Tag: Volume 05

Rajesh, Noakhali, 5 May 2019

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“The government is working to ensure the freedom of mass media platforms in Bangladesh”, Information Minister and Awami League’s publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud has stated in a discussion titled ‘State of Mass Media Scenario: Perspective Bangladesh Perspective,’ on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day at National Press Club, Dhaka on May 2, 2019, Thursday.

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Rajesh, Noakhali, 5 May 2019

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Book distribution ceremony among 135 government primary schools of two upazilas of Cox’s Bazar supported by room to Read (RtR)’s education project of ‘McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program’ funded by USDA and World Food Programme (WFP) was held on 28 April at Krishibid Institute.

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Shaharima Parvin, Assistant Librarian

The Inaugural Ceremony of the 1^st International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (i-IKM 2019) was held at BPATC, Savar, Dhaka on 25 April 2019. The Conference is being jointly organized by the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) and the Department of the Information Studies and Library Management, East West University. Around 30 Invited Speakers from all around the world, 170 paper presenters and around 350 participants joined the Conference. This Conference is the first initiative taken in Bangladesh of its kind focusing on one of the burning issues of 21^st Century, Agenda 2030.

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Ahasan, Dhaka, 28 April 2019

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Bangladesh Copyright Office organised a programme in Dhaka marking the World Copyright day 2019. A seminar titled ‘Copyright Law in the Contemporary World: Development of Broadcast and Digital platform’ was held at Bangladesh National Library on this occasion. » Read more

Rajesh, NSTU, 27 April, 2019

Shaheed Professor Anudwipayan Bhattacharya Memorial Library and the office complex of the Provost of Jagannath Hall, both renovated with Government of India assistance have been inaugurated at Jagannath Hall, the University of Dhaka on 25 April 2019 Thursday. High Commissioner Smt Riva Ganguly Das and Professor Dr Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka were present and inaugurated the both on that occasion.

Ahasan, Dhaka, 27 April 2019

Barbara Wickham OBE, Director Bangladesh, British Council donated hers and former UK High Commissioner Alison Blake’s best book collections to Active Citizens team Boibodol on 21 April 2019, Dhaka. Mr Saifullah Mahfuz Orko, founder of the Boibodol and other members were present during the program.

Boibodol is a social action project that exchanges books with different networks of readers to encourage knowledge sharing and reading habits in the youth across Bangladesh.

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Ahasan, Dhaka 28 April 2019

The Canadian University of Bangladesh arranged a rally in connection with World Book Day at Banani road 11 on April 23, 2019. The theme of the day was “everything you need to know.” Professor Dr Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr Nazrul Islam, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Sheikh Mozaffar Hossain, Treasurer, Mr Bahauddin Muhammad Isa, Acting Registrar of the Canadian University of Bangladesh were present in the rally as Special Guests.  A large number of students, librarians and Faculty members of the Canadian University of Bangladesh also attended the rally.

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In commemoration of the World Book Day 2019, the British Council Bangladesh, in partnership with Padatik Nattya Sangsad, staged ‘Macbeth’ at the British Council Library. The play has been translated by noted litterateur Syed Shamsul Haq and directed by Sudip Chakraborty.

Tanveer, NSU, 27 April 2019

The Central Library of the North South University recently organized a special orientation program on the library facilities and services for newly admitted students of the department of Masters in Public Policy and Governance (MPPG).

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