A total of 12 meritorious students of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University (DU) have received ‘Professor Sitara Parvin Award’ for their outstanding academic results in BSS Honors Examination of 2015. Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique distributed scholarships among the awardees as the chief guest at a function held today July 26, 2016 at RC Majumder Auditorium of the university. 

            Chairman of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism Prof. Mafizur Rahman presided over the function while Environment & Human Rights Activist Philip Gain delivered “Sitara Parvin Memorial Lecture.” Prof. Dr. Ahaduzzaman Mohammad Ali gave vote of thanks.

Awardees are: Monira Begum, Nuzaira Tarannum, Maliha Tabassum, Tanjina Tanin, Ali Ahsan, Emran Hossain, Md. Ashraful Goni, Mehedi Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Jahid-E-Hasan, Bappi Kumar Paul and Shamima Sultana.

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Arefin Siddique urged the brilliant students to play pioneering role in creating awareness against terrorism and extremism in the society. He said young generation must equip themselves with morality, honesty, patriotism and humanitarian values.  He paid glowing tribute to the memory of late Prof. Sitara Parvin and said that she was the brilliant, sincere and ideal teacher. The VC called upon the awardees to work hard for making enlightened society by following the ideals of Prof. Dr. Sitara Parvin.

It may be mentioned that Prof. Sitara Parvin was the daughter of former President Justice Shahabuddin Ahmad and the wife of Prof. Dr. Ahaduzzaman Mohammad Ali. She died in a tragic road accident in the USA on 23 June 2005.

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                                                                                                            (Md. Rafiqul Islam)

Deputy Director

                                                                                                            Public Relations Office

                                                                                                            University of Dhaka

A total of 12 students of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University (DU) have received ‘Professor Sitara Parvin Award’ for their outstanding academic results in BSS Honors Examination of 2015. Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique distributed scholarships among the awardees as chief guest at a function held today July 26, 2016 at RC Majumder Auditorium of the university. Awardees are seen with the guests.