Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Eight students of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Dhaka have received the Ali Riaz Postgraduate Research Awards and Scholarships for their research work.

Of them, two students received the Ali Riaz Postgraduate Research Award, while six others were awarded postgraduate research scholarships.

DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr ABM Obaidul Islam handed over the awards and scholarship cheques to the students as the chief guest at a programme held at Prof Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium on Wednesday.

The Department of Mass Communication and Journalism organised the programme.

Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and acting chairman of the department Prof Kazi Mohammad Mahbobor Rahman...