A painting competition titled "Yuri Gagarin: The First Man in Space" was held in Dhaka under the initiative of the Russian House in Bangladesh in cooperation with the Bangladesh Astronomical Association (BAA) on the occasion of the International Day of Human Space Flight.
Pavel Dvoichenkov, director of Russian House in Dhaka opened the drawing competition and, in his speech, talked about Yuri Gagarin's childhood, professional life and historic space flight, as well as the history of the Russian space program and scientific activities and their impact on global progress in this field, read a press release issued on Thursday.
Viqarunnisa Noon School & College students, the government laboratory high school, Scholastica school and other educational institutions in Dhaka participated in the painting competition.
The program was also attended by executive members from BAA, Bangladesh National Science and Technology Museum, and the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre, as well as teachers of various educational institutions.
After the competition, the director of the Russian House in Dhaka distributed commemorative souvenirs and certificates to the winners.
