DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid will hand over UGC awards 2012-2013 to 16 teachers-researchers at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Sunday.

The award giving ceremony will begin around 3:00pm where Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid is expected to be present as special guest.

UGC additional director (public relations) Shamsul Arefin, on Saturday, said a total of 16 researchers of different public and private universities would be the University Grants Commission (UGC) Award for their recognition of fundamental and innovative research.

UGC introduced this award in 1980 to encourage fundamental research and publications of university teachers. The award has been given to 116 teachers till 2011 for research and publication, he added.

The awardees will get Tk50,000 each for their books and Tk30,000 each for their articles. They will also be given certificates and crests.

With UGC chairman (state minsiter) Dr AK Azad Chowdhury in the chair, UGC member Dr Mohammad Mohammad Mohabbat Khan will deliver welcome speech.

UGC member Dr M Akhter Hossain will present brief introduction at award recipients.
 
16 award recipients

Ashfak Hossain of History department at Dhaka University, M Ziaul Huq Mamun of the institute of business administration (IBA), Dr Abul Hasnat of clinical pharmacy and pharmacology department, Dr Md Abu Bin Hasan Susan of chemistry department and Nazma Shaheen of the institute of nutrition and food will get the award for 2013. 

Jamila Ahmed Chowdhury and Taslima Yasmin of law department were nominated for the ward for 2012.

Dr. Mohammad Yunus Ali of Computer Science and Engineering Department at Bangladesh University of Science and Technology (BUET) Dr M Shah Alam of Electric and Electronic Engineering Department and Dr M Habibur Rahman of Civil Engineering Department.

Dr Tapan Kumar Saha of Chemistry Department at Jahangirnagar University (JU), Dr M Shahjahan of Fisheries Management Department at Bangladesh Agriculture University, D Mohamad Mizanur Rahman Khan of Chemistry Department at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and D ABM Abdullah of Medicine Department at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.

Besides, D Tanvir Ferdous Syed of Civil Engineering Department at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology and M Nannu Mia of Law Department at Uttara University.

BDST: 1441 HRS, MAR 28, 2015