Monwara Haq donates Tk one crore to DU

Monwara Huq handed over a cheque of the amount to Vice Chancellor Prof SMA Faiz at a simple ceremony at his office.

Pro-VC Prof AFM Yusuf Haider, Treasurer Prof Syed Rashidul Hasan, provost of Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall Ms Tahmina Begum and Ms Parveen Huq Sikder, daughter of Monwara Huq were present.

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Four floors of a 10-storied extension building of Moitree Hall, a female dormitory, will be constructed with this amount. If needed, the donor promised to support more.

The new building to be named "Sikder Monwara Bhaban" will have capacity to accommodate 300 students. Its construction work is expected to start in August.

At the ceremony, Prof Fayez thanked Monwara Huq Sikder for her donation, which is considered the highest ever in the history of Dhaka University.