Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) on Friday has awarded 400 scholarships among underprivileged students who have obtained GPA-5 in SSC and HSC equivalent examinations in 2010. Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan handed over the scholarship money, equivalent of six-months education expenditure among the students in a ceremony organized in the capital by IBBL.
As part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, IBBL through Islami Bank Foundation awarded Tk 1,000 each per month among 200 SSC qualified students and Tk 1,500 each per month
among another 200 HSC qualified students.
Speaking on the occasion, commerce minister gave emphasis of quality education for building a brighter nation and called it a need for the vision of Digital Bangladesh.
Presided over by IBBL chairman Prof Abu Naser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, the award giving ceremony was attended by president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) A. K. Azad, Vice Chancellor of Minaret International University Professor Dr Mohammad Abdur Rob, Vice Chancellor of BRAC University Dhaka Professor Dr Ainun Nishat and others.

News: The Independent/Bangladesh/22 Jan 2011