Philosopher Gobinda Chandra Dev remembered

Academics on Wednesday paid a rich tribute to martyred intellectual Dr Govinda Chandra Dev, a pioneer in the country's philosophical studies, as a seminar on the life and works of the prominent philosopher was held on Dhaka University (DU) campus.
Govinda Dev Centre of Philosophical Research organised a memorial seminar titled 'One-World Thought' at RC Majumder Arts Auditorium at DU.
Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman addressed the function as the chief guest while Philosophy department Prof Pradeep Kumar Roy gave the memorial lecture on the topic.
Scholar Gobinda Chandra Dev, a Professor of Philosophy Department of the university, was brutally killed by the Pakistani occupation forces on the night of March 25 in 1971 at the provost residence of Jagannath Hall of DU.
Paying tribute to the memory of GC Dev, the VC urged the students to go ahead taking lessons from his work and life.     -BSS