As part of a groundbreaking initiative to champion female education in Bangladesh, BRAC Bank has launched the first female-only scholarship – ‘Aporajeyo TARA’ for students of the University of Dhaka and BRAC University. The inaugural ceremony of ‘Aporajeyo TARA’ for the students of University of Dhaka was held at Faculty of Business Studies on August 10. Fatima Yasmin, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Finance; attended the ceremony as the chief guest. Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka; Selim R.F. Hussain, Managing Director & CEO, BRAC Bank; Dr. Muhammad Abdul Moyeen, Dean, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka; were present. The scholarship launching ceremony at BRAC University took place on July 25. Dr. David Dowland, Registrar; Professor M. Mahboob Rahman, Treasurer, BRAC University; Md. Sabbir Hossain, Deputy Managing Director & COO; Ekram Kabir, Head of Communications, BRAC Bank, and other senior officials were present at the ceremony.
