Chhatra Dal launches Quran competition at DU

Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has launched the “Hifzul Quran and Quran Recitation Competition-2026” (Season-2) at Dhaka University on the occasion of Ramadan, drawing participation from more than 2,000 students across the country.

The competition was inaugurated at Hakim Chattar on the university campus at 11:20am on Sunday (1 March).

Organisers said students registered both online and offline to take part in the event, which they described as one of the largest campus-based Quran competitions in recent years.

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Chhatra Dal President Rakibul Islam and General Secretary Nasir Uddin attended the inaugural ceremony.

Senior Joint General Secretary Shyamal Malum, Dhaka University unit President Ganesh Chandra Roy and General Secretary Nahiduzzaman Shipon were also present, along with leaders and activists from different levels of the organisation.

According to the organisers, the competition will take place in several stages and feature separate categories for school, college, university and madrasa students.

The primary audition phase is being conducted in Groups A, B and C. They have also arranged special facilities to ensure the participation of students with special needs.

The first day’s qualifying round began at 10:30am and continued until 4pm. The primary qualifying phase is scheduled to run over two days, concluding on Monday (2 March).

The final round will be held at the TSC auditorium of Dhaka University on 4 March, where organisers will distribute prizes among the winners, General Secretary Nasir Uddin said.

Speaking at the inauguration, President Rakibul Islam said similar competitions had been organised during the tenure of late president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia.

He said Chhatra Dal had taken the initiative to continue that tradition by arranging Hifzul Quran and recitation competitions on different campuses.

“Chhatra Dal has reached this stage overcoming many limitations and adversities. This is the second time we have organised this programme, following last year. Around 2,000 students have participated both online and offline. The participation of university and college students is particularly notable,” he said.

He expressed hope of expanding the initiative to districts and various educational institutions across the country in the future.

“The next Chhatra Dal will be a Chhatra Dal of policy-based and welfare-oriented politics. We will work to coordinate policy-based and welfare-oriented student politics,” he added.

Organisers said registration closed on the day of the inauguration. Contestants took part in the audition round at multiple booths set up at Hakim Chattar. The presence of students from different parts of the country created a vibrant atmosphere on the campus on the opening day.