BCBS announces scholarship for Bangladeshi students

The Bangabandhu Centre for Bangladesh Studies in Canada (BCBS) has announced five scholarships for Bangladeshi students studying in Canadian universities at graduate and post-graduate levels for the year 2021-2022.

The scholarships will be given in honour of the memories of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib and Sheikh Kamal, said a press release.

At least two of these scholarships will be reserved for female students.

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada and the chief patron of the Bangabandhu Centre Dr Khalilur Rahman came up with the announcement at an event in Ottawa marking National Mourning Day 2021.

The thematic areas of the scholarships are: Bangabandhu’s ‘peace philosophy’ and its role and significance in building world peace; Bangladesh as a role model for development: Marching forward for realizing Bangabandhu’s unfinished dream of Sonar Bangla (The Golden Bengal); Bangabandhu’s health philosophy and its role in achieving today’s progress in the health sector in Bangladesh; Bangamata Fozilatunnesa Mujib’s contribution to politics and its significance in women’s increasing participation in contemporary politics in Bangladesh; and Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal: The architect of modern sports in Bangladesh.