NSU Live: The Pharma Fest 2022, one of North South University’s flagship events, made a comeback after a long break of 2 years. Just like everything that was forced to remain stagnant due to the COVID pandemic the Pharma Fest was no exception as well. Thus, to break the deadlock of 2 years North South University Pharmaceutical Club’s (NSUPC) annual event kicked off on the 8th of November 2022, and continued to 9Th November 2022.

Just like the years before, the Pharma Fest lived up to its potential as one of the most highlighted events of North South University. The theme of this year’s Pharma Fest was “Pharmacists for The Healthier World” – to elucidate the vital roles of a pharmacist in creating a robust world in terms of health and safety with the usage of proper medicines. Major General Mohammad Yousuf, Director General, Directorate General of Dug Administration graced the event as the Chief Guest.

Bashundhara Kings was the title sponsor of the 10th season of the Pharma Fest 2022 accompanied by Shabuj Global Education as the Gold Sponsor. Beacon Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Popular were the Silver Sponsors. This event created an exceptional platform for the students of the Department of the Pharmaceutical Club along with students from other reputed universities to unite with leading pharmaceutical companies of the country and exchange various interesting ideas.

On top of that, the presence of numerous activities such as Scientific stall exhibitions by the competent students of the department, poster presentations by multiple universities, dental and eye checkups, the Pharma Olympiad, and Debate competitions, allowed the students to demonstrate their talents.

The opening day of the event saw talented students take part in the Pharma Olympiad and the Pharma Debate which turned out to be highly competitive. Today, 9th November, the respected guests left their heartening speeches that motivated everyone present at the event.

The inauguration ceremony commenced with the speech of Dr. G M Sayedur Rahman, Chairman of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences where he welcomed the esteemed guests of the event and declared the beginning of Pharmafest 2022.

The Special Guest, Dr. M. Ismail Hossain, Pro Vice-Chancellor, North South University, emphasized the importance of Pharmacists to sustain a functional healthcare system in his speech.

“Without the integral contribution of the pharma community, it would be difficult to eradicate coronavirus and provide mass vaccination in Bangladesh!” said our honorable chief guest as an ode to their hard work.

The Dean of the School of Health and Life Sciences, Dr. Hasan Mahmud Reza urged the chief guest to create more opportunities in the Research field for Pharmacists so that our country can excel and compete with the international pharma market.

Finally, the inauguration ceremony concluded with the reveal of the Pharmafest 2022 magazine. Anika Tabassum Bristy, the Faculty advisor of NSUPC, did the honor of unveiling the stunning magazine, fully designed by the skilled Publication team. Thenceforth, the faculties and guests visited all the scientific stalls and posters that were presented as part of this event. The event also featured exhibitions by pharmaceutical companies.

The event concluded with a vivid cultural evening, which consisted of music, drama, a fashion show titled “The Pharma Walk” and a performance by the renowned musical band, Nemesis.

Dhaka, 09 November (campuslive24.com)//AZ