A total of 40 meritorious under-graduate students from different academic years of Dhaka University (DU) have been given Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship of Japantoday March 18, 2024 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the university. Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. A S M Maksud Kamal distributed this scholarship among the students as chief guest.
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) of DU Prof. Dr. Sitesh Chandra Bachar presided over the function while Minister of the Embassy of Japanin Bangladesh Mr. Machida Tatsuya and Country General Manager of the Sumitomo Corporation Mr. Shinichi Nagata addressed it as special guests. General Manager (Corporate Affairs) of the Sumitomo Corporation Mr. Shofi Ullah declared the names of awardees. DU Registrar Mr. Probir Kumar Sarker conducted the program.
DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. A S M Maksud Kamal congratulated the awardees for receiving this prestigious scholarship. He also thanked the Sumitomo Corporation authorities for providing scholarship to DU meritorious students. He urged the brilliant students to prepare themselves as skilled human resources to make Bangladesh a prosperous country. The VC said, a friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Japan has been prevailing for a long time. He recalled all-out support and cooperation of Japan government for socio-economic development of Bangladesh since our independence. These support and cooperation will be continued in the days to come, he hoped.
Awardees of different academic years are: First year (Hons.)- Md Morshed Alam Shafiq (Mathematics), Md. Shakibur Rahman (Computer Science and Engineering), Priya Kunddo (Disaster Science and Climate Resilience), Tayeba Binte Hannan (Public Administration), Nomol Umama Chowdhury (Botany), Soma Rani (Philosophy), Md. Faridul Islam (Management Information Systems), Md. Abu Solaiman Shanto (French Language and Culture), Mohammad Jainal Abedin (Islamic History and Culture) and Jahidul Haque (Social Welfare).
Second Year (Hons.)- Md. Shajal Hossain (Nuclear Engineering), Shimu Saha (Finance), Sheikh Shakil Hossain (Political Science), Tasnim Zuairiah Binti (Japanese Studies), Golam Mostafa (Marketing), Sadia Chowdhury (Mathematics), Lesmi Rani (History), Mahmuda Khatun (Political Science), Ibrahim Sarker (Accounting & Information Systems) and Tanzina Akter (Law).
Third year (Hons.)- Matia Noor Raisa (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology), Ahmed Adnan (IIT), Mazharul Islam (Islamic Studies), Md. Redwanul Islam (Mathematics), Arifa Haq (Physics), Michael Sagar Sarker (Law), Md. Kamrul Hasan Rabby (Accounting & Information Systems), Trisha Nandi (Accounting & Information Systems), Abdul Mohaimen (International Relations) and Apel Chandra (Psychology).
Fourth year (Hons.)- Bushra Jahan (English), Reshma Akter (Islamic History & Culture), Nuzhat Nueri Khan (Mathematics), Rubaiya Islam (Law), Fazle Azam (Law), Salma Akter Jhuma (Accounting & Information Systems), Md. Touhidul Islam (Economics), Farhadi Anwar (Soil, Water & Environment), Azfa Touhida Doibi (Disaster Science & Climate Resilience), Most. Sifat-E-Sultana (IER).
(Md. Rafiqul Islam)
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