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Monirul's struggle pays back

He is one of5,050 winners of DBBL scholarship

Staff Correspondent
It had been quite uncertain whether he could complete his schooling or not because his father was struggling hard to earn their daily keep and his education cost appeared as an extra burden.
But, Monirul Islam, 18, did not lose hope. With an indomitable spirit and unwavering determination, he continued studies amid huge difficulties.
Monirul got little time to study because he would help his father, a day labourer, to increase income.
"When I would return home in the evening, I felt so exhausted and sleepy. But I always kept in mind that I can't sleep now, I have to study," said Monirul of Nurullahpur village of Natore's Lalpurupazila.
"I could not go to school regularly as I had to help my father. But I collected the lectures that I missed from my classmates."
Finally, Monirul succeeded to appear at the SSC examination and achieved the highest score, GPA 5, this year from Gouripur High School and College at Lalpur.
Now he is studying in class XI at the same institution, supporting himself through tutoring.
"I dream to study business at Dhaka University and be a banker," he told this correspondent at Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in the capital after receiving the Dutch-Bangla Bank Awards Scholarship.
His co-awardees Gobinda Chandra Das from Ranisankail in Thakurgaon and Abdur Rouf from Gobindaganj ofGaibandha have similar tales of struggle for education.
Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL) yesterday awarded scholarship to 5,050 meritorious and financially-insolvent students from across the country, who passed SSC or equivalent examinations in 2014.
Under the programme, each will get a monthly stipend of Tk 2,000 and an annual stipend ofTk 2,500 for academic materials andTk 1,000 for clothing.
Speaking as chief guest, Finance Minister AMA Muhit lauded the scholarship programme, saying it would help underprivileged, meritorious students to use their talents.
Law Minister Anisul Huq urged different corporate bodies to come up with similar programmes.
Chairing the function, DBBL Chairman Sayem Ahmed said at least 90 percent of the winners of the bank’s scholarships were from rural areas and at least 50 percent were girls.
KS Tabrez, the bank's managing director, hoped to continue such programmes.
Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Gerben de Jong also attended the function.