History Olympiad calls for entries

Registration going on for Savar regional round of History Olympiad recently in a school. Photo:  Prothom Alo
Registration going on for Savar regional round of History Olympiad recently in a school. Photo: Prothom Alo

Bangladesh History Olympiad's first edition will see its Savar regional round on Jahangirnagar University campus on Friday, 12 July.

School and college students from Dhaka North, Savar, Dhamrai, Gazipur and Manikganj are urged to register and take part in the event.

For this, the aspirant students between third and twelfth grades will have to register online clicking here or they can do it through their educational institution principals. The registration for Savar region closes on 7 July.

The History Olympiad with the slogan 'Nijer Shekorke Jano, Nijeke Shomriddho Koro (Know your roots, enrich yourself)' has begun throughout the country to make history interesting among the students. Through regional rounds, a national team will be formed to take part in the fourth edition of International History Olympiad to be held in 2020.

Liberation War-based organisation Mukto Asor arranged the regional rounds of History Olympiad in association with Bangladesh History Olympiad Committee.

Bangladesh History Olympiad Committee president, Selina Hossain, said, "To know your roots and to enrich yourself is a very important task. We want you to play important roles in building our nation through this event."