BRAC University concluded its silver jubilee cultural competition on Thursday (12 November, 2026), with 33 finalists performing in 11 categories at its Merul Badda campus in Dhaka.

Nearly 300 students from across the university’s departments took part in online auditions for “The Stage: Silver Jubilee Cultural Competition 2026”, according to the press release.

Of those, 196 advanced to the theatre round, where faculty members and administrative staff judged their performances. Around 90 participants reached the semi-finals, where internal and external judges selected 33 finalists.

Hamin Ahmed of Miles attended the finale as a special guest. The top three finalists in each category performed before a panel of faculty members and professionals from various fields. Members of the judging panel also performed during the programme.

Tahmina Binta Zaman of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering won in acting, while Joyeta Moietree of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering won in recitation.

Ahmed Adnan Khan of BRAC Business School won in both classical song and Nazrul Geeti. Avibadhan Das Arno and Kaoushik Debnath Joy, both of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, won in folk song and Rabindra Sangeet, respectively. Safawath Alam of BRAC Business School won in modern song.

Purnota Prachi of the Department of Biotechnology won in classical dance, while Rahatul Jannat of the Department of Pharmacy won in creative dance, which covered modern and contemporary styles. Hyperion won in band music, and Syed Ariful Islam Aowan of the Department of Microbiology won in instrumental performance.

BRAC University’s Student Life team organised the competition as part of the university’s silver jubilee celebrations. The university said the initiative supported the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education by encouraging creativity, artistic expression and learning beyond the classroom.