Acting Director of Public Relations Office of Dhaka University (DU) Mahmood Alam has been appointed as full-fledged Director of the same office. DU Syndicate gave him this appointment at a meeting with Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman in the chair. Earlier a high-level Selection Board recommended him for this post, says a press release.
He joined DU Public Relations Office as Reporter in 1986. Since then he served this office in different capacities including Senior Reporter, Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Acting Director and Editor of the “Dhaka University Barta”.
Mahmood started his journalism career in the National English daily “The New Nation” in 1980. Born in 1962 at North Subidkhali under Mirzagonj Upazila in Patuakhali Mahmood is the 2nd son of former teacher of Subidkhali Pilot High School late Motaher Uddin and late Anowara Begum.
