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Course on 'TV News Presentation' concludes at BIJEM

Star Campus Desk

THE concluding and certificate awarding ceremony of a month-long training course on ÔTV News Presentation' organized by Bangladesh Institute of Journalism and Electronic Media (BIJEM) held on 18 November at the conference room of the institute. Mr. A K M Shameem Chowdhury, Principal Information Officer, Press Information Department & Director General, Press Institute of Bangladesh was present as chief guest and distributed certificates among the participants. Mr. Shahnoor Wahid, Star Campus Editor, the Daily Star and Ms. Anouchka Imam, News Presenter, Banglavision, were present as special guest.

Chief Guest Mr. A K M Shameem Chowdhury said, as a profession today TV News Presentation is a promising & dignified profession. Recently the Government gave 10 licences to establish new satellite TV channels. So job scope is increasing day by day. He also said, training and continuous practice can make an expert news presenter. Otherwise, it is not possible to become a perfect & responsible News Presenter. Special Guest Mr. Shahnoor Wahid said, Standard Pronunciation of Bangla & English is very important for a TV News Presenter. They should have personality, confidence & knowledge on current affairs including Media. Special Guest Ms. Anouchka Imam Emphasised to maintain Media Relations. She suggested all the students of the course to submit their CV to all TV Channels & to gain experience by participating in the audition.

BIJEM Executive Director Mirza Tarequl Qader presided over the function. The course was conducted by renowned TV news presenter Mr. Shamsuddin Haider Dalim ( Banglavision), Ms. Samia Rahman (Desh TV), Ms. Dima Nefartity ( ATN Bangla), TV journalist Syed Ishtiaque Reza ( Baishakhi TV), Bangla Phonetician Dr. Bhaswar Bondopadhaya and English Phonetician Dr. Faheem Hasan Shahed. A total of 38 participants including 28 female students of different universities and colleges took part in the course. More than one hundred students of Bijem are working as TV News Presenter and Reporters at different TV channels.

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