DUMUNA: Platform for Learning and Practicing Model UN Formate Debate

It was a great opportunity for me to be a part of Dhaka University Model United Nations Association (DUMUNA). I am really fortune being the founder member of this organization in 2011 and worked till December 2013. It is a great honor to be the president of this organization and work with some really fantastic people. DUMUNA is such a platform where young people really can learn the art of diplomacy and negotiation in touch with real time diplomats. It’s a platform for learning leadership qualities, improving communication skills, increasing own network, learning Model UN Debate formate and having a lots of fun.

with honorable chair, shehreen apu and friends from IIMU at MOIC Malaysia

 DUMUNA is the first and still only international level youth volunteer organization in University of Dhaka. It started journey in 2010 and its main motto is to spread the concept of Model UN throughout the country by arranging different workshops and conferences. From the very beginning of DUMUNA, it is arranging model UN workshops continuously each year in national level and weekly workshops for its members’. Diplomats, ambassadors working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, Teachers from different Universities, and Officials from United Nations Bangladesh are frequently join in these workshops as mentors. They share their experiences among the participants in the workshops. Apart from this DUMUNA sends its team to different international MUN conferences every year.

with Mr. Kazi Ali Reza, Ambassador Ashfaqur Rahman, Mamun vai and Probal da

It was a great opportunity  for me to participate Model OIC Conference in Malaysia in August 2013. It would not be possible if I were not attached with DUMUNA. I and Shehreen Ataur Khan, one of DUMUNA honorary member and one of my closest senior from the campus, joined this conference on behalf of University of Dhaka as well as DUMUNA. In the conference we had succed to pass a resolution on ensuring women rights and empowering them as sponsor country with playing the leading role. It was also an honor for me to be the Secretary General of DUNMUN Session II, held in 2013. This DUNMUN conference got a huge response from all around the country and 421 students from more than 24 universities of Bangladesh joined. After DUNMUN 2013, participants from universities like Rajshahi University, Khulna University, Chittagong University and some more showed their interest in forming MUN Clubs in their universities too.

in a program with UN Youth Champion with Erfan vai, Monique Coleman, Mr. Kazi Ali Reza and guests

I would like to thank Sheikh Mohd. Erfan Uddin from the bottom of my heart for all his hard works from establishing this wonderful organization at Dhaka University. Without you it would not be possible to form organization like DUMUNA. When I first meet him, he was about to be post graduate from Dept. of International Relations and I was a first year student from his department. The notion of Model UN derived from United Nations Youth and Students Association of Bangladesh (UNYSAB). Erfan vai joined UNYSAB at the end of his college life and started practicing Model UN. He participated in different national and international Model UN conferences across the world. During his participations in International MUN conferences he noticed that each well-known university in the world has a MUN club. Still the Oxford of East, University of Dhaka is still missing this. I think it might be his inspiration for creating this organization. Erfan vai was first ever to lead a delegation from Bangladesh to the USA and participated in National Model UN in New York from DUMUNA.

Mamun vai and Probal da with Kiyo Akasaka at GMUN 2011

I must mention another name here in reference, Mohammad Mamun Mia. What should I say or tell about him would be very few. He is my mentor, teacher, brother, friend and what not. If he remains beside me, whatever situation I am facing, I feel a great environment and remain very confident and calm. I can remember, the very first day when I met him. AAhhh!!!! Will share on some other posts. Here I don’t want to write about him much, I will try to write a whole post on him someday. Anyways Mamun is also a founder member of this organization and was president of DUMUNA session 2012-13. In 2011, he participated the most prestigious conference Global Model UN organized by United Nations in Incheon, Republic of Korea. There he and Shiddharto Goswami, (probal da) General Secretary of DUMUNA session 2012-13, meet with Mr. Kiyotaka Akasaka, the then Under Secretary General for Communications and Public Information of United Nations.

With all the dedication and hard works member of DUMUNA trying to create the best output for the betterment of the society. Besides working for promoting the notion of Model UN, this organization is always try to do the best in representing the country in different countries of the world and volunteering for the social development. I would say that joining organization like DUMUNA would not be a wrong choice for any student of Dhaka University. Join in and entertain your life with it. I hope you must learn many things from here and always remember the slogan of DUMUNA “United we work, United we achieve”.

delivering a token of thanks to Ambassador Jamil Majid

receiving Honorable Vice Chancellor of University of Dhaka  Professor Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique, Chief guest of inaugural ceremony of DUNMUN 2013

receiving crest from Professor Dr. Kamal Uddin, Treasurer of University of Dhaka, Chief guest of Closing Ceremony of DUNMUN 2013. Professor Dalem Chandra Barman, Professor Ainun Nishat were also present there.

with DUMUNA team member at CBIT Model UN in India