Team Aparajeyo Bangla of the Dhaka University Debating Society (DUDS) has won the championship at the 7th GOLD National Debate Festival 2026, organised by the Group of Liberal Debaters Bangladesh at the University of Rajshahi.

The winning team comprised Miftahul Jannat Rifat, a postgraduate student of Marketing; Sajid Mahmud, a postgraduate student of International Relations; and Ummay Suhala, an undergraduate student of Japanese Studies.

Miftahul Jannat Rifat received both the Debater of the Tournament and Best Debater of the Final awards for securing the highest individual speaker break.

Held on 6 and 7 November at the Shaheed Minar open stage of the University of Rajshahi, the festival featured around 40 teams competing in inter-college and inter-university categories.

In the final, Dhaka University defeated Jahangirnagar University in a debate on the policy and implications of broadcasting anti-narcotics operations live.