Mr. Abdul Wadud, MP and Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee, Ministry of Food distributing certificates among the partiucipants of 2nd Mock Youth Parliament on Right to Food. Professor Dr. M Golam Rahman, Pro-VC of Daffodil International University is also seen in the picture.
Certificate Giving Ceremony of 2nd Mock Youth Parliament on Right to Food was held on October 29, 2015 at Daffodil International University (DIU). Mr. Abdul Wadud, MP and Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee, Ministry of Food was present as the Chief Guest while Professor Dr. M Golam Rahman, Pro-VC, DIU presided over the program. The function was also addressed among others by Mr. Shishir Sheel, MP, Moushumi Biswas from Oxfam Bangladesh; Mr. Ataur Rahman Miton, Country Director, Hunger Free World Bangladesh; Mr. Sakin Millat Morshed, Director, Shishuk; and Ms. Farhana Helal Mehtab, Head, Department of Law, DIU. The Certificate Giving Ceremony was organized by Hunger Free World and Oxfam Bangladesh and supported by Youth Against Hunger, Daffodil Unit (proposed club of DIU).
2nd Youth Mock Parliament was held on October 17, 2015 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban organized by Hunger Free World and Oxfam along with 26 other organizations. Youth Against Hunger is the youth wing of Hunger Free World and was the co-organizer of this youth parliament. Youth Against Hunger, Daffodil Unit is a part of Youth Against Hunger. 50 students of Daffodil International University (DIU) attended in this Youth Parliament as Youth Member of Parliament and 20 students participated in this program as volunteer and observer. Four students of Daffodil International University delivered their speech in the Mock Youth Parliament. They are as follows:
Abdullah Al Kaiyum Kafi, Department of Law, and President, Youth Against Hunger Bangladesh, National Committee as Food Minister, S.M. Badrul Hossain, Department of Law, as Opposition Deputy Leader, Banozir Ahmed, Department of CSE as Youth Member of Parliament (YMP) and Sajol Kumar Das, Department of EEE as Youth Member of Parliament (YMP).
In this 2nd Youth Parliament 300 participants from 300 Constituency of National parliament of Bangladesh participated as youth parliamentary and 150 participants presented as Guest and Observer. The 300 participants covered from 25 distinguished university of the country. The purpose of this parliament is to implement "Right to Food Act in Bangladesh"; to ensure safe food and right to food for all and finally to remove hunger from Bangladesh. This is the continuation of 1st Mock Youth Parliament which was held on 30 December, 2014. In the 1st Youth Parliament 64 representative from 64 districts of Bangladesh was participated.
