A new trust fund titled ‘Jalaluddin Ahmed Chowdhury Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund’ has been established at Dhaka University (DU) for providing scholarship to some financially challenged students of different departments under the Faculty of Business Studies. Mr. Hasan Tawfiq Chowdhury, Attorney at Law of New Zealand handed over a cheque for Tk. 60 lac to the Vice-Chancellor of DU Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan today February 24, 2025 at VC’s Meeting Room of the university to set up this trust fund to perpetuate the memories of his father.

Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) of DU Prof. Dr. Mamun Ahmed, Treasurer Prof. Dr. M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Distinguished Fellow of CPD Prof. Dr. Mustafizur Rahman and donor’s family members were present on this occasion.

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan thanked the donor for his donation to set up this trust fund. Financially challenged students will be highly benefited by this, he hoped. He stressed the need for strengthening relationship between DU and university alumni. He called upon the alumni to come forward with their helping hands for financially challenged students.

It may be mentioned that late Jalaluddin Ahmed Chowdhury was a student of the then DU Commerce Faculty.

24/02/2025

(Md. Rafiqul Islam)

Director (Acting)

Public Relations Office

University of Dhaka