Department of English of Jahangirnar University launched a scholarship titled Prof Abu Rushd Motin Uddin Memorial Trust Fund yesterday to assist poor students of the department.
Azija Rushd, spouse of late Prof Abu Rushd Motin Uddin, a teacher of the department, handed over a cheque worth Tk 5 lakh for the fund to Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Sharif Enamul Kabir yesterday.
Pro-vice chancellors Prof Dr Muniruzzaman and Prof Dr Md Forhad Hosen and the department's Chairman Mashrur Shahid Hossain were present on the occasion.
The scholarship would be awarded to a male and a female student who scored the highest in their honours final year.
Prof Motin retired from the department in 1982 and passed away on March 23, 2010.