ISLM Career Counseling Club (ISLM3C) hosts a session for higher studies in Australia

Md. Anwarul Islam 
DU, Dhaka 20 December, 2024

Photo: ISLM Career Counseling Club (ISLM3C) hosts an engaging session on higher studies opportunities in Australia, featuring insights from Mrs. Rowshon Akter, a recipient of the Australian Leadership Award and Monash University graduate.

The ISLM Career Counseling Club (ISLM3C) of the Department of Information Science and Library Management (ISLM), University of Dhaka, organised a session titled –Exploring Higher Studies Opportunities in Australia: Your Pathway to Global Success. 

Approximately 100 students from various semesters attended the session and actively engaged in discussions about higher education opportunities, challenges, and future prospects shared by the speaker, Mrs. Rowshon Akter, a faculty member of the ISLM Department.

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Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2024: University of Dhaka Marks Significant Event

Md. Anwarul Islam 
DU, Dhaka 20 December, 2024

Photo: The New Digital Frontiers of Information: Media and Information Literacy for Public Interest Information

Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week is celebrated worldwide from October 24 to 31. This year, the Department of Information Science and Library Management (ISLM) at the University of Dhaka, in collaboration with UNESCO Dhaka and the South Asia Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), organised a seminar titled “The New Digital Frontiers of Information: Media and Information Literacy for Public Interest Information.”
The seminar featured Honorable Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Professor Dr. Mamun Ahmed as Chief Guest. Special guests included UNESCO Dhaka’s Communication and Information Sector Lead Ms. Noore Jannat Proma and Dr. Md. Moniruzzaman, former head of the United Nations Information Center, Dhaka.

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Observance of National Library Day 2024 at Dhaka University

Md. Anwarul Islam

February 8, 2024

The Government of Bangladesh declared February 5th National Library Day in 2017, first observed in 2018. Since then, February 5th has been observed as National Library Day in Bangladesh with various programs, including rallies, seminars, symposiums, roundtable discussions, and other activities. The Department of Public Libraries (DPL), under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, serves as the apex body for the national observance of this day.

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Dr. Md. Azizul Hakim Memorial Gold Medal launched at Dept. of ISLM, University of Dhaka

TLT, 22 August 2019

Another Gold Medal named “Dr Md. Azizul Hakim Memorial Gold Medal” has been established in the Department of Information Science and Library Management at the University of Dhaka. Ms Asuma Begum, wife of Late Dr Md. Azizul Hakim founded Dr Md. Azizul Hakim Memorial Gold Medal Trust Fund. On the occasion, a cheque handover ceremony was held on July 31, 2019, at 10:00 am at the Office of the Honorable Vice-Chancellor, University of Dhaka. A cheque worth BDT. 10 lac was handed over to Professor Dr Md. Kamal Uddin, Treasurer, the University of Dhaka with the presence of Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr Md. Akhtaruzzaman. Professor Dr Abu Md. Delwar Hosain, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Md. Enamuzzaman, Registrar (Acting), Professor Dr Kazi Mostak Gausul Hoq, Chairman of the Department and family members of Dr Md. Azizul Hakim were present in the ceremony. Other faculty members of the Department were also present in the program.

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