BP Tournament at North South University in Bangladesh

Alfred Snider with Chief Adjudicator Zunaed Rabbani

From Sinha Humayun:

North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh has successfully launched "Dialogue NSU 08", the BP edition of IV tournament hosted by North South University Debate Club (NSUDC).Held form 3-6th September 2008, "Dialogue 08" is upto now the LARGEST BP format tournament ever hosted in Dhaka. Dhaka is a debate circuit which for the last few years has been evolving and gradually getting used to the BP format, and for Dhaka debating fraternity such tournaments are of monumental importance. This is the first time so many institutions participated in a BP format tournament. Participating institutions are listed
below.

1. American International University Bangladesh
2. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
3. Dhaka University
3. East West University
4. Institute of Business Adminstration
5. Independent University Bangladesh
6. London College for Legal Studies
7. North South University
8. South East University
9. Islamic University of Technology
10. Stamford University

After frour rounds of Prelims, 8 teams were Broken into the Quarters. It was an extremely competitive and challenging process, as every team were pretty much equally balanced in
caliber and talent.

The Breaking Teams are..

1. NSU 8
2. IBA 1
3. NSU 7
4. EWU 1
5. IUT 1
6. IBA 3
7. IUB 4
8. NSU 5

In the Semi Finals, both rooms saw extreme efforts and sheer quality debating. But at the end, the best of Dhaka rose upto the big game, Grand Finale. The Grand Finale of "Dialogue NSU" was without any doubt, THE best BP debate seen in Dhaka ever. It took almost an hour for the adjudicators to decide the winner. After an hour of discussion the adjudicators failed to reach a concencus decision and on a split decision IBA 1 earned the glory. NSU 8 came as the runner up, and EWU 1 and NSU 7 were the third and fourth subsequently.

Motions

Round 1
THW recognise the independence of South Ossetia.
Round 2
THW ban Digital Enhancement in magazines and billboards.
Round 3
THW ban all Blood Sports.
Round 4
THW Ban Coka Cola.

Semi Final
THW legalize voluntary ethunasia for lifetime inprisoned War Criminals.

Grand Final
THW Build the Wall.

TOP 5 Speakers (based on speaker standing)

1. Rishad Sharif (IUT 1)
2. Nayeem Kashem (NSU 8)
Arbaaz Nayeem (IBA 1)
3. Ridwan Karim (IBA 1)
Sinha Ibna Humayun (NSU 8)
4. Sheemtana Shamim (NSU7)
Tanvir Hafiz (SDF 1)
5. Wahidul Bari (NSU 7)

The Chief Adjudicators of the tournament were Zunaed Rabbani and Asif Newaz. In their able supervision, this tournament enjoyed the highest quality of adjudication available in Dhaka (including Rashedul Hasan Stalin, Azim Ahmed, Habib Hafiz and many others).

NSUDC congratulates all the participants and organizers who made this amazing event possible.

Sinha Humayun
Member,
North South University Debate Club (NSUDC)