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The US Embassy in Dhaka and Global Aid for Sustainable Development (GASD) organized a conference for English teachers at Cox’s Bazar International University on Saturday in the university auditorium.
The conference titled "Enhancing Strategies for Teaching English in Multilingual Classrooms" brought together over 150 English teachers from 50 educational institutions, representing the hill tracts region and Cox’s Bazar's Rohingya host community aiming to equip educators with innovative strategies to tackle the unique challenges of multilingual classrooms, fostering inclusive education and improved learning outcomes.
Scott Hartman, Acting Public Affairs Officer of the US Embassy in Dhaka, attended the event as the chief guest.
GASD Chairman Dr. Mohib Ullah presided over the conference while Professor Dr. Touhid Hossain Chowdhury, Acting Vice-Chancellor of Cox’s Bazar International University, and Dean Professor Kazi Mostain Billah addressed as the special guests.
Dr. Shayla Sultana from BRAC University was the keynote speaker and Dr. Ahmad Bashir, Chairman of BELTA Bangladesh, attended as the plenary speaker.
During the day-long conference, participants emphasized the significance of such initiatives, noting that it marked the largest US-funded English education conference in the region.
Twelve academic papers on language learning were presented during the conference, with Professor Dr. Rokan Uddin from the University of Chittagong leading a plenary discussion. The event concluded with remarks by Professor Sadat Zaman Khan, Academic Advisor of Cox’s Bazar International University.
Teachers expressed their satisfaction with the conference's productive environment and called for similar programs in the future to enhance the quality of English education.
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