City Desk

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) honoured six of its freedom fighter trustees at a programme on its Bashundhara campus in Dhaka on Thursday, says a press release.

IUB organised the event as part of celebrating “Mujib Centenary” and Victory Day.

The IUB trustees who were honoured are A Matin Chowdhury, chairman, the Board of Trustees; Didar A Hussain; AK Ashrafuddin Ahmed; Anjan Chowdhury; late Dr M Tajul Hossain; and late MA Mohaiman.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque was present on the occasion as the chief guest.

At the programme, IUB also awarded the winners of an essay competition it organised earlier throughout the country to celebrate the occasions.

IUB Vice-Chancellor (acting) Prof Milan Pagon and Prof Imtiaz A Hussain spoke on the occasion.