DU student urged help resolve social crisis

Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) Prof SMA Faiz yesterday urged students of the Mass Communication and Journalism Department to contribute in resolving the social crisis.

He made the call while addressing the department's 46th anniversary, orientation and farewell programmes at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) auditorium of the University.

Dean of the Social Science Faculty Prof Dr Harun-or-Rashid also addressed the function with chairman of the department Prof Dr Sheikh Abdus Salam in the chair.

SMA Faiz said all social crises left impact on the University, as DU was the part of the society.

The students of the department had to find out ways to overcome the crises as part of the social responsibility with a view to fulfilment of expectation of the country's people, he added.

DU VC also distributed prizes among winners of the departmental cultural and sports' competition-2007.

Later, a cultural function and musical soiree were held.

Earlier, students and teachers of the department brought out a colourful rally from the premises of Aparajeya Bangla at 9:30am.

The Mass Communication and Journalism department was established in the university on August 02, 1962 under the Arts faculty and now it is a department of the social science faculty.