Mahmood Alam, Senior Most Deputy Director of Public Relations Office of Dhaka University (DU) has been appointed as Director (acting) of the same office. DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman gave him this appointment on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Mahmood assumed his office on Monday.
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 and Editor of the “Dhaka University Barta”.
Mahmood started his journalism career in the National English daily “The New Nation” in 1979. He served this paper as Staff Reporter, Sub- Editor and Campus Page Editor until 1995. He also served another English Daily “The Independent”, as Sub-Editor in 1996. Later, he moved to another pioneer English Daily “The Bangladesh Observer” and worked there in the reporting section for long 12 years.
Mahmood visited many countries including USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Bulgaria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Philippines and Singapore.
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 Ms. Anowara Begum.
