A total of five students from different faculties of the Islamic University (IU) have been selected for the Prime Minister Gold Medal award for their outstanding academic results.

Every year the University Grants Commission honours brilliant students with this medal.

The medals will be awarded to the students by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the upcoming prize giving cremony, IU acting registrar SM Abdul Latif said.

The selected students are: Maksud Iqbal of Al-Quran and Islamic Studies department, Bulbul Ahmed of Arabic Language and Literature, SM Nahidul Islam of Finance and Banking, Wazidur Rahman of the Department of Law and Rezwanur Rahman of Biotechnology and Genetics Engineering.