A new Trust Fund titled ‘Rabeya Khatun Memorial and Hasna Begum Stipend Trust Fund’ has been set up at Dhaka University.
Former Professor of the Department of Philosophy of Dhaka University and former ‘Rokeya Chair’ of UGC Dr. Hasna Begum handed over a cheque for Taka 10 lakh to DU Treasurer Prof. Dr. Md. Kamal Uddin on Monday, at the Vice-Chancellor’s (VC) Office to set up the fund.
DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Art Prof. Nisar Hossain, Chairman of the Department of Sculpture AAM Kaoser Hassan, daughters of donor Shama R. Alam, Lala Rukh Selim, daughter-in-law Khaleda Begum and Acting Registrar Syed Rezaur Rahman were present on the occasion.
Out of the income of this donation, every year two female but blind students of the Institute of Education and Research (IER) or the Department of Law of DU will be awarded ‘Rabeya Khatun Memorial and Hasna Begum Trust Fund’ Stipend.
DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique thanked the donor for the donation and hoped that the students of the department would be highly benefited and encouraged from this donation.
Recalling the contribution of Prof Dr. Hasna Begum to develop education and research in the country, he called upon the students to make themselves as worthy citizen by following the ideals of Prof. Hasna Begum.
