Congratulations to everyone who has taken part in the JAAMIR Book Reading Competition. Here are the top readers from each session, chosen by our guest judges.
June–July 2025
Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiJudge: Md Ariful Hasan
- 1stNafisa SultanaIIUC
- 2ndKaniz Joya Ifty
- Story writingAtifa Annabi
Prize: books and e-certificates.
May–June 2025
The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
- 1stKaniz Joya Ifty
- 2ndPrima Noor
Prize: books and e-certificates.
April–May 2025
Only Goodness by Jhumpa Lahiri
- 1stNafisa SultanaIIUC
- 2ndAnamika Chowdhury Arrni
Prize: books delivered to the winners and e-certificates.
March–April 2025
The Divine Reality by Hamza Andreas Tzortzis
- 1stPrima Noor
- Special prizeNafisa SultanaIIUC
Prize: books and e-certificates.
January–February 2025
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
- 1stNafisa SultanaIIUC
- 2ndPrima Noor
Prize: books and e-certificates.
July–August 2024
Dead Poets Society by N. H. KleinbaumJudge: Ashraful Wadud
Final held online on 2 September 2024.
June–July 2024
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriJudge: Ashraful Wadud
Final held online on 23 August 2024.
May–June 2024
The Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggJudge: Rajendra Man Singh
Final held online on 21 June 2024.
April–May 2024
The Queen of Nothing by Holly BlackJudge: Navina Pun
Final held online on 24 May 2024.
March–April 2024
Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources by Martin LingsJudge: Muhammad Syedul Islam
Final held online on 29 April 2024.
February–March 2024
Sultana’s Dream by Begum Rokeya Sakhawat HossainJudge: Krishna Dutta
- 1stSidratul Muntaha MonaIIUC
- 2ndSyeda Nusrat Jahan TarannumUCTC
- 3rdAinon JariaIIUC
- Special awardNabila Syed Mohammed Lokman (presentation skills)IIUC
Prize: BDT 1,020 each. Final held online on 26 March 2024.
January–February 2024
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJudge: Mahboubeh Rakhshandehroo
December 2023 – January 2024
The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaJudge: Nasrin Pervin
Prize: BDT 1,020 each
November–December 2023
Animal Farm by George OrwellJudge: Dr Pratusha Bhowmik
Prize: BDT 1,020 each
October–November 2023
A Golden Age by Tahmima AnamJudge: Shafinur Shafin
- 1stNabila Syed Mohammed LokmanIIUCCertificate JBRC2211202301
- 2ndSyeda Nusrat Jahan TarannumUCTCCertificate JBRC2211202302
- 3rdSadia Tabassum AlikaUCTCCertificate JBRC2211202303
Prize: BDT 1,020 each
September–October 2023
Leaving Time by Jodi PicoultJudge: Zulfiqar Parvez
- 1stSidratul Muntaha MonaIIUCCertificate JBRC2710202301
- 2ndSadia Tabassum AlikaUCTCCertificate JBRC2710202302
Prize: BDT 1,530 each
August–September 2023
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoJudge: Dr Bharat Prasad Neupane
- 1stSidratul Muntaha MonaIIUCCertificate JBRC2209202301
- 2ndTasnim Jahan AnikaIIUCCertificate JBRC2209202302
- 3rdNabila Syed Mohammed LokmanIIUCCertificate JBRC2209202303
Prize: BDT 1,020 each
IIUC: International Islamic University Chittagong. UCTC: University of Creative Technology Chittagong.