Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof Dr Kazi Shahidullah distributed the awards among the researchers as the chief guest at Sirajul Islam Lecture Hall of Dhaka University (DU).
Chairman of the DU History department Prof Dr Ahmed Abdullah Jamal presided over the programme while Dean of the Art Faculty Prof Dr Abu Md Delwar Hossain and donor of the endowment fund Prof Dr Sirajul Islam addressed it as special guests.
Chairman of Bangladesh Shishu Academy and prominent writer Selina Hossain delivered the ‘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 award recipients are Murshida Binte Rahman, Shahid Kader Chowdhury, Ananda Bikash Chakma, Sayed Rezaul Karim, Miltan Kumar Deb, Ashrafunnahar, Md Shahiduzzaman, Sanjida Khanom and Shuvashish Majumder.