Mehedi Hasan Shuvo, a student of the Department of Architecture, MIST, was awarded the prestigious ICSBA Fellowship (2024–2025).
Mehedi Hasan Shuvo, a student of the Department of Architecture, MIST, received the prestigious International Centre for Study of Bengal Art (ICSBA) Fellowship 2024–2025 (funded by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Bangladesh) for his undergraduate thesis, "Addressing an 'Oxbow Community': Creating a Sense of Belonging for the Hodi Indigenous Group." His thesis supervisor is Assoc. Prof. Md. Sazzad Hossain, and his studio teachers are Asst. Prof. Abu Salaque, Asst. Prof. Naznia Momtaz, Asst. Prof. Kazi Zayed, and Lec. Zahid. Mehedi was selected as one of five fellows from 34 submissions representing various universities and departments. The distinguished selection committee included senior professors and specialists from diverse fields, such as English, architecture, archaeology, and art history.