RU campus abuzz with former MCJ dept students

Former students of Rajshahi University mass communication and journalism department assembled on the campus on the concluding day of the two-day programme on Sunday, marking the 20th founding anniversary of the department.

The students, many of whom came with their families, recalled their days on the campus.

'For me, the reunion is a great opportunity to go back to the period when I passed some of the sweetest days of my life on the campus with friends,' said SM Mohiuddin, now a TV channel reporter and student of the department first batch.

Another former student Mahfuz Mishu, now ATN

Bangla senior reporter, said, 'We enjoyed a healthy and friendly relationship with our teachers and friends in those days.'

He urged the department authorities to organise such programme regularly.

The day's programmes started with a friendship cricket match at the university central stadium at 8:00am with the participation of former students and teachers of the department.

Later a seminar styled 'Broadcast journalism in Bangladesh: limitation, possibility and initiatives' was held at the senate building of the university.

DU mass communication and journalism department chairman Gitiara Nasreen presided over the seminar while ATN Bangla senior reporter Mahfuz Mishu and SM Mohiuddin presented the keynote paper on the seminar jointly.

Jagannath University MCJ department professor Helena Ferdousi, Kaberi Gayen, Abul Monsur Ahmed of DU MCJ department, head of news of ATN Bangla JE Mamun, head of news of desh TV Jayedul Ahsan, NTV reporter Zohirul Alom, head of output at channel-71 Shakil Ahmed, head of news at Somoy TV Tushar Abdullah and channel-i news editor Jahid Newaz Khan were also present as panel speakers at the seminar.

In the concluding ceremony, DU vice-chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique was present as chief guest and engineer Enamul Haque MP and RU treasurer Abdur Rahman and dean of social science faculty M Mizan Uddin were present as special guests while RU MCJ department chairman Moshihur Rahman was in the chair.

The programme ended with a cultural evening at the university's central Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium.

Source : New Age