On May 18th, the "International Chinese Language Day" photography contest awards ceremony was held at North- South University. Over 50 people attended the ceremony, including Mr Liwen Yue, Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy, Dr M. Ismail Hossain, Pro Vice-Chancellor of North-South University, Ms Ma Xiaoyan, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at NSU, Dr Mohammad Bulbul Ashraf Siddiqi, Local Director of CI at NSU, Dr Saiful Islam, Supervisor of the Art and Photography Club, as well as some contestants and winners from both within and outside the university.

During the one-month submission period, the organizers received over 300 photography works, and a total of 15 contestants won. The participants used their lenses to capture China's distinctive features and charm, as seen through their own eyes, conveying them to more Bangladeshi friends. The award-winning works will be showcased online on the Confucius Institute's WeChat and Facebook public accounts.

"International Chinese Language Day" was originally established by UNESCO on April 20, 2010, to celebrate the traditional Chinese solar term "Grain Rain" and to commemorate Cang Jie, the official historian of the Yellow Emperor and the legendary inventor of Chinese characters. Since then, many organizations have held various activities around this date each year to promote the Chinese language and culture. The photography contest is one of the series of "International Chinese Language Day" activities organized by the three Confucius Institutes (Classrooms) in Bangladesh.