DHAKA, May 26, 2025 (BSS)- A total of 41 students from Shamsun Nahar Hall at Dhaka University (DU) have been awarded "Fatima Iqbal Trust Fund Scholarship,
Shahidul Haque Memorial Scholarship and Provost Scholarship".A press release from the public relations office of the university disclosed the information today. Treasurer Professor M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury handed over the scholarship cheques to the students as the chief guest at a ceremony held in the hall auditorium on Sunday, it added.
Hall Provost Prof Dr. Nasrin Sultana and a member of the Fatima Iqbal Trust Fund and part-time residential teacher at the hall Dr. Nafiza Ferdousi spoke at the cheques distribution ceremony.
Deans from various faculties of DU, provosts of different halls, chairpersons of various departments and guardians of the scholarship recipients were present, among others.
Prof Jahangir Alam Chowdhury paid deep tributes to the memory of the late Fatima Iqbal and congratulated the scholarship recipients. He stated that such scholarship programmes would further encourage and inspire students in their studies.