MECHANICAL LIFE HAS CULTURAL INTEREST

Abtahi Mahmood Adib and Reza Us Salam Nur

To inspire the students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in cultural activities, BUET has organized an MME festival on 2016 on December 6^th at BUET main campus.

Sudents of (BUET) performing stage drama.
Photo: Abtahi Mahmood Adib

The organization of Students Association of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (SAMME) has organized a day long program. The MME day started with the Flash mob. They arranged a Flash mob where lots of student participated from the MME department of BUET. On that spot a student from MME department Abdullah Shourov said that, “On this day the most beautiful thing on the ground is the flash mob. Over here we can see students performing together in one rhythm which can easily grab attention“.

One of the student dancing during cultural night event
Photo: Abtahi Mahmood

Engineering students tend to be busy with studies and projects. They barely have time for any kind of recreation. However, in this crowd of thousands of projects and machines the students of BUET revealed that they are also an entertainment lover. Though, the word “engineer” doesn’t get along with “entertainment”. But the future engineers proved that they can dance, sing and act.

From 7.30 pm the event named cultural night took place in the BUET auditorium. On the cultural night students participates with using their talents. They took part in various kinds of stage performances such as dancing, singing, playing live stage drama and music. Partho Saruthi Sarker a volunteer of SAMME said, “A future engineer can also dance, sing and act in theater, according to him every students have a hidden talent, engineering could be their life but cultural activity is their passion’’.

Sajib Sarkar Pappu during permormance:
Photo: Reza Us Salam Nur

Sajib Sarker Pappu, a singer of the cultural 

night said,”Musics that inspires me the most is rapping. It inspires me because it makes me 

feel like there is hope for everyone to express themselves via rapping.”  At the end of the cultural program, there was a prize giving ceremony to encourage them.

The MME fest was a day long program. There were some others programs held such as, Grand rally, Inauguration and Materials Go. 

Edited by

Mahabub Alam and Wardaah Wahid