RANGPUR, June 20 (BSS): Speakers at a function have urged the students to make themselves skilled workforce through acquiring knowledge for building an economically advanced country.
Students should be given quality education as they are the future leaders of the country, they told at a function organised by Rangpur Foundation to distribute scholarship among 150 brilliant students of public universities at Town Hall here on Tuesday afternoon.
Divisional Commissioner KM Tariqul Islam attended the function as the chief guest with President of Rangpur Foundation and Deputy Commissioner Enamul Habib in the chair.
Additional District Magistrate Shukria Pervin delivered the welcome speech narrating social welfare-oriented activities of Rangpur Foundation.
Educationist Professor Mohammad Shah Alam, Acting President of district unit of Awami League (AL) Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, its General Secretary Advocate Rezaul Karim Raju, President of city AL Shafiur Rahman Shafi and its General Secretary Tushar Kanti Mandal addressed as the special guests.
The chief guest distributed Tk 3,000 among each of the 150 scholarship recipient students of Begum Rokeya University and Tk 5,000 among each of the other 50 meritorious students studying at different public universities.
He distributed crests among five successful citizens of Rangpur, including Khademul Islam Basunia (posthumously), Sonia Sobhan, Razeka Khatun, MA Maruf Kain and Iqbal Hossain (posthumously) for their notable contributions to different fields in the society.
He also handed over Tk 10,000 to family members of critically ill freedom fighter Nurul Alam Khokan for his treatment.
Terming meritorious students future of the nation, the speakers called upon them to continue studies alongside developing a sense of patriotism to supplement the efforts of building a 'Sonar Bangla' as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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