2,113 students receive police scholarships
Inspector General of Police Md Ali Hossain Fakir on Saturday urged students to combine academic merit with honesty, morality and human values, warning them against drugs and excessive dependence on technology.
“Merit helps a person move forward, but honesty, humanity and moral values make a person truly great,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at a scholarship distribution ceremony for children of police personnel who secured GPA-5 in the SSC, HSC and equivalent examinations in 2024 and 2025.
Police Headquarters organised the programme at the Bangladesh Police Auditorium at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the capital. The scholarships were funded by the Bangladesh Police Welfare Trust.
The IGP said the scholarships represented more than academic recognition, describing them as acknowledgement of the recipients’ merit and hard work, confidence in their future and trust in their potential. He also cautioned the students against drugs, saying they should remain alert to temporary curiosity or provocation that could lead to addiction.
“Drugs are a deadly trap,” Fakir said, warning that excessive addiction to mobile phones, social media and internet games could be as harmful as addiction to other intoxicating substances.
“Use technology, but remain alert so that technology cannot use you,” he said, urging the students to obey the law and encourage others to do the same.
DMP Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed congratulated the students and urged them to work tirelessly to maintain their success. He also advised them to reduce screen time and concentrate on their studies.
Additional IGP (Administration) A K M Awlad Hossain, who presided over the programme, urged the students to demonstrate their merit in every sphere of life, refrain from wrongdoing and work for the welfare of the country and its people.
Additional IGP Awlad Hossain presided over the programme, while DMP Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed and AIG Md Ismail Hossain, who delivered the welcome address, also spoke.
Scholarship recipients Kazi Md Tanan Hossain, Syeda Sabiha Musharrat Mumu, Md Adnan Zawad and Mustaina Manzur shared their feelings at the event.
Among the guardians, Additional DIG Shampa Yasmin and Police Inspector Sheikh Farukuzzaman also spoke.
Senior police officials, guardians and scholarship recipients attended the ceremony.
A total of 2,113 students received Bangladesh Police scholarships for their GPA-5 results in the 2024 and 2025 examinations.
In 2024, 801 SSC and 272 HSC GPA-5 achievers received scholarships. In 2025, the scholarships went to 845 SSC and 195 HSC GPA-5 achievers.
Of the total recipients, 360 Dhaka-based students were formally awarded scholarships at Saturday’s ceremony. The remaining scholarships will be distributed through the respective district police superintendents’ offices.
