Dhaka University mass communication and journalism department鈥檚 10 students at a ceremony on Tuesday received the Professor Sitara Parvin Award for their outstanding results in the bachelor of social science level.
The MCJ department handed over the awards at the ceremony held at the Professor Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium on the DU campus.
Presided over by dean of the faculty and acting chairperson of the MCJ department Professor Rasheda Irshad Nasir, Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman addressed the ceremony as special guest.
DU vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan distributed the award among the recipients as chief guest.聽
Professor Ahaduzzaman Mohammad Ali gave vote of thanks at the ceremony, which was conducted by associate professor Saiful Hoque.
The recipients of the award are Farah Zaman Shuchy, Usama Rafid, Tahseen Nower, Md Rafij Khan, Hossain Azmal, Mahedi Hasan, Md Tanjir Hossain, Nigar Sultana, Mehnaz Lameesha Rahman and Nahida Sultana Sayma.
Niaz Ahmed Khan said that Sitara Parvin was an honest and sincere teacher and researcher of the university.聽鈥楽uch type of scholarship is not only an award for the students but also an acknowledgement of their merits.鈥�
He called upon the students to play a pivotal role in building new Bangladesh by making themselves as worthy citizen.
Former Professor of the MCJ department, Sitara Parvin, passed away in a road accident in the United States on June 23, 2005.
The Professor Sitara Parvin Trust was formed in 2006 with the objective of awarding 10 top-ranking undergraduate students of the MCJ.
