BSS: A three-day interschool science fair ended here on Wednesday with a call for making science and technology popular and projecting new innovations. The fair is aimed at encouraging young scientists towards building a science-oriented nation. Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research organized the industrial science and technology fair-2019 on its Rajshahi campus. “To build science-based atmosphere: Technology is only the way of progress” was the slogan of the fair. Encouraging the young scientists alongside flourishing their innovative talents and building a science minded nation was also its main objective. Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and vice- chancellor of Rajshahi University of Science and Technology Prof Rafiqul Alam Sheikh addressed the closing and prize-giving session as chief and special guests respectively with BCSIR Director Obaidul Haque Helali in the chair.
Mayor Liton said a substantial and sustainable boosting the number of science-minded students has become indispensable for flourishing the sector of information and communication technology.
He referred to various aspects of expanding science education to the doorsteps of both rural and urban students and said there is no alternative of acquiring scientific knowledge to devise ways and means for advancing the nation technologically.
Liton called for making the students and others science minded for building a technology and knowledge-based nation.
The educational institutions should take the responsibility of enriching the students with scientific knowledge, he said.
Some 57 schools, colleges and science clubs took part in the fair with more than 98 projects. Participants, divided into three age groups, competed for the best award in the fair.
The little and juvenile scientists showcased their optimum projects that include power generation using biogas and solar power and Wi-Fi controlling system.