In 1973 Mahfuz Anam (now Daily Star Editor), Jamal Hasan and Amit Bhattacharyya started the Dhaka University Debating Society. This was the first debating society at the university after liberation of Bangladesh. Society continued to arrange debating on a regular basis for a few years there after. The notable debaters at that time were Dr. Aftab Ahmed, Dr. Selim Jahan, Dr. M. M. Akash et al. Every year they have Inter University and Inter division competition.