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A memorable event at the English Department of BRAC U

Shehrin Nazrul

Life is full of delightful surprises and we understood its true meaning on December 3 when there was a grand celebration regarding the inauguration of our new floor and the farewell of the graduating students. It was arranged by the students themselves and for the first time the department was arranging something like this. The party as expected offered us some everlasting memories.

I can certainly remember how the idea had come to us. Tanzia and Faiza came up with the idea and all they needed was an approval from our Dean. Soon organizers and performers got busy with practicing their performances from the very day of the approval and the excitement started building from then onwards. Finally the day came! And the department was looking so colourful; it was nicely decorated with ribbons and balloons, all the girls were clad in sarees, busy taking pictures with their friends and teachers. For some moment it made me feel like the Eid Day. Our programme started with our Dean cutting the ribbon and then the cultural function started. It started with Tagore's poem and one after another performers kept on thrilling us with their overwhelming performances. They performed a couple of songs from traditional Bangla songs to Hindi 'disco 82'. Again the photo session began after the refreshment, which included delicious chocolate cake of course and lasted till 7 in the evening.

There are certain events in life which are simply unforgettable, definitely this was one of them for the students of our department and the photographs that were taken will be remembered through time.

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