Media writing students to visit Old Dhaka

On Friday, 20th July 2018, two sections of students attending the course CMN207: Introduction to Media Writing of the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) went on a field trip to Old Dhaka under the supervision of the course instructors Ms. Raiyana Rahman and Ms. Mushfeqa Islam, to visit popular landmarks and interview locals in order to understand and write features on culture and heritage of Old Dhaka. The students visited sites such as the Buriganga River, Ahsan Manzil, Shakhari Bazaar and Beauty Boarding. They interviewed local residents, tradesmen and business owners and took their photographs for the upcoming tabloid [...]

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IUB hosts Korean Fair 2018

Daylong Korean Fair held at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) at its own campus in Bashundhara, Dhaka on July 10, 2018. To introduce IUB students to Korean culture and society as a whole, Korean Club under the Department of Media and Communication at IUB organized the Fair that Prof. M. Omar Rahman, Vice Chancellor, IUB inaugurated as Chief Guest while Min-Jeong Cho, Cultural Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Korea was present as Special Guest. Dr. Mahbub Alam, Dean of School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS), IUB, Dr. Zakir Hossain Raju, Head of the Department of [...]

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STUDENTS TO REPRESENT IUB IN KOREA AT THE 29TH INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FORUM

Three students from the Department of Media and Communication have been selected to attend The 29th International Youth Forum to be held in Seoul and Goyang City, Republic of Korea. The event will take place from 17-23 August, 2018. Selected students for the event are Naila Binte Zakaria, Wasi Noor Azam and Shafrin Islam. Naila Binte Zakaria is a writer who works in Showcase Magazine and writes freelance for different other organizations. Wasi Noor Azam is a filmmaker who has already directed some remarkable short films and is soon going to direct his first feature length film. Shafrin [...]

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Student selected for the 2018 Korean Government Invitation Program (KGIP)

Synthia Kainath Nur, student of Media and Communication department from Independent University, Bangladesh has been selected for the 2018 Korean Government Invitation Program (KGIP) for students from partner countries. She has been chosen by the recommendation of Professor Zakir Hossain Raju, Head of Media and Communication department. KGIP is a short-term training program, taking place in Korea, managed by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED), Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea. It is a multi city tour whose goal is to provide the opportunity to experience and understand Korean culture at first hand with the [...]

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