Dhaka:A total of 10 meritorious students from Amar Ekushey Hall at Dhaka University (DU) have been awarded the 'Provost Award', and 34 others have received the 'Amar Ekushey Hall Trust Fund Scholarship' in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Professor Dr. Abdus Salam, who is currently performing the routine duties of the Vice-Chancellor (VC), distributed the awards and scholarship cheques among the recipients. The ceremony took place at the hall auditorium on Tuesday evening.
The Provost Award was conferred on 10 students for their exceptional academic performance in the undergraduate and postgraduate examinations of 2023 and 2024. The event was chaired by Amar Ekushey Hall Provost Prof Dr. Mohammad Jasim Uddin and included speeches from resident teacher Dr. Md. Mahfuzur Rahman Khan, as well as the Vice-President (VP) and General Secretary (GS) of the hall union.
Prof. Abdus Salam congratulated the award and scholarship recipients, emphasizing the high expectations the country and nation hold for talented students. He urged the students to meet these expectations with honesty, dedication, and a sense of responsibility, inspired by human values and patriotism. He also highlighted the importance of strengthening the university's alumni network to enhance the quality of education and research.
The recipients of the Provost Award include Muhaiminur Hossain and Mohammad Yasin Rahman from Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Md. Siam from Software Engineering, Omar Faruk from Geology, Ahmed Nesar Tahsin Chowdhury from Computer Science and Engineering, Salim Sadman Sadat from Fisheries, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman from Nutrition and Food Science, Md. Anisur Rahman from Physics, Fazle Rabbi from Statistics, and Atiq Abrar Rahman from Microbiology.
The Trust Fund Scholarship was awarded to 34 students from various disciplines, including Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Soil, Water and Environment, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Fisheries, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Disaster Science and Climate Resilience, Meteorology, Nuclear Engineering, Software Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Geography and Environment, Geology, Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Applied Statistics.