Tag: National Library Day

Enriching libraries, enriching minds: A national commitment

2025 February

Md. Anwarul Islam

Photo – Department of Information Science and Library Management (ISLM) at the University of Dhaka commemorated National Library Day

On 5 February 2025, the Department of Information Science and Library Management (ISLM) at the University of Dhaka commemorated National Library Day with a series of events. The celebration began with a rally at 10:00 am, inaugurated by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) of the University of Dhaka, Professor Dr Mamun Ahmed. The event was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Dr Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman Khan, the Chairman of the ISLM Department, faculty members, and students. The rally, showcasing various themes, slogans, and festoons, passed through different parts of the university campus. Following the rally, a seminar was organised, with Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Professor Dr Sayema Haque Bidisha, joining as the chief guest and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts as the special guest.

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School Libraries Face Multiple Barriers in Bangladesh

2022 February, Uncategorized

Prodip Roy and

Md Anwarul Islam

Photo: Copyrighted, Bangladesh Shishu Academy

Last year, on National Library Day, the Daily Star published an article entitled “School librarians should be given teacher’ status.” Then on 28th March 2021, a circular was issued by the concerned authority of the Bangladesh government, showing all school librarians and assistant school librarians have been given teacher status. The article was fundamental in the context of that time. After a long movement and waiting period, the school librarians and assistant school librarians got the teacher status. The inequality is now eliminated after the announcement of the new MPO policies and the human resources framework 2021 for private schools and colleges. The new position of the school librarian is called ‘Teacher (Library and Information Science)’, and Assistant Librarian cum Cataloguer is called ‘Assistant Teacher (Library and Information Science).

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