English Department at Edward College Welcomes its Freshers
Ashim Kumar Paul
I always bear a truth in my
mind that “Strong will and heartfelt
effort can make your dreams come true”. The notion was proved once
again as the enthusiastic students of the English department of Govt. Edward
College, Pabna made Freshers’
Reception and Farewell-2013 happen.
It is often said that the
department of English is the crown department of Govt. Edward
College. So when it comes
to a programme held by the English department, the expectations certainly run
high. All the faculties expect to see great things from the department. Hence,
it will not be exaggerated to say that organising an event by the department
needs much concentration and preparation.
The ceremony Freshers’ Reception and Farewell-2013
of the English department was held on July 1 amidst a keen atmosphere. The
ceremony was held at the Abdus Sattar Auditorium of the college. Professor Dr
Nayed Md. Shamsul Huda, principal of the college graced the event with his
presence as the chief guest while Professor Mohammad Bozlur Rahman, vice-principal
and Dr Md Shahjahan, Associate Professor of History were present as the special
guests. Professor Parimal Chandra Das, chairperson of the department, presided
over the occasion. The honourable guests were greeted with bouquets of flowers
by a group of students. Subsequently, the freshers were received with the
branches of tube roses.
To mark the event, a colourful
procession was brought out from the department towards the centre point of the
celebration by the teachers and the students of the department. It is
worth-pointing that the procession represented the traditional value and
cultural heritage of the department of English.
The ceremony was divided in two
segments: speech session and cultural session. The programme began with
recitation from the Holy Quran. Following the recitation, students from
different batches gave their speech to the freshers and the outgoing students
on behalf of the entire department. They advised the new comers to keep up the
glory and honour of the department. Later, leaders of different student
organisations welcomed the freshers through their speech.
After a while, the host humbly
requested the honourable guests and respectable teachers to deliver their
pragmatic speech. Among them, Professor Dr Nayed Md. Shamsul Huda, Principal;
Professor Mohammad Bozlur Rahman, Vice-Principal; Dr. Md. Shahjahan, Associate
Professor of History, ATM Faqrul Islam, Associate Professor of Department of
English gave their illuminating speech. In their speeches they highlighted
advantages of learning English to the learners, appealed to the freshers to be
punctual and attentive with their studies and be earnest about gaining
knowledge. They concluded their incandescent speech with the vision of
discovering new vista of learning.
In his speech, Professor
Parimal Chandra Das mentioned that as the novices of the vast literary horizon,
the students of the department should engage themselves in the pursuit of
humanity and moral thinking.
A cultural evening followed
anchored by John, Sharmin and Eva. The audiences were captivated by their smart
presentation and efforts.
The cultural session kicked off
with a chorus performance of Rabindra Sangeet performed by a group of students
who again did another mind-blowing chorus performance of “Purano Din Purano
Mon”. Their fabulous performances enthralled the audiences. These exclusive
performances were followed by a lively choreography accompanied by a popular
patriotic song “Aami Banglai gaan gai”.
The performance was staged by Orchi, Milon, Nahid, Riya, Sohel, Sabbir and
Taniya. This exclusive performance was followed by
three subsequent songs presented by the students of the department. The impressed
audiences were next entertained by a dance sequence featuring John, Nipuand Orchi.
To endow the audience with a
bit of social awareness, the anchors invited Mamun, Shawon, Dee, Milon and John
who staged an awareness-creating play which featured the evil influence of drugs
that gnawed away the life of a highly
prospective student. The viewers welcomed their show by giving them a big hand.
Coming back to the track of music, the audience turned to be all ears to two
modern songs offered by Ontu and Ila respectively. Besides, the spectators
enjoyed a duet song by Chandni, an award-winner in the national level and Dee, both are the students of third year. Another duet
performance by Tonni and Razib followed.
Later the anchors invited the
viewers to dance. The guests and the audience felt effervescent at the splendid
performance of Dee and Orchi. Another luminous gift was awaiting the audience.
Tonusree Saha, an award winning performer in the department, performed a modern
song. Nahid performed an English
romantic song “If you close your eyes”. Saikot displayed his single, unique
acting based on our glorious liberation war that won the hearts of the
audience. The programme ended with a chorus performance of Nazrul Geeti.
