DHAKA, July 18, 2018 (BSS) – Prominent educationists Prof Dr. Md. Rafiqul
Islam and Emeritus Professor Anisuzzaman here today were honoured at Dhaka
University (DU) for being appointed as national professors.
Dhaka University’s Linguistic Department organised a reception at Nabab
Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban to honour linguistic department Prof
Rafiqul Islam and Bengali department Emeritus Professor Anisuzzaman.
DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, DU Pro-VC (Academic)
Professor Dr Nasreen Ahmed, Pro-VC (Administration) Professor Dr Muhammad
Samad, were present at the programme with Honorary Professor of linguistics
department Dr. Abul Kalam Monjur Morshed in the chair.
Professor Dr. Sikder Monoare Murshed read out panegyric on Prof
Anisuzzaman while Professor Dr. Feroza Yasmin read out panegyric on Prof
Rafiqul Islam.
Congratulating the two educationists, DU VC Akhtaruzzaman said they are
playing important roles in developing Bengali language and literatuere and
the nation building. “Prof Rafiqul and Prof Anisuzzaman played an active role
in language movement and liberation war,” he said.
DU VC urged the young generation to take lessons from the lives and works
of the two educationists.
The government has appointed Prof Rafiqul Islam, Prof Anisuzzaman and Prof
Jamilur Reza Choudhury as national professors for the next five years on June
19, 2018.