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Bangladesh Debate Federation

History of Bangladesh Debate Federation (BDF)

Bangladesh Debate Federation (BDF) started its journey in 1991. A group of students who were actively involved in students activities felt the need for an organization to promote and develop the age old art of theosophy turning into modern day battle of wits, called debating. All of them were excellent debaters and under the leadership of Birupaksha Paul (DU) and Niamat Elahee (DUDS). The adhoc committee had Birupaksha Paul as President while Niamat Elahee was the Secretary General. Abdun Noor Tushar was Office Secretary, Shafquat Rabbi was Treasurer and Members were Mahmud Wahid (NDDC), Tahsina Rahman (Badrunnesa DC), Kajari Barkatullah and Shafiqul Islam Swapan (Titumeer).

The first elected committee took responsibility from 1992 with Birupaksha Paul and Abdun Noor Tushar as President and Secretary General respectively. BDF organized the first ever debating workshop to train debaters and adjudicators in 1991 with VDC and NDDC as venue hosts. The parliamentary system of debating was introduced to Bangladesh by BDF and BDF had sent first school team to World School Debating Championship (WSDC) in 1992 and 2001. Dr Abdun Noor Tushar led the DU team to Australasian debate in 1993 and broke to the octo finals winning 5 out of 7 debates in the primary rounds. His team also became best ESL in World Invitational Universities Debating Championship prior to the WUDC 1994.

Debating was spread all over in Bangladesh and workshops were arranged in Chittagong, Faridpur, Jessore, Khulna and many other places in Bangladesh including Hatia, a remote island.

BDF has organized many events which were milestone in debating history of Bangladesh.

BDF introduced Inter Club Debate, Inter Medical Debate, Inter University Debate, Home and Away Debate, Mix-up Debate and in 1994 BDF hosted the first ever Debate Festival in Bangladesh and arranging a festival bi-annually. BDF has worked with all public and Private Universities, major governement and private schools, colleges and different NGO and Government organisations. BDF is registered with the Youth and Sports ministry of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh as a Youth Organisation bearing registration no JUO/178. It is a completely voluntary organisation run by donation and sponsorship of its members and well wishers.

BDF is the first and the biggest central debating organization in Bangladesh with experience of two decades and now expanding its horizon at international level.

The name and website links of our partner organizations are given below:

UN WOMEN

Bangladesh Shishu Academy, Ministry of Women & Children Affairs