Health Awareness Union
Health Awareness Union (HAU), a health awareness initiative of Jahangirnagar University (JU), welcomed the new students under the academic session 2017-18 at Zahir Raihan auditorium on the campus. Dean of Biological Sciences Faculty Professor Abdul Zabbar Hawlader addressed the function as the chief guest. The programme was also attended, among others, by Founding Chairman of JU Public Health and Informatics Department Professor Md Abdur Rahman, Chairman of Environmental Sciences Professor Md Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, Chairman of Zoology Department Professor Monwar Hossain Tuhin and Professor Kabirul Bashar. Over 300 students of Biological Sciences Faculty took part in the programme. President of HAU Mohammad Assaduzzaman Rahat presided over the event.
Bangladesh NGO Foundation
A prize giving ceremony for meritorious students organised jointly by Bangladesh NGO Foundation, Ladies Organisation for Social Welfare (LOFS) and Children Education and Awareness Programme, Rajshahi was held at LOFS office in Rajshahi. Speakers in the function held recently underscored the need for ensuring the right to education for the poor and underprivileged communities to build an educated and prosperous nation. On the occasion, 32 underprivileged meritorious students, who obtained brilliant results in PEC, JSC and annual examinations in 2017 from different educational institutions in Rajshahi were awarded prizes. The speakers viewed that access to education for all has become an urgent need for overall development of the country. Collective efforts of all government and non-government organisations concerned are essential in this regard.
Besides, the government, rich people of the society and financial institutions should come forward for providing education support to the underprivileged students. LOFS Executive Director Shahnaz Parveen Lucky presided over the event.
