Chittagong University (CU) authorities conferred an honorary Doctorate of Literature (D.Litt) degree on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus for his outstanding contributions to alleviating poverty through microcredit and establishing peace across the globe.
He was awarded the degree at the 5th Convocation Ceremony of the university, held on CU's central playground on Wednesday afternoon.
On behalf of the university, CU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Yeahia Akhter handed over the certificate of the D.Litt degree to Yunus.
CU Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Dr Mohammed Shamim Uddin Khan and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Md Kamal Uddin were present at the event.
