President M Abdul Hamid on Wednesday paid rich tributes to the memory of internationally reputed nuclear scientist Dr MA Wazed Miah, husband of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on the occasion of his 10th death anniversary to be observed today.
In a message on the eve of the day, Abdul Hamid recalled that Dr Wazed had made notable contributions to the field of atomic research during his lifetime.
He served the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission in different capacities successfully, the President said.
He added that the area of Dr Wazed’s research was wide, covering issues like fundamental interaction and particle physics, nuclear and reactor physics, solid state physics, health and radiation physics, renewable energy and so on.
Abdul Hamid said ‘Jatiya Samannita Unnayan Foundation’ was established in 1997 at the advice of Wazed Miah.
