The Muktijoddha scholarship scheme was started by the Indian government in 2006 for the descendants of the 1971 war veterans. Each year the Indian government awards scholarship to descendants of freedom fighters to commemorate their contribution towards liberation of Bangladesh. Undergraduate students were awarded Tk 24,000 per year for four years and higher secondary students Tk 10,000 a year for two years. To the recipients of the scholarship scheme, Ganguly Das said, “You are the future of Bangladesh. Under the old scholarship scheme, which will be concluding this year, scholarships will be awarded to 200 undergraduate students.

Source: bd News24 March 19, 2019 16:41 UTC