DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman distributed scholarships among the students as the chief guest at a function held at the VC’s lounge of the university on Monday.
The recipients of NEF Scholarship are Tanjima Binte Shoukot, Joy Prakash Nag, Prasenjit Roy (Botany), Tuhin Akter (Zoology), Anindita Biswas, Shanjida Akter (Fisheries), Lamia Tabassum (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Zinnat Sultana Subarna (Microbiology), Tamanna Jahan (Oceanography) and Romana Ibrahim (Disaster Science and Management).
Dean of the Earth & Environmental Sciences faculty Prof Dr ASM Maksud Kamal, DU Representative of NEF Scholarship Committee Prof Dr Mohammad Zabed Hossain and chairmen of various departments were present on the occasion.
The DU vice-chancellor urged the students to play a pioneering role in creating awareness on environment among the people.