C T Online Desk: The 53rd convocation of Dhaka University began on Saturday morning.
President Abdul Hamid, also the chancellor of the university, presided over the gala event at the central playground on the campus.
He went on the stage at 11:50am and announced the commencement of the event following the national anthem.
Excerpt from the religious books of the four main religions of Bangladesh were read. After that, students of the Department of Music performed the theme song of the university.
The graduates of DU arrived at the event by 11am.
A total of 30,348 graduates and researchers attended the program. A total of 131 meritorious teachers, researchers and students will be awarded 153 gold medals, 97 PhD, 2 DBA and 35 MPhil degrees.
A total of 52 people has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees since the beginning of Dhaka University.
