DHAKA, Jan 11, 2023 - A new trust fund titled "Banglar Rumi Trust Fund" has 
been established at the Department of Persian Language and Literature of 
Dhaka University (DU).

Out of the income of this donation, every year a meritorious student who will 
secure the highest CGPA in BA (Hons) examination from the department will be 
given Gold Medal, said a press release here today. 

To set up this trust fund, Managing Director of Trade Service International 
Syed Mahmudul Huq handed over a cheque for Taka 10 lakh to DU Treasurer 
Professor Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed at a function today, chaired by DU Vice-
Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Md. Akhtaruzzaman.

Chairman of the Department of Persian Language and Literature Prof. Dr. 
Mohammad Bahauddin, Registrar Probir Kumar Sarker and some other faculty 
members and representatives from Allama Rumi Society Bangladesh were present 
on the occasion. 

Dr Akhtaruzzaman thanked the donor and hoped that this Trust Fund would play 
an important role to equip the students with the non-communal and 
humanitarian values.