The closing and prize-giving ceremony of ‘BUP Inter-University Policy Making Competition (POMAC 5.0)-2025’ organized by BUP Economics Club (BUPEC) under the supervision of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts Social Sciences (FASS) was held on 02 June 2025 at Bijoy Auditorium of its campus. The competition launched on 24 April 2025. The aim of the event was to encourage students to formulate innovative and practical policy ideas to address contemporary national and global challenges through evidence-based analysis and teamwork.

125 teams comprising around 375 students from over 30 public and private universities across Bangladesh participated in the competition. In the final round of the case competition, team Arctic Wolves from North South University became the champion; team Reign of Rain from IBA, Dhaka University became the 1st runner-up, and team Rationals from Bangladesh University of Professionals became the 2nd runner-up. In the Data Visualization segment, Shabnam Sultana and Nafisa Tabassum Maisha, both from the Bangladesh University of Professionals, became the champion and the 1st runner-up, respectively.

In the closing ceremony, Brigadier General Md Shahedul Islam, Dean, FASS of BUP, distributed the prize among the winners as the chief guest. Among others, BUP high Officials, Teachers, Students, and Invited Guests were also present at the competition.