Dhaka: Some 66 students from eight departments under Dhaka University Biological Sciences were awarded "Dean's Award" on Thursday for their excellent academic results in the BSC Honors examinations of session 2014-15. 

Among the recipients, 45 are female and 21 male students. 

Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique distributed the awards among the brilliants at a function at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the university. 

Biological Sciences Faculty Dean Professor M Imdadul Hoque presided over the function while Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman and Treasurer Prof Md Kamal Uddin addressed it as special guests. 

Prof Arefin stressed the need for nurturing self purification to become a perfect human being. 

"Students have to equip themselves with humanitarian values to upgrade the human civilization," the VC added. 

Prof Arefin said extremism has been expanded in the society as well as the world due to lack of humanistic education. 

Awardees

Microbiology: Ayesha Rahman, Nadira Naznin Rakhi, S.M. Tanjil Shah, Juthi Biswas, Anika Shimonthy, Sharmin Aktar, ASM Rubayet-Ul-Alam, Shahnaz Sultana, Rifat Parveen, Md. Abu Sayem Khan, Akhinur Rahman, Md. Belal Hossain, Tusher-Al-Arafat, Md. Shazid Hasan, Musharrat Jahan Prima, Sharmin Ahmed, Atia Binte Amin, Khondaker Md. Jaminur Rahman, Subarna Sandhani Dey, Umme Tamanna Ferdous, Sayeeda Be-Nozir, Nourin Tarannum

Zoology: Nusrat Jahan Sanzida, Mumtahina Mohammad, Sadia Sultana, Fahmida Sarker, Fatima Akter, Nigar Sultana, J.B.M. Aysha Akter, Chaity Modak, Nusrat Jahan Tushi, Md. Ziauddin Al Mamun, Rashna Sharmin, S.M. Anwar Hossain Palash, Mehjabin Rahman, Mousumi Akter, Trisha Rani Singha Ray, Taslima Akter Lima, Farhana Najnin

Soil, Water and Environment: Hasina Tasmin Moutushi, Mithun Kumar Saha, Fariha Farzana

Botany: Ishrat Jahan Bonna, Chandan Kumar Dash, Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Md. Hasan Shaikh, Zakya Sultana Jui, Afsana Hossain, Mohammad Mahmood Hasan, Khaza Marzia Mou, Farzana Akter Jake

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Talita Zahin Choudhury, Hamida Nooreen Mahmood, Protup Kumer Sarker, Aftab Uz Zaman Noor, Nusrat Jahan Nova, Ar-Rafi Md. Faisal, Tohfa Kabir

Fisheries: Md. Mostavi Enan Eshik, Sadia Afrin Akhi, Jakir Hossain

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology: Md. Shamir Montazid, Hasan Al Reza, Afsana Bhuiyan Toma and Tasmia Islam

Psychology: Sumaia Ali Raisa