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Published: 18 Feb, 2025

40 DU students given Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship

A total of 40 meritorious under-graduate students from different academic years of Dhaka University (DU) have been given Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship of Japan today February 18, 2025 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the university. Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan distributed this scholarship among the students as chief guest.

Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) of DU Prof. Dr. Mamun Ahmed presided over the function while Country General Manager of the Sumitomo Corporation Mr. Hironori Yamanaka addressed it as special guest. Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology Prof. Dr. Upama Kabir also addressed it. DU Acting Registrar Mr. Munshi Shams Uddin Ahmed conducted the program.

DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan congratulated the awardees for receiving this prestigious scholarship. He also thanked the Sumitomo Corporation authorities for providing scholarship to DU meritorious students. The VC said, a friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Japan has been prevailing for a long time. These friendly ties will be strengthened further through this scholarship program, he hoped.

Awardees of different academic years are: First year (Hons.)- Amita Roy (World Religions & Culture), Tuli Rani Das (History), Nazrul Islam (Statistics), Tabassum Haque Eva (Banking and Insurance), Rabeya Basri Tamanna (Political Science), Abida Sultana Boishakhi (International Relations), Sabiqunnahar Shamanta (Botany), Fardina Tasnim (Geography & Environment), Md. Zamiul Hasan James (Applied Chemistry & Chemical Technology) and Md. Ashiquzzaman Ashiq (Institute of Education and Research).

Second 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)

Third 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).

Fourth 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).