Int’l Congress of Bengal Studies held in Tokyo

The 4th International Congress of Bengal Studies (ICBS) held at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies on Saturday.
Professor Masayuki Usuda, President of the ICBS, inaugurated the event at the auditorium of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, said a press release. About 200 scholars of Bengal Studies from Bangladesh, India, Japan, China and United States participated in the congress.
Presided over by Professor Mannan, the inaugural session was addressed, among others, by Professor Dong Youchen of China, Emeritus Professor Anisuzzaman from Bangladesh, Professor Pabitra Sarkar from India, Professor Hirotaka Tateishi, President of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Professor Abdul Mannan, Chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.
Jointly sponsored by the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Embassy of Bangladesh in Japan, the Kajima Foundation, Bengali Association of Tokyo, Rissho Kosei-Kai kosei, Tokyo Club and Uttara University the congress concluded with a cultural program organized by the students of the Bengali Departments of the University. However, the 5th Congress is expected to be held at Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh in 2017. Fifty participants represented Bangladesh in the Congress.