Atsushi Sunami to address DU convocation

Japanese professor Atsushi Sunami, president of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, will deliver the convocation address at the University of Dhaka’s 54th convocation on January 26, 2027, and receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

Professor Dr Muhammad Harunur Rashid, a donor to one of the university’s trust funds, will also receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree at the ceremony.

The decisions were taken at a Syndicate meeting following recommendations from the university’s Academic Council, according to a press release issued by the DU Public Relations Office on Sunday (October 11).