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7 DU students get Tajuddin Ahmad Trust Fund awards
DHAKA, Oct 31, 2019 (BSS) – Seven students of Dhaka University (DU) were conferred
Tajuddin Ahmad Memorial Trust Fund Awards.
Nasrin Jabin of DU Peace and Conflict Studies Department was awarded
‘Tajuddin Ahmad Peace Gold Medal’ for securing the highest CGPA in BSS Honors
examination in 2017. Besides, Rabeya Akter Shathi of the same department has
received ‘Tajuddin Ahmad scholarship’ for her brilliant academic performance.
Five other students– Sumaiya Khanam (Botany), Suhrido Sadiq (Bangla),
Tahmid Ul Islam (Sociology), Nafis Sadiq (Economics) and Saiful Islam Khan
(History) received ‘Tajuddin Ahmad Trust Fund Prizes’ for obtaining top five
positions in the essay writing competition.
DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman distributed medal,
scholarship and prizes among the students at a function held today at Nabab
Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the university.
Tajuddin Ahmad Memorial Trust Fund of DU organised the programme. Member
of the Trustee Board Simin Hossain Rimi, MP, DU Pro-VC (Admin) Prof. Dr.
Muhammad Samad, Donor of the Trust Fund Mrs. Sharmin Ahmad and Peace and
Conflict Studies Department Chairperson Md. Touhidul Islam, addressed the
programme.
Paying glowing tributes to the memory of the first Prime Minister of
Bangladesh Tajuddin Ahmad, DU VC Akhtaruzaman said he had led the wartime
Provisional Government during Liberation War in 1971 and was a close
confidant of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
He urged the young generation to make themselves honest and patriotic
citizen by following the ideals of Tajuddin Ahmad.
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