Fifty five students from different departments of Islamic University in Kushtia were selected for Science and Technology Fellowship 2023-24 for special research under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
IU acting registrar HM Ali Hasan said on Tuesday that he received a letter from the ministry in this regard.
A total of 45 students were selected from biotechnology and genetic engineering department, five students from biomedical engineering department and five students from five other departments- mathematics department, statistics department, environmental science department, information and communication engineering department and electrical and electronic engineering department.
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Each nominated student will get Tk 54,000 for the fellowship programme, HM Ali Hasan said.
IU vice-chancellor professor Shaikh Abdus Salam told UNB that the students who were selected for the fellowship would brighten the name of the university after completing their research.
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He also congratulated the students selected for the fellowship.