Prof Dr. Anwarullah Chowdhury Gold Medal Trust Fund established at DU
DU Correspondent
To encourage meritorious students of the Department of Anthropology of Dhaka University, the 'Professor Dr. Anwarullah Chowdhury Gold Medal Trust Fund' has been established. For this purpose, on Sunday. morning.
To encourage meritorious students of the Department of Anthropology of Dhaka University, the 'Professor Dr. Anwarullah Chowdhury Gold Medal Trust Fund' has been established. For this purpose, on Sunday. morning.
Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof Dr. ABM Obaidul Islam received a cheque of Tk 15 lakh. This trust fund has been established on the initiative of Professor Dr. Anwarullah Chowdhury, the founding chairman of the Department of Anthropology, former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University and former Ambassador Emeritus of Bangladesh to Bahrain.
Treasurer Professor Dr. M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury presided over the check handover ceremony held in the meeting room adjacent to the university's Vice-Chancellor's office. Muhith Anwar Chowdhury handed over the check on behalf of Professor Dr. Anwarullah Chowdhury at the ceremony.
Present at the event were Dhaka University Pro-Vice Chancellor (Admin) Prof Dr. Mohammad Almojaddidi Alfesani, Emeritus Professor of the Department of Anthropology Dr. Anwarullah Chowdhury, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences Professor Kazi Mahbubur Rahman, Chairman of the Department of Anthropology Prof Dr. Md. Rafiul Islam, Professor Hasan Al Shafi, donor family member Lucky Nasrin, senior lawyer Md. Zafrullah Chowdhury, Muhith Anwar Chowdhury and Acting Registrar Munshi Shams Uddin Ahmed and other concerned persons.
Under this trust fund, every year, a student who achieves the highest CGPA/mark in the final examination of the B.S.S. (Honours) Department of Anthropology of Dhaka University will be awarded the 'Professor Dr. Anwarullah Chowdhury Gold Medal'.
Speaking at the event, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. ABM Obaidul Islam said, Professor Dr. Anwarullah Chowdhury is a dedicated teacher and former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University. His contribution to the development of the university and the Department of Anthropology is very important.
Emeritus Professor Dr. Anwarullah Chowdhury said, "The main objective of establishing this trust fund is to recognize the talent and success of students and encourage them to achieve better results. This initiative has been taken to create competition among students of the Department of Anthropology to achieve excellence in study and research."
