User:Raisrulez/AIUB Oratory Club (AOC)

History
AIUB Oratory Club popularly known as AOC is one of the strong and competitive forces in the arena of debating in Bangladesh. It started its journey in the year 1996 founded by Mr. Shiblee, a faculty member of AIUB, with the aim of enhancing the communication and leadership skill of the students of AIUB. Since its establishment it never looked back and made excellent reputation in the field of both English and Bengali debate. The debate club has made its impact both in the national and international field with countless prestigious awards. AOC also performed excellently in many national debating championships which was organized by reputable institutions. AOC also performed extremely in the National Television Debate Competition and BTV and Model United Nations Debates.

Activities
Besides achieving excellence in performing debate, AOC has also proved itself in organizing workshops, seminars and debate festivals in the national level.AIUB Oratory club has proved its excellence in public speaking in the international arena. This success was possible because of the internal debating and public speaking workshop that AOC organizes for its students. AOC organizes intra-university annual public speaking contest both in Bengali and English to groom up young public speakers and debaters. AOC also organizes fun debates and role playing debates in many special occasions like Valentines Day, Victory Day, New Year, Pohela Boishakh and so on. For the first time in Bangladesh AOC put forth a common platform for both inter college and inter university debating clubs from across the country. The AOC has come so far because of the support of AIUB's management and faculties and at last but not the least because of its dedicated members.