The Course Closing Ceremony of the National Defence Course (ND Course)-2025 and the Armed Forces War Course (AFWC)-2025 was held at the National Defence College (NDC) on Tuesday, 25 November 2025. The Commandant, NDC graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest and formally handed over the certificates of Master of Social Science in Security and Development (MSS in SD) to the participants of ND Course-2025 and AFWC-2025.

In recognition of outstanding research excellence among the course members of ND Course-2025, Brigadier General Mohammad Raisul Islam, afwc, psc; Commodore M Nazmul Hassan, (N), NPP, BCGM, PCGMS, afwc, psc, BN; and Brigadier General Abu Haya Md Masud, psc secured the 1st, 2nd and 3rd awards respectively for the Best Individual Research Project (IRP). Among the international course members of ND Course-2025, Colonel Tajudeen Ajibola Lamidi, MSS psc(+) fwc CM GOM PDDCS MGL MCPSS of Nigeria, and Commodore Pramod George Thomas of India were awarded 1st and 2nd best IRP respectively.

From the AFWC-2025, Lieutenant Colonel Md Wadud Ullah Chowdhury, psc; Lieutenant Colonel Md Rifath Sayeed Chowdhury, psc; and Lieutenant Colonel Tanvir Ahmed, psc, G received 1st, 2nd and 3rd awards respectively for the Best Individual Research Paper, in recognition of their outstanding research contributions.