Dhaka:Twelve students from the Department of International Relations at Dhaka University have been awarded the Sayed Imtiaz Ahmed Memorial Scholarship. These students received the scholarship in recognition of securing the highest and second-highest CGPA in the BSS (Honours) examinations across the academic sessions from 2019-2020 to 2024-2025.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the ceremony to award the scholarships was held on Thursday afternoon in the meeting room adjacent to the Vice-Chancellor's office. Dhaka University's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr. A. B. M. Obaidul Islam, attended as the chief guest and handed over the cheques and certificates to the recipients.
The event was attended by several notable figures including Professor Kazi Mahbubur Rahman, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and Professor Dr. A. S. M. Ali Ashraf, Chairman of the Department of International Relations, alongside other faculty members and officials.
During his speech at the event, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. A. B. M. Obaidul Islam remarked on the importance of such scholarships in recognizing and encouraging meritorious students. He expressed his respect for Sayed Imtiaz Ahmed and hoped that the scholarship would inspire students to focus more on higher education and research. He also congratulated the awardees and wished them success in their future academic and professional endeavors.
The twelve scholarship recipients are Tanjim Tasnim, Md. Mashrur Haq Nafis, Faria Islam, Tabassum Elahi, Khondokar Tahmid Rezwan, Kawsar Uddin Mahmud, Md. Himel Rahman, Kazi Fariha Iqbal, Aishwarya Sanjukta Roy Proma, Muhammad Estiak Hossain, Mohammad Abdullah Shibly, and Nishat Tasnim. Each student received a one-off grant of BDT 12,000.
The Sayed Imtiaz Ahmed Memorial Scholarship Fund was established on October 3, 2009, through a donation by Dr. Nepisha Begum. The aim of this fund is to provide a lump-sum scholarship of BDT 12,000 to students during their Master's studies who achieve the highest and second-highest CGPA in the BSS (Honours) examinations in the Department of International Relations at Dhaka University.
Sayed Imtiaz Ahmed joined the Department of International Relations at Dhaka University as a faculty member on May 18, 1999. Prior to that, he served as a Research Officer at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and worked as a researcher at The Daily Star and the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). From 2000 to 2002, he pursued and earned a second Master's degree under a Fulbright Scholarship.