Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr AK Abdul Momen recalled late Atful Hye Shibly, a Rajshahi University teacher and also historian, terming as a benevolent person. He was addressing a discussion, doa mahfil and unveil of a commemorative book on Shibly at Poet Shamsur Rahman auditorium in Bangla Academy on Friday morning, as the chief guest. The Rajshahi University History Alumni Association organised the programme in the city with association’s President Dr Md Mahbubur Rahman in the chair. Minister Momen said Atful, husband of his younger sister, used to be happiest once he could help someone. Addressing the good qualities of the former RU teacher, he said Prof Atful could intimate people and get close to them easily. Read more: Prominent educationist Prof Atful Hye Shibly passes away Momen said loss of educationist Atful is irreparable for their family and the country as he was a complete person with a curious mind. Prof Dr Muntasir Mamun, national professor Dr Shahla Khatun, Atful’s wife Nazir Shibly and the alumni association’s General Secretary Mahmuda Khatun among others addressed the programme by recalling memories of the late historian. Prof Atful died in a hospital in the capital on December 29, 2020 while undergoing treatment there after he tested positive for Covid-19.

 Afsan Chowdhury, a veteran journalist, author, Liberation War historian and recipient of Bangla Academy Award, has joined UNB and Dhaka Courier as Editor-at-Large. “We’re extremely proud to have Afsan Chowdhury, founding member of Dhaka Courier and UNB, to rejoin us as Editor-at-Large. His experience and knowledge of history and journalism will be of immense benefit for the further growth of our media outfit, which has emerged as the largest generator and aggregator of news in Bangladesh,” said Enayetullah Khan, the Editor-in-Chief of UNB and Dhaka Courier. With Afsan Chowdhury’s joining, UNB’s digital journey will also get momentum, allowing it to serve its readers with relevant and timely content as he is a seasoned social media strategist, Enayetullah Khan said. Read Enayetullah Khan represents Bangladesh at 17th OANA General Assembly Having a nationwide network of over 100 correspondents and international correspondents in New York, New Delhi, Beijing, Cairo, Los Angeles, London, Brussels, Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore, UNB serves over 20 million viewers, listeners and readers. Currently, UNB has News Exchange Agreements with over 40 countries in the world, including PTI of India, Xinhua of China, Kyodo of Japan, Bernama of Malaysia, AsiaNet, Yonhap of South Korea, ITAR-TASS News Agency of Russia, FAAPA of Africa, CAN of Cyprus, Moroccan News Agency (MAP), Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) and Emirates News Agency (WAM) of the UAE to name a few. Read Cosmos Foundation and Liberation War Museum sign MoU Founded in 1988, UNB is the first fully digitalised wire service in South Asia and is the principal partner in news exchange with AP, one of the world's largest wire services. Also, a member of News Agencies World Congress (NAWC), UNB has remained true to its core values of accuracy and integrity.