Lakshmipur: A meritorious student of Dhaka University, Syed Rashed Hasan Chowdhury, a meritorious student from Bangladesh studying at Ankara University in Turkey, has received a gold medal for reciting the Quran in Turkey.
He was awarded the gold medal at a ceremony titled 'Return to the Religion and Culture of the Ottoman Sultanate' in Khirshehri, Turkey on September 23.
It is reported that this talented student was specially invited from Ankara, the capital of Turkey, to recite the Quran at the event. He recited the Quran at the event. Everyone present was impressed. He won a gold medal. Top government officials and leaders of various political parties were present at the event. He was also invited to Friday prayers at the Central Mosque of Khirshehri, Turkey. There, he recited the Quran before and after the prayers.
Syed Rashed Hasan Chowdhury is the son of Maulana Ali Hossain, the principal of Matabbar Nagar Madrasa in Kamalnagar Upazila of Lakshmipur and the president of the Upazila Imam Samiti. He obtained the Dean's Merit List of Honor Award degree from the Islamic Studies Department of Dhaka University for his excellent results in undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Later, he was nominated for higher education at Ankara University on a scholarship from the Turkish government. In addition, he has presented his research papers at conferences in different countries of the world. His research work has already been published in various international journals in Türkiye, Cyprus, Poland, the Netherlands and Hungary.
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