30 personalities get awards

Sadhana Sangsad Foundation yesterday gave “Dhaka University Alumni News Award-2016” to 30 personalities for their contributions to their respective fields at a programme at the capital's Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy yesterday.

Tofael Ahmed, Obaidul Quader, Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud, Meher Afroze Chumki, Advocate Afzal Hossain were awarded in politics; Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury in journalism; Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury in poetry; vice chancellors Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, Dr Mijanur Rahman, Dr Abdul Mannan Choudhury in education; Singer Bulbul Mahalanabish in Liberation War; senior secretaries Md Mozammel Haque Khan, Hedayetullah Al Mamun, Zafar Ahmed Khan, NBR Chairman Md Nojibur Rahman, secretary Nasima Begum, Director General (admin) of PMO Kabir Bin Anwar, Rab DG Benazir Ahmed, additional IGP Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman in administration; Mohd Noor Ali of Unique Group and Nizam Chowdhury of NRB Global Bank in industry and business; Masud Ahmed in literature; Sirajum Munir in development; and Golam Kuddus, Liaquat Ali Lucky, Mohiuzzaman Moyna in culture.

National Professor Kabir Chowdhury, writer Syed Shamsul Haq, poet Shamsur Rahman and Prof Razia Khan were awarded posthumously.