Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust

Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust (Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি ফেলোশিপ ট্রাস্ট) is a Bangladesh government supported and funded scholarship program for science and technology education and research.[1][2]

Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust
Formation2016
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitehttp://www.bstft.gov.bd/

History

Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust was formed through the passage of Bangabandhu Science & Technology Trust Bill-2016 in Parliament of Bangladesh on 16 February 2016. The trust will be managed by a trustee board and will be headed by the Minister or State Minister.[3] The Bangabandhu Science & Technology Trust Bill-2016 was introduced by Yafes Osman, the Minister of Science and Technology.[4] Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust awarded 1554.5 million Bangladeshi taka ($18.3M as of 2020) worth of scholarships to 519 scholars from 2010 to 2020.[5]

References
  1. "Intensify research to increase production". The Daily Star. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. "Anarchy by students of public univs unacceptable". The Daily Star. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. "Bangabandhu trust bill passed". The Daily Star. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. "Bangabandhu Science & Technology Fellowship Trust Bill In Parliament". HiFi Public. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. "Researches have to be beneficial to country: PM". UNB. Retrieved 12 May 2020.


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