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RU Correspondent

Zoological Society of Bangladesh and Zoology Deptt. of Rajshahi University jointly organised the three day long 16th biennial international zoological conference at Rajshahi University.

Former Secretary Kazi Azhar Ali inaugurated the conference yesterday at Kazi Nazrul Islam auditorium of the university. RU Vice-Chancellor Prof. M. Altaf Hossain was present at the conference as the special guest. The inaugural session was presided over by ZCB president Prof. M.A.Bashar.

A symposium titled "Natural Resources Conservation:

Zoological Perspective" was also held at the same venue. It was chaired by Prof. Dr. Shahadat Ali, Deptt. of Zoology, Dhaka University while Prof. M. Sohrab Ali presented the keynote paper. Prof. Badrul Amin Bhuiyan (Chittagong University), Prof. M. Abdul Mannan, Dr. Rezina Laz and Dr. Neamul Nasser (Dhaka University) took part in the discussion on the paper.

An open discussion chaired by Prof. Dr. Shahadat Ali was also held. About 400 zoologist including five foreign scientists attended the conference.

There was also a technical session chaired by Prof. Dr. Santi Gopal Pal of Kolkata University on Wednesday at the Zoology Deptt. Prof. Akterunnesa Chowdhury and Prof. Dr.Nazrul Islam from Dhaka University spoke at the session. The day's programme concluded with a cultural function in the evening.