A programme called “India – Bangladesh friendship through poems and melodies” has been organised by Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Dhaka performed by Ms Shaoli Rai and Mr Amit Bhoumik from Agartala, India and Dr Sahadat Hossain Nipu from Bangladesh on October 27, 2018, at the Kabi Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka.
Rajesh, 3 November 2018
Shopno Sarothi Public Library, Naogaon has been selected for this year’s Joy Bangla Youth Award. This year 50 organizations and platforms under 10 categories have been selected for the award. The selection was made on 27th October 2018 of the two-day Joy Bangla Youth Award ceremony at Sheikh Hasina National Youth Development Institute, Savar. The name of the top 30 organizations will be announced later.
Rajesh, Dhaka 3 November 2018
“95 percent of students in Bangladesh share no connection with books… The students are simply not interested to read” — Eminent short story writer Professor Hasan Azizul Haque
Professor Hasan Azizul Haque, an eminent short story writer of Bengali literature, delivered a public lecture on “The Social Responsibilities of the Intellectual” organised by Gyantapas Abdur Razzaq Foundation on 27th October 2018 at Abdul Karim Shahitya Bisharod Auditorium of Bangla Academy.
Shaharima Parvin, Assistant Librarian, East West University
26 October 2018
East West University Library organized a seminar on “Introduction to Citation Management Software: Mendeley” on 22 October 2018 (Monday) from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in S. M. Nousher Ali Lecture Gallery (Room-126), East West University.
Mendeley is a free cross-platform reference manager, as well as a data repository, career database, and social network that supports millions of researchers across all stages of the research workflow.
Shaharima Parvin, Assistant Librarian, East West University
26 October 2018
The Departme
nt of Information Studies and Library Management, East West University organized a Seminar entitled “Data Science: A New Era of Opportunities and Challenges for the Information Professionals in Bangladesh” on 22nd October 2018.
Shaharima Parvin, Assistant Librarian, East West University
26 October 2018
East West University Library organized 2 days program to observe International Open Access Week 2018 from 23 October to 24 October 2018. International Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research.
Prodip Roy, Editor, The Librarian Times
28 October 2018
Dr Md. Anwarul Islam, Associate Professor, Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka is going to attend 81st Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) annual meeting (AM) to present a paper. Under the theme ‘Building and sustaining an ethical future with emerging technology’, this year the information science world unites in Vancouver from 10 to 14th November 2018. The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) has a rich history of providing the “latest and greatest” developments; together, we can find solutions, and make a difference in our workplace and through research.
Ahasan, Dhaka, 25 October 2018
Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) Central Library has launched open source Integrated Library Management System Koha and Institution repository (IR) Dspace software at Seminar Room, Department of Mechanical Engineering on 23 October 2018 in a formal program.
Ahasan, Dhaka, 26 October 2018
Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Kishoreganj inaugurated the library modernization and digitization project on 21 October 2018. Honourable Deputy Commissioner Mr Sarwar Murshed Chowdhury attended the event as the Chief Guest.
Sayma Sultana
23 October 2018
Senior Executive-Library
United International University
“Students of the UIU will now have access to all information on our History, Culture and Liberation War’’- said Vice-chancellor of UIU.
