Chittagong University (CU) has awarded Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government, an honorary D-Lit degree. He was awarded the degree at the CU’s fifth convocation ceremony on Wednesday (May 14). The chief advisor spoke as the convocation speaker at the ceremony.<\/p>\n
22,586 students will be awarded bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the convocation. In addition, 42 PhD and 33 MPhil degree holders are present.<\/p>\n
The estimated budget for the convocation is about 14 crore taka. Of this, the university has earned 6 crore taka from students. The highest expenditure was on pandals, decorations and accommodation management activities.<\/p>\n
Also present at the ceremony were Education Advisor Professor Dr. Chowdhury Rafiqul Islam, Advisor on Liberation War Affairs Faruk-e-Azam, Bir Pratik, Advisor on Electricity and Minerals Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan, Advisor on Health and Family Welfare Nur Jahan Begum and UGC Chairman Dr. S. M. A. Fayez.<\/p>\n
The last convocation of CU was held in 2016. The university administration made extensive preparations for the convocation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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