University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh Chairman Professor Mamun Ahmed said, cooperation from university public relations officers is necessary to popularise and create public engagement with various new activities of the commission.
He also said arrangements will be made to conduct training to enhance the skills of public relations officers. Relevant officials of the commission have been instructed to organise a day-long training workshop involving public relations officers from public and private universities.
The UGC chairman further said this when leaders of the Bangladesh Public University Public Relations Association (BAPAJAS) paid a courtesy call on him at his office on Thursday.
A delegation led by BAPAJAS President Mohammad Mohiuddin Ahmed Suman and General Secretary Md Shamsul Alam Shibly met the UGC chairman.
During the meeting, discussions were held on providing training to enhance the professional skills of university public relations officers and introducing academic programmes in public relations.
Abul Kashem Shikdar, adviser to BAPAJAS, and executive committee members including Md Nazrul Islam, vice president; Khalilur Rahman and Saiful Islam, joint general secretaries; Md Babul Hossain, treasurer; Md Al-Amin Khan, organising secretary; Mostak Jahan, social welfare secretary; and Iftekhar Hossain, training and research secretary, were present during the meeting.
During the visit, BAPAJAS leaders handed over a crest and an introductory document of the organisation to UGC Chairman Professor Mamun Ahmed. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, private secretary to the chairman, was also present on the occasion.
