32 DU students nominated for Prime Minister’s Gold Medal
Daily Sun Report, DU
Published: 12 Oct 2026, 05:29 PM
Curzon Hall, University of Dhaka. Photo: Daily Sun
A total of 32 students from the University of Dhaka (DU) have been nominated for the Prime Minister’s Gold Medal in recognition of their outstanding academic performance in the academic years 2019, 2020 and 2021.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) recently published
the final list of 469 nominated students from universities across the country
for the prestigious award. DU has the highest number of nominees among the
universities.
According to Md Rafiqul Islam, director of the DU Public
Relations Office, the nominees represent various departments of the university.
For the academic year 2019, the nominees are Muhi Uddin from Arabic, Md Muddasir Hossain Akib from Statistics, Abdur Rahman Mojumder from Law, Md Akidur Rahman from Accounting and Information Systems, Sheikh Atiya Islam from Economics, Faria Tasneem from Pharmacy, Swapnil Sayan Saha from Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Jarin Tasnim from Oceanography, Shayan Shahriar from Genetic Engineering, Eshita Sarmin Sayma from History of Art, and Debolina Sarkar Medha from Medical Sciences.
For the academic year 2020, the nominees are Abdullah Mahmud
Nazib from Arabic, Tahseen Lubaba from Law, Md Asiful Islam from Accounting and
Information Systems, Maruf Hasan Rumi from Public Administration, Nazifa
Tabassum from Pharmacy, Md Tanvir Alam from Computer Science and Engineering,
Mosa Tania Alim Shampa from Oceanography, Sheikh Sunzid Ahmed from Botany,
Emran Hasam from Graphic Design, and Maisha Maliha from Medical Sciences.
For the academic year 2021, the nominees are Jaba Rani
Biswas from Dance, Sadia Anjum Jumana from Applied Mathematics, Rubiaat Hasan
Sawon from Law, Billal Hossain from Finance, Nousheen Sharmila Ritu from
Criminology, Rashmia Nargis Reyda from Pharmacy, Farshid Reza from Nuclear
Engineering, Md Minhajul Islam from Geography and Environment, Samayeta Sarkar
Tuli from Genetic Engineering, Jahidul Islam from History of Art, and Kazi Md
Shaimul Reza from Medical Sciences.
