1,890 students to receive Muktijoddha scholarships from India this year

High Commission of India will announce the disbursement of "Nutan India- Bangladesh Maitree Muktijoddha Sontan Scholarship" from 27-31 March 2024, reports UNB.

This year, a total of 1,890 students will be awarded with scholarship totaling of Tk 67.8 million (6.78 crore).

The Muktijoddha Scholarship Scheme was launched by the Government of India in the year 2006, with an aim to felicitate 2,000 students per year, 1,000 each from Undergraduate and Higher Secondary level.

Originally, the undergraduate students were awarded Tk 24,000/- per year for a period of four years while the Higher Secondary students were awarded Tk 10,000/- per year for two years. The scholarship was re-launched in its current form in the year 2017 during the visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina to India.