A total of Taka 5 lac has been donated to develop ‘Dr. Kaniz-e-Batul Seminar Room’ at the Department of Urdu of Dhaka University (DU). Sayed Asad Abbas, younger brother of late Professor of the Department of Urdu Dr. Kaniz-e-Batul handed over a cheque for Tk. 5 lac to the Chairman of the department Dr. Md. Israfil today May 12, 2016 at the Vice-Chancellor’s office.
Vice-Chancellor of DU Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique, Dean of the Faculty of Arts Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Prof. of Urdu Department Dr. Zafor Ahmed Bhuiyan and Assistant Prof. Md. Golam Mawla were present on this occasion.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique paid his glowing tribute to the memory of Dr Kaniz-e-Batul and said, she was an honest and ideal teacher. She had dedicated her entire life to develop education and research at Dhaka University. Particularly, her outstanding research on Nazrul will be remembered, the VC added.
It may be mentioned that Dr Kaniz-e-Batul was born on December 14, 1951 and died on July 7, 2015 in Dhaka. Her two famous books are “Nazrul in Urdu Literature” and “Atish-O-Gul”.
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(Md. Rafiqul Islam)
Assistant Director
Public Relations Office
University of Dhaka
A total of Taka 5 lac has been donated to develop ‘Dr. Kaniz-e-Batul Seminar Room’ at the Department of Urdu of Dhaka University (DU). Sayed Asad Abbas, younger brother of late Professor of the Department of Urdu Dr. Kaniz-e-Batul handed over a cheque for Tk. 5 lac to the Chairman of the department Dr. Md. Israfil today May 12, 2016 at the Vice-Chancellor’s office. DU VC Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique was present on this occasion. (Picture: DU PR Office)