A new gold medal titled Prof Dr Fazlul Halim Chowdhury Gold Medal has been introduced at the Department of Chemistry of Dhaka University (DU), said a Dhaka University press release.
Mrs Shamsun Nahar Chowdhury, wife of former vice-chancellor of Fazlul Halim Chowdhury, on the occasion handed over a cheque for Tk6,00000 to DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Prof Dr Shahid Akhtar Hossain yesterday at the vice-chancellor’s office.
Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Prof Dr Nasreen Ahmad, Chairperson of the Department of Chemistry Prof Dr Nilufar Nahar, daughter of late Prof Dr Halim Chowdhury Prof Dr Sadeka Halim and other family members were present on this occasion.
Every year one meritorious student with the highest CGPA in BS Honors Examination from the Department of Chemistry of DU will be awarded Prof Dr Fazlul Halim Chowdhury Gold Medal.
Vice-Chancellor Arefin Siddique thanked the donor for introducing this gold medal at Dhaka University and hoped that the students would be highly benefited and encouraged from this donation.
The VC also paid his glowing tributes to the memory of the former Vice-Chancellor of DU Prof Dr Fazlul Halim Chowdhury.
late Prof Dr Fazlul Halim Chowdhury was born on August 1, 1930 at Kunja Sreepur village under Comilla District.
He was a fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences and one of the longest-serving vice-chancellors of the University of Dhaka. He had served the Dhaka University from 1976 to 1983. He was a Professor of DU Chemistry Department.
Later, he had joined the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry of Rajshahi University. He had also served the University Grants Commission as a member. He was the Senior Advisor of UNESCO, New Delhi.
He had published more than 20 articles on scientific research. He obtained both B.Sc. Honors and M.Sc. degrees from the Department of Chemistry of the University of Dhaka. He did his PhD from the Manchester University of UK. He died on April 9, 1996 in Dhaka.
