A three-day international conference on “people’s history” ends today at Rajshahi University (RU). The conference aimed at expanding education and research on the issue for furthermore enriching the field.
The Department of History at RU and People History Cultural Centre (PHCC) jointly hosted the conference titled “Culture, Peace and Education: From the Perspective of Peoples’ History” at Senate Building of the university.
Chairman of University Grants Commission Professor Kazi Shahidullah addressed the opening ceremony on Thursday as chief guest with RU Vice-chancellor Professor Abdus Sobhan in the chair.
RU Pro-VCs Professor Ananda Kumar Shaha and Professor Chowdhury Jakaria, Bangabandhu Chair of Bangladesh University of Professionals Professor Dr Syed Anwar Hossain, Assistant Indian High Commissioner Sanjib Bhatty and PHCC President Professor Mesbah Kamal also spoke on the occasion.
Around 100 papers in 13 technical sessions in addition to 10 papers in the opening day’s four plenary sessions on various issues and sub-issues covering culture, peace and education were presented in the three-day conference.
More than 200 historians, teachers, researchers, students and professional experts from both home and abroad took part in the conference.
