BSS-51 Seminar on ‘Water and Deltas’ held at DU

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Seminar on ‘Water and Deltas’ held at DU

DHAKA, March 21, 2019 (BSS) – A seminar on “Comparing Amu Darya and
Ganges” was held at Dhaka University (DU) today.

Centre For Advanced Research in Social Sciences of Dhaka University
organised the seminar at CARRAS seminar room.

Prof Dr Olaf Guenther of the Department of Asia Studies of Palacky
University, Czech Republic presented the keynote paper titled Water and
Deltas: Comparing Amu Darya and Ganges Delta at the seminar.

While giving presentation, Professor Olaf showcased how the landscape of
the delta of the Amu darya changed dramatically in the past 60 years.

Presided over by Director of the Centre and Dean of Social Sciences of
Dhaka University Prof. Dr. Sadeka Halim, the seminar was also addressed by
Prof. Dr. Mahbuba Nasreen, Director of the Institute of Disaster Management
and Vulnerability Studies and Prof. Dr. Gobinda Chakraborti of the Department
of Political Sciences of Dhaka University.

Teachers and Students of different departments attended the seminar.

BSS/ASG/MMN/ARS/2033 hrs