Eastern University has emerged champion in the final of the 10th Bangladesh Qualifying Round of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2026, securing a place in the international round to represent Bangladesh.
In the final, the Eastern University defeated the University of Dhaka Law Department team after a closely contested hearing.
The winning team comprised researcher Sakib Khandaker, oralists Zarin Sadaf Lopa and Parisha Mehejabin, and additional researcher Md Sakib Sarkar, while the team was coached by A B M Imdadul Haque Khan and Md Omar Farooq Tamim.
Eastern University said the victory reflected the team’s strong legal research, structured arguments and confident courtroom advocacy.
To mark the achievement, the university accorded a red-carpet reception to the team at Rezakul Haider Hall on Monday.
Eastern University Vice-Chancellor Professor Farid Ahmad Sobhani, Treasurer Professor Md Shamsul Huda and Registrar Abul Bashar Khan congratulated the team at the event, which was attended by department heads, faculty members and students of the Law Department.
This year’s national round featured 48 law institutions, making it the largest Jessup competition in South Asia and the third largest in the world.
Eastern University has qualified for the international round six times in the ten editions of the Bangladesh qualifying rounds so far, winning four championships and finishing runners-up twice.
Often described as the World Cup of mooting, the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is the world’s largest and most prestigious moot court competition for law students.
The 10th consecutive Bangladesh qualifying round was organised by Jessup Bangladesh, the International Law Students Association Bangladesh Chapter, Hearth Bangladesh, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and American International University-Bangladesh.
