Category: Volume 04

Mukta, Dhaka, 14 October 2018

Dr Dilara Begum, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of Information Studies and Library Management & Librarian (In-charge), East West University has been selected as a ‘Standing Committee’ member of the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) as an Information Literacy expert of Bangladesh. The conference was held on 24 to 27 September 2018 in Oulu, Finland.

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Tanveer Ahsan, NSU

A Team of Bangladesh Bank lead by Ms Tasnim Fatema, Deputy General Manager, Bangladesh Bank Library visited NSU Central Library on Tuesday, 2 October 2018. The team members are; Mr Sasannka Kumar Sinha Joint Director, Mr Habibur Rahman Deputy Director, Mr Dulal Mondal, Deputy Director and Mr Borhan Uddin, Assistant Director.

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Ahasan, Dhaka, 13 October 2018

A successful meeting was held on 3rd October 2018 at Islamic University of Technology (IUT) Board Room and Library with three members of ELSEVIER.

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Ahasan, Dhaka, 13 October 2018

Under the Annual Performance Agreement (APA), Department of Public Libraries achieved the first position jointly for the year 2017-2018 of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. A crest and certificate were warmly received by Mr Asish Kumar Sarker, Director General (Additional Secretary), Department of Public Libraries, with duly signed by Asaduzzaman Noor, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, and Honorable Secretary Mr Md. Nasiruddin Ahmed.

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Ahasan, Dhaka, 7 October 2018

A five-day-long training program on Digital repositories: the pathway from open access to digital asset management was held on 23 – 27 September 2018, at Ocean Teacher Global Academy regional training Centre, UTM, Malaysia.

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Aparajita Rahman, Library Officer, AUW

4 October 2018

Ms Tanjia Sharmin has been promoted to Librarian at Asian University for Women (AUW), Chittagong effected from 1 October 2018.

Ms Tanjia completed her Bachelors and Master’s degree in Information Science and Library Management at the University of Dhaka with an excellent academic result.

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Ahasan, 6 October 2018

International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) orientation program of postgraduate diploma course in Library and Information Science was held on 29 September 2018 of its central auditorium, Chittagong.

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Mukta and Ahasan 29 September 2018.

Mr Sheikh Md. Jalal Uddin and Dr Azizur Rahman have been promoted to Additional Librarian at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University effective from 25 September 2018.

They have been highly influential in the managing library systems and have continued to show an exemplary commitment to their roles as library professionals. » Read more

Shaharima Parvin | Assistant Librarian | East West University | Dhaka

The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) is observed around the world each year on 21 September, established in 1981 by unanimous United Nations resolution 36/37, the General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to “commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.”

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Rajib & Apu | Dhaka, 29 September 2018

A book review program on Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten The World Economy held on 25 September 2018 at projection room of Bangladesh Bank Library. The book was written by Raghuram Rajan, former governor of Reserve Bank of India and becomes very popular around the world.

Dr Md. Kabir Ahmed, General Manager, Financial Stability Department, Bangladesh Bank was the discussant on the book.

Mr Rajan was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis before it hit. Now, as the world struggles to recover, it’s tempting to blame what happened on just a few greedy bankers who took irrational risks and left the rest of us to foot the bill. » Read more