North South University (NSU) and UNESCO Dhaka jointly inaugurated Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2024 with an engaging event at the NSU campus on October 24, 2024. The event gathered academics, media experts, and communication professionals to discuss this year’s global theme: The New Digital Frontiers of Information: Media and Information Literacy for Public Interest Information.
The inauguration was graced by a distinguished panel of guests, including Mr Faruk Wasif, Director General, Press Institute of Bangladesh, Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, PhD, Vice-Chancellor, NSU, and Dr Susan Vize, Head of Office & UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh and Dr Din M. Sumon Rahman. Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
In the technical part, key facilitators were Dr Samiksha Koirala, Director of Office of the External Affairs; Dr Harisur Rahman, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Sociology; Shuvashish Das Ray Dip, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) including Ms Noore Jannat Proma, Sector Lead – Communication and Information, UNESCO Dhaka Office, and Ms Nusrat Amin, Head of Communications & Public Engagement, UNESCO.
