A total of ten students of Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Dhaka University (DU) received ‘Professor Sitara Parvin Award’ for their outstanding academic results in the BSS Honours Examination of 2013.DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique distributed the scholarships among the awardees as chief guest at a function on Monday at RC Majumder Auditorium of the university.
Chairperson of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism Prof. Akhter Sultana presided over the function while Prof. Mafizur Rahman delivered “Sitara Parvin Memorial Lecture”. Prof. Dr. Ahaduzzaman Mohammad Ali gave the vote of thanks.
The awardees are: Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, Md. Asaduzzaman, Amina Khatun, Md. Zakaria Khan, Firdousi Ara, Nusrat Sharmin, Md. Rashedul Islam, Md. Zakir Hossain, Md. Fazle Rabby Haider and Md. Waseq Ur Rahman. Prof. Arefin paid deep homage to the memories of late Prof. Sitara Parvin and said she was a brilliant, sincere and an ideal teacher. She contributed her entire life to promote journalism education and research in Bangladesh. The VC urged the awardees to play vital role to create enlightened society following the ideals of Prof. Sitara.
Prof Sitara Parvin, a teacher of the DU Mass Communication and Journalism Department and daughter of former President Shahabuddin Ahmed, was killed in a road accident in the USA on June 23, 2005.
