Nine researchers were awarded Mirza Banu and Sirajul Islam Endowment Fund Award’ for their outstanding contributions to original research in history.
Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof Dr Kazi Shahidullah distributed the award among the researchers on Thursday at Sirajul Islam Lecture Hall of Dhaka University (DU).
DU History Department organised the event.
Chairman of the Department of History of DU Prof Dr Ahmed Abdullah Jamal presided over the programme while Dean of the Faculty of Arts Prof Dr Abu Md Delwar Hossain and donor of the Endowment Fund Prof Dr Sirajul Islam addressed it as special guests.
Chairman of the Bangladesh Shishu Academy and prominent writer Selina Hossain delivered Mirza Banu Memorial Lecture. Prof Dr Asha Islam Nayeem, daughter of Mirza Banu and Sirajul Islam and other members of their family were present on this occasion.
The recipients of Mirza Banu and Sirajul Islam Endowment Fund Award are Murshida Binte Rahman, Shahid Kader Chowdhury, Ananda Bikash Chakma, Sayed Rezaul Karim, Miltan Kumar Deb, Ashrafunnahar, Md Shahiduzzaman, Sanjida Khanom and Shuvashish Majumder.
