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Archaeological Discovery  Under the supervision of ULAB Associate Professor and Archaeologist Dr. Shahnaj Husne Jahan, the excavation team has discovered foundations of a Buddhist stupa and a temple roughly dated to the 6th or 7th century C.E. at Bhitargarh, Panchagarh. It is the most important archeological discovery in the region, which is expected to shed significant light on the past cultural landscape of Panchagarh district in particular, and Bangladesh in general. Dr. Jahan has obtained permission from the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to conduct a systematic archaeological exploration and excavation at Bhitargarh in Panchagarh district for five years (2009-2013).
Programming Awards
Citi Financial IT Case Competition 2009 Champions
 ULAB's programming team, ULAB-GEEKS, won the championship of the Citi Financial IT Case Competition (CFICC) in 2009, with a mobile banking solution. The competition saw 54 teams from 20 universities, both public and private. The second ULAB team, ULAB-DILIGENT, was placed in the top ten in the same competition. Citi Financial IT Case Competition 2010 1st Runner Up
ULAB's programming team, ULAB-Stride, won 1st Runner Up of the Citi Financial IT Case Competition (CFICC) in 2010, with a new mobile banking solution. The competition saw 53 teams from 20 universities, both public and private. East West University IT FEST 2011
Champion and 2nd runners-up respectively in the East West University IT FEST 2011 on February 8, 2011. Other Recent Achievements  UNYSAB Model Youth Parliament 2011
ULAB English and Humanities students won several awards in the UNYSAB Model Youth Parliament 2011, March 5-8. 2011. ULAB won the highest number of awards out of 22 universities, both public and private, including: Best Delegate (2 awards), Best Position Paper, and Best Delegation Team. The Model Youth Parliament was organized by the United Nations Youth and Students Association of Bangladesh (UNYSAB) and Actionaid. The Model Youth Parliament was based on the format of United Nations General Assembly, but specially modified to suit the needs of a more localized format of the national parliament. Delhi Sustainable Development Summit
ULAB's Institute for Sustainable Development represented ULAB and Bangladesh in the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held February 3-5, 2011. Dr. Rathana peou van den Heuvel, Associate Professor, was a member of the Climate Change Panel on Vulnerability and Resilience.
Hero Honda "Battle of Hunks" private university cricket tournament
February 2011 - ULAB cricket team is Champion of Hero Honda's "Battle of Hunks" private university cricket tournament. As the winner, the ULAB cricket team took a victory lap during the Inaugural Match of the ICC World Cup 2011. The team bested 11 other universities, including AIUB against whom they played in the final.
Socio-Environment Fair 2010
December 2010 - Sustainable Development (SD) Club 1st Runners Up in Socio-Environment Fair 2010 in East-West University on December 7, 2010.
NORAD Regional Masters in Journalism, Media and Communication
Fall 2010 - Four ULAB MSJ students were accepted into the prestigious Regional Masters in Journalism, Media and Communication with full scholarship from NORAD.
BDword.com
Summer 2010 - ULAB Students create BDword.com. BDword.com, online English-Bangla dictionary, was created by ULAB students from the Departments of English & Humanities and Computer Science & Engineering. Film Premiers
July 2010 - MSJ students premiered their film, Signal 10 Red Alert, at the National Museum.
August 2010 - MSJ students premiered their film, Ujaney Mrittu (Death Before Dawn), at the Russian Cultural Center.
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