South Asia Center for Media in Development (SACMID) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMC) of Daffodil International University (DIU) to jointly undertake different programs throughout the year to promote Social media and Digital literacy in Bangladesh. The MoU signing ceremony was held at Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia on August 14, 2022.
Mr. Nazar E Zilani, Member, Board of Trustee, SACMID signed on behalf of SACMID and Aftab Hossain, Head of the Department signed on behalf of JMC in the MoU, while the document was countersigned by Syed Kamrul Hasan, Deputy Director & Program Manager of SACMID and Professor A. M. M. Hamidur Rahman, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, DIU as witnesses.
Professor Dr. S. M. Mahbub Ul Haque Majumdar, Pro Vice Chancellor, DIU; Rashedul Islam, Lecturer (Senior Scale), JMC; Saidur Rahman Khan, Lecturer, JMC; Saidul Islam, Program Officer, SACMID; Firoz Mahmud, Program Officer, SACMID were presented at the MoU signing ceremony.
Under this MoU , which has been made for one year initially, both SACMID and JMC department of DIU agreed to conduct research, advocacy, organize seminar, workshops, resource mobilization and raise awareness to combat misinformation, disinformation, cyber-bullying and rumor now being generated through social media and other digital platforms. Both organizations will work to bridge between academic and practical/hands-on knowledge to promote gender diversity in media.