A total of five meritorious students of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) of Dhaka University (DU) received 'Ataus Samad Trust scholarships' for their outstanding results in BSS examinations of 2017 yesterday. Besides, journalist Abdul Gaffar Choudhury received 'Ataus Samad Memorial Trust Lifetime Achievement Award' at a program held at Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury auditorium at the DU. DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman handed over the award and scholarships among the recipients as the chief guest at a function where MCJ Dept Chairperson Prof Dr Kaberi Gayen presided over the function. The recipients of 'Ataus Samad Memorial Scholarship' are Istiak Ahmed, Md Nazmul Hossain, Mostofa Md Tahan, Ishratul Jahan Shova and Tareq al Hasan. At the end, Journalist ABM Musa had donated money to introduce Ataus Samad Memorial Trust Fund at the university.