The Vice Chancellor, Prof. J. R. Choudhury, was the Chief Guest at the Prize Distribution Ceremony of the First Inter-BIT Computer Programming Contest held at Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Chittagong on 28 April, 2001. Prof. Choudhury, who is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of BIT, Chittagong, complimented the organizers of the first such event for BIT students in the country. He lauded the performance of the 21 participant teams from the four BITs (viz. Rajshahi, Khulna, Gazipur and Chittagong) and hoped that they would be able to make their mark in the national, regional and international arena very soon. He also urged the BIT authorities to organize similar events in other BITs.