North South University Wins UAP Drama Carnival 2.0. North South University (NSU) has won the championship title at ‘Drama Carnival 2.0’, an inter-university drama competition organized by the University of Asia Pacific (UAP), held on August 20, 2026, at the UAP campus.
The competition, organised by the UAP Drama Club, brought together drama societies from 10 universities. North South University (NSU) emerged as the Champion with their production ‘Goru’, while Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) secured the 1st Runner-up position for their production ‘Poddaboti’, and Bangladesh University Cultural Club (BUCC) was named 2nd Runner-up for ‘Raincoat’.
NSU’s winning entry, ‘Goru’ inspired by Moloy Bhoumik’s writing and directed by Devodyuti Aich, with Jarin Subha Sara Moni as the team leader, stood out among the participating universities to secure the championship. Brinta Roy Mishmy, a student of the Architecture Department at NSU, was honoured with the Best Actress award for her performance in the play.
Speaking about the achievement, director Devodyuti Aich said, “Across the world, human beings are divided by nationality, ethnicity, religion, and social identity. What could have been a source of beauty and strength has instead become a tool for distrust and conflict. For generations, those in power have exploited these divisions, blinding us to our shared humanity simply to consolidate and perpetuate their own control. The play Goru addresses this reality, exposing how engineered divides separate us and reminding us of the fundamental humanity that exists beneath them all.”
North South University Wins UAP Drama Carnival 2.0
Team leader Jarin Subha Sara Moni added, “With this drama, we tried to show something we don’t like to admit – how easily communal tension can be manufactured, and how silence lets it grow. I believe drama deserves more attention than it gets. Other art forms like music and cinema move us too, but when it comes to social issues, drama works differently than other art forms; it puts the truth right in front of you, live, with no screen to hide behind. You can’t look away as easily, and you feel it more. This is precisely why we must nurture and support theater. It’s one of the most honest ways we have to talk about the things we’d rather not.”