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Seven professors of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) will get honorary PhD degree on the occasion of the BSMMU’s third convocation.
The awards recipients are: Professor Motiur Rahman, Professor Mahmud Hasan, Professor MQK Talukder, Professor Shamsuddin Ahmed, Professor AKM Nurul Anwar, Professor M Imdadul Huq and Professor Afzalun Nesa, reports BSS.
Dr Kamrul Hasan Khan, vice chancellor of the BSMMU, on Saturday disclosed the information at a press briefing.
The convocation would be held on February 19 in where some 1,202 doctors are expected to be present to receive certificates.
A total of six doctors from six different departments would receive gold medals, the vice chancellor said.
President M Abdul Hamid, also the chancellor of the BSMMU, is scheduled to attend the event as the chief guest.
The university authority has formed 16 sub-committees comprising of 57 members to hold the convocation smoothly.
Students who passed MD/MS/MPhil/BSc in nursing/Diploma will also receive certificates at the convocation.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, Chairman of University Grants Commission Professor Abdul Mannan are expected to attend the event.
BSMMU would also introduce more six departments - Surgical oncology, Colorectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, gynaecological oncology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility and fetomaternal medicine - to provide more services to patients.