Indian scholarships
Ninety-six meritorious children of freedom fighters in Rajshahi division on Tuesday received Indian government's education scholarships at a function in the city. Winners of the scholarship worth Tk 10.08 lakh, are higher secondary students under-graduates from different colleges and universities of eight districts under the division. The scholarships are given in two categories since 2006. In the under-graduate category, 24 students to get total scholarship money of Tk 24,000 every year for four years till completion of his/her graduation while each of the 72 higher secondary scholarship winners will receive Tk 6,000 every year for two years. Rajshahi mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Lition distributed the scholarships as chief guest while KP Munshi, Indian assistant high commissioner presided the function. The mayor thanked the Indian government for the initiative and said it would boost friendship between the two countries.
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