A total of 40 meritorious under-graduate students from different academic years of Dhaka University (DU) have been given Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship of Japan on Thursday at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the university. Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman distributed this scholarship among the recipients as chief guest.
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) of DU Professor Dr A S M Maksud Kamal presided over the function while Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of Japanese Embassy, Dhaka Mr Hiroyuki Yamaya and General Manager of the Sumitomo Corporation Mr Shinichi Nagata addressed it as special guests. General Manager (Corporate Affairs) of the Sumitomo Corporation Md Shofiullah declared the names of awardees. DU Registrar Mr Probir Kumar Sarker conducted the programme.
DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman congratulated the awardees for receiving this prestigious scholarship. He also thanked the Sumitomo Corporation authorities for providing scholarship to DU meritorious students. He urged the brilliant students to prepare themselves as skilled human resources as well as worthy citizen to make Bangladesh a prosperous country.
The VC said, a friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Japan has been prevailing for a long time.
He recalled all-out support and cooperation of Japanese government for socio-economic development of Bangladesh since our independence. These support and cooperation will be continued in the days to come, he hoped.
