Dhaka, July 16 -- Sazid Khan, NSTU Correspondent:

Two students from Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) have been awarded fully funded scholarships worth nearly Tk 7 crore to pursue their PhDs in the United States.

The students-KumkumKar from the 2012-13 academic session and FariaMehzabinShuchi from the 2015-16 session of the Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (BGE) have both received offers to study Biomedical Science at Augusta University in the US.

Each student will receive an annual stipend of USD 31,000 along with USD 44,318 per year to cover tuition fees and health insurance. Over four years, this amounts to approximately Tk 3.65 crore per student, bringing the total to about Tk 7 crore.

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