Tajuddin Ahmad awards conferred on 7 DU students

The Tajuddin Ahmad Memorial Trust Fund on Thursday awarded seven students of Dhaka University (DU) for their outstanding results in the Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) examination-2016.

Of them, Md Aftab Uddin and Nawsin Akand of the Peace and Conflict Studies department got Tajuddin Ahmad Peace Gold Medal and Tajudddin Ahmad Scholarship respectively, according to a DU press release.

Besides, Saiful Islam Khan of History, Shurid Sadiq of Bangla, Priyanka Sultana Hema of Population Science, Nasreen Jabin of Peace and Conflict Studies and Ahmad Salman Sirazi of Microbiology department received Tajuddin Ahmad Trust Fund prizes.

DU vice-chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman handed over the awards as the chief guest at a function held at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the university.

DU treasurer Kamal Uddin presided over the function organised by DU Tajuddin Ahmad Memorial Trust Fund while member of the Trustee Board Simin Hossain Rimi, MP, addressed it as a special guest.

The DU vice-chancellor paid a rich tribute to the memory of Tajuddin Ahmad, saying, "He always worked for the nation and people. People will always remember him for his honesty and devotion to the country."