Females dominate DU highest academic award

Dhaka University (DU), country’s most ancient university, remains a glaring example of achievements and accomplishments by women where female students have been dominating the academia for over a decade.

Every year the faculties of DU honour their outstanding students with the Deans Award, the university's highest academic award, for their excellent performance in the Bachelor exams. 

For example, in the last 10 years, 398 female students (66%) of a total 599 awardees, were conferred the prestigious reward in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, reports BSS.

After fulfilling various criteria, especially securing an average CGPA of 3.75 without taking any improvement exam, graduates become eligible for the award. If we go 10 years back in 2007, a total of 71 high achievers in their honours exams were conferred Deans Award under biological science faculty, where 35 students were female (49%). 

Changing the scenario in 2008, female students outnumbered their male classmates by 48 to 41 in obtaining the Deans Award. 

From 2009 to 2016, the percentages of female awardees were 84%, 60%, 79%, 72%, 70%, 76%, 68% and 70% respectively. 

Rahima Khatun was one of the 57 female students and 24 male mates who have been honoured with the prestigious award by the faculty on December 6, 2017 after attaining CGPA 3.86 out of 4.00 from Botany department.

“I attained my goal through my regular study, determination and proper concentration in regular classes,” said Rahima.