ISRT, Statistics department and Qazi Motahar Husain Foundation jointly arranged a program on July 30 at TSC Auditorium to celebrate the 120th birthday of the founder of ISRT, National Professor Dr. Qazi Motahar Husain.

The students who stood first in the honors and masters from Applied Statistics, ISRT and Statistics Department were given medals and awards on this eve. An essay competition was also arranged by the Qazi Motahar Husain Foundation. The foundation, for the first time, awarded top students of Applied Statistics and Statistics. Award winners from ISRT are Md. Mynul Islam and Rownak Jahan Tamanna for being the first in honors in 2016; Nasrin Lipi and Avijit Chandra Adhikary for being the first in masters in 2016. One ISRT student, Awan Afiaz (1st year) also got awarded for his essay.