IBF gives scholarships worth Tk 55,70,900 to 483 students in Bangladesh

A Scholarship Awarding Ceremony for the selected students for Scholarship 2008 was organized by Islami Bank Foundation on August 18 last at Multipurpose Hall of Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh. Presided over by Shah Abdul Hannan, Chairman of Islami Bank Foundation the function was addressed, among others, by Mir Quasem Ali, Member Secretary of Islami Bank Foundation, Prof Sharif Hossain, Chairman of Scholarship Implementation Committee of IBF and M Fariduddin Ahmad, Managing Director of the bank. Moulana Zainul Abedin, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors of IBBL conducted doa and munajat. This year 150 students at SSC or equivalent level, 200 students at Degree and Masters level and 133 students at higher level have been given Tk 55,70,900. Under this programme, Tk 4.71 crore was distributed among 5571 students from 1992 to 2008. Moreover, Islami Bank Foundation has been providing monetary help to the poor student to pay examination fees, session fees and to buy textbooks. Shah Abdul Hannan said in his presidential speech that students are the future of the society. They are citizens of next generation. Our nation will be build up through their success. Our national character will be bloomed up by their life style, civic sense, language and values. So, we must build up our future generation with ideological identity. Mir Quasem Ali, in his welcome speech, said, Islami Bank Foundation is trying to contribute to every sector of the society by conducting manifold welfare oriented activities. Islami Bank Foundation has spent Tk 168.35 so far through different programmes. Further programmes have been chalked out to conduct the future activities of the Foundation. Prof Sharif Hossain said that many a student who received scholarships from Islami Bank Foundation are now playing significant role in different sectors of the society as BCS Cadre, doctor, engineer, agriculturist, lawyer, Islamic scholar, educationalist, researcher etc. It is undoubtedly a great achievement of Islami Bank Foundation.