BRACU 2nd Convocation BRAC University held its 2nd convocation on February 8, 2007 with a total of 199 graduating students under various disciplines. The first part of the program started with the welcome speech delivered by Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, the program continued with speeches by Mr. F H Abed, President, Governing Body, BRACU and Founder and Chairperson of BRAC, Professor Gowher Rizvi, Convocation Speaker, Director Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Raisa Iffat Afsana and Fahim Muhammad Hasan, Representatives of graduating batch of 2007 and Valedictorians, Professor J R Choudhury, Vice Chancellor, BRACU, Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed, Chancellor and President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. In the second part of the program degrees were conferred upon the graduates and medals awarded to students with Distinction. The graduates comprised students from Departments of Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC Business School, Economics and Social Science, English and Architecture, James P. Grant School of Public Health, Disaster Management Program, Development Studies Program and Centre of Governance and Development. Nine students received Vice Chancellor's Medals and three students received Chancellor's Gold medal-- Raisa Iffat Afsana and Fahim Muhammad Hasan and Jobair Mohammad Kaiser received the Chancellor's Gold Medal for excellent academic achievements. A Convocation Dinner was also organized in the Banquet Hall of the Bangladesh-China Friendship Centre in the evening. Chairpersons, members of BU Governing Board and Academic Council, all BRACU teachers, graduating students and their parents attended the dinner.
BRAC University held its 2nd convocation on February 8, 2007