Sylhet Bureau

A three-day training workshop on 'News Reporting and Narrative' organized by the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) was completed on Thursday.

Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Sher Mahbub Murad delivered the closing and certificate distribution ceremony of the workshop at the Sylhet Press Club auditorium in collaboration with the Sylhet Metropolitan Journalists Union. The guest of honor was Professor Dr. Mohammad Ali Wakkas, Department of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.

The Deputy Commissioner, the chief guest, said that in publishing any news, the future must be kept in mind. Because, if any news is printed in today's newspaper, it will not end up as today's or tomorrow's news. When someone reads that news 50 years from now, it will be a means of evaluation. He commented that it is also a matter of considering whether we are underestimating or overestimating someone while judging the future.

The Deputy Commissioner also said that this initiative of PIB in training journalists is commendable. In this context, he said that there is a shortage of trainers in many areas for providing training. In that case, Training for Trainers TOT can be created to increase training activities at the grassroots level. If they create some trainers themselves, they can provide training at the district and upazila levels.

PIB Trainer (Deputy Director) Shah Alam Saikat and AFP's Bangladesh Fact Check Editor Kadruddin Shishir spoke as guests at the closing ceremony presided over by Sylhet Metropolitan Journalists Union President Mohammad Badruddoza Badar and moderated by General Secretary and Senior Vice President of Sylhet Press Club Khaled Ahmed.

Speaking as a special guest, Professor of the Department of Social Work of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Dr. Mohammad Ali Wakkas said that journalists are the mirror of the nation. Journalists will be thoughtful and impartial. They will highlight truth and lies as the best creatures on earth. Otherwise, they will have to be held accountable in the future. He expressed hope that journalists will play a role in taking the country forward by utilizing the knowledge gained from the training.

Sylhet Press Club General Secretary Mohammad Sirajul Islam, Sylhet Metropolitan Journalists Union Vice President Abdul Kader Tapadar and others spoke at the beginning. Abdur Razzak recited the Holy Quran at the event. Later, the guests handed over certificates to the trainees. 35 journalists from Sylhet participated in the three-day training workshop.

Sylhet Metro Jamiyate Ulama holds protest march demanding protection of sanctity of Ramadan

Jamiyate Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh has held a protest march and rally in Sylhet Metropolitan demanding continued traffic jams in Sylhet, deterioration of law and order across the country, rising commodity prices and closing of hotels and restaurants during the day to protect the sanctity of the month of Ramadan.

On Thursday, after Asr, the procession left the Bandar Bazar Central Jame Mosque in Sylhet city and met for a short rally at Court Point. At the rally after the protest march, chaired by Metropolitan President Maulana Mukhlisur Rahman Rajaganji and led by General Secretary Maulana Abdul Malek Chowdhury, the leaders said that traffic jams are being created in Sylhet city in a planned manner. Some unscrupulous businessmen are involved in this.

The leaders warned, if students can control the country for seven days from July 5, then why are serious crimes like theft, robbery, hijacking, and kidnapping increasing now when the administration is fully prepared?

The leaders made a strong demand to the current caretaker government and said, we do not want this government to fail, but we cannot accept that law and order will deteriorate at this opportunity. If necessary, take the cooperation of political leaders. Accept the cooperation of student organizations as volunteers, we do not want an unstable environment to be created in the country under any circumstances and we cannot accept it.

The rally was attended and addressed by Maulana Zainul Abedin, Central Publicity Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh, Maulana Nizam Uddin, Senior Vice President of Mahanagar Jamiat, Maulana Principal Mahmudul Hasan, Vice President of Mahanagar Jamiat, Maulana Nazrul Islam, Former Student Leader of South District Jamiat, Vice President Maulana Mahmudul Hasan, Maulana Muktar Ahmed, Syed Mosaddiq Ahmed, Maulana Sadrul Amin, Maulana Ahmed Sagir Amin, Alhaj Zuber Al Mahmud, Maulana Hossain Ahmed, Maulana Aminuddin Abdul Halim Satbaki, Maulana Abdul Matin Chowdhury, Maulana Akhtaruzzaman, Mufti Zakaria Mahmud, Maulana Hasan Ahmed, Maulana Kabir Ahmed, Maulana Lutfur Rahman, M. Belal Ahmed Chowdhury, Rezaul Haque, Maulana Abdul Malik, Maulana Saiful Islam LLB, Maulana Maulana Khairuzzaman, Mahmudul Hasan Noman, Maulana Abdullah Al Mamun Khan, Maulana Abdul Ahad Noman, Shah Adnan, Maulana Afzal, Maulana Abu Hanifa Sadi, Ainul Islam, Syed Shakir Ali, Abdul Karim Dildar, student leader Abu Taher, and others.