Dhaka, May 5 -- University of New Orleans finance professor M Kabir Hassan has been selected as a US Fulbright Scholar for 2022-23 to study small and medium-sized businesses in Saudi Arabia.

Fulbright scholars also play a critical role in US public diplomacy, establishing long-term relationships between people and nations, according to a media release.

Fulbright Scholar awards are prestigious and competitive fellowships that provide unique opportunities for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad.

Fulbright alumni include 61 Nobel laureates, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, 76 MacArthur Fellows and thousands of leaders and experts in academia and other fields in private, public and nonprofit sectors, the release added.

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