Md. Shams Ud Duha, Lecturer at BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL), gave an interactive lecture on ‘The Educative Value of Chess’ at the first ever chess festival organized by Grandmaster Enamul Hossain and Grandmaster Abdullah Al Rakib at Mohammedan Sporting Club on 29 July, 2016. He emphasized on the potential of chess to develop students’ cognitive abilities and analytical skills.
It is worth mentioning that Mr. Duha is also the advisor of BRAC University Chess Club. He achieved international rating in 2008 and was the former captain of the Chess Team of Mohammedan Sporting Club.