Scholarship Recipients from Bangladesh
Priti Lata Devi16 year old freshman at Viquarunnisia Noon College, Dhaka University.
Her elder sister, Maitree Devi, was a 2050 scholarship recipient but now Priti Lata Devi has replaced her sister. She is majoring in Literature. Studying English and Economics, she intends to start her own business. She would like to study all the way through graduate school. She does not intend to get married. She can speak English fluently.
23 years old. Rahima Begum is majoring in Literature.
She took the entrance exam for graduate school and is waiting for the result. She has one elder brother and a younger brother, and two younger sisters. She has received scholarship for five years, which made it possible for her to go on to the university. She would like to read Law to become a lawyer and work for women’s rights. She is also interested in English and Computer. Rahima’s studying at university makes her family and her community happy as they now command respect from the society.
20 year old sophomore at Government Tolaram College.
She is an only child. She has been receiving scholarships for five years. She is reading Mathematics and Accounting. She is hoping to go on to MBA and would like to work at a bank. She would also like to be a volunteer in an NGO to work for women. She is at present a member of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpi Goshthii (Udichi Cultural Organization). Her parents are pleased that Fawzia is studying at college. Her mother said that Fawzia should consider her marriage after she graduates from the University.
25 years old. She has been a scholarship student since 1996.
She has been reading Geography and Environmental study at Dhaka University, and she will finish her study at the graduate school this year. Now she is job-hunting, but she said she would like to pursue her studies at the PhD level. She is hoping to study in Japan in the future. She has 4 elder brothers and one younger sister. Her mother is a teacher. (The 2050 scholarship is to be cut off this year).
20 year old sophomore at Dhaka University.
She is majoring in Economics. She has been a scholarship recipient since 1997. Her family consists of seven members: two elder brothers, one younger sister, father, mother and grandfather. She is hoping to receive CPA to become a business consultant. She would like work at a private company or Grameen Bank. If she had not received the 2050 scholarship, she would not have any alternative but to work at a factory or get married, according to Sejna.
22 years old. She is studying at Jagonnath University.
She graduated from Noyagon M.A. Magid Miea High School. She has been a scholarship student since 1996. Her family consists of 13 members. She would like to be a professor or business manager. After graduation from the college, even though she will have to get married to a man who has already been selected by her parents, she is determined to pursue her own career. She is grateful to Japan as it is an industrial country, and has given support to Bangladesh.
18 years old. She is studying at Sahid Jia College in Najirpur.
She was a graduate from Pirojpulz Government Girl’s School and Sharaondhe College (High School). She has been a scholarship student since 2000. Her family consists of six members. Her father is a farmer and her mother a primary school teacher. She would like to become a lawyer.
20 year old sophomore at Porana Paltan Mohale College.
She graduated from Bagum Rahama High School. She has been a scholarship student since 1999. Her family consists of 10 members. Her father is a public servant. She would like to become a professor at a university.