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satilsiraj@ru.ac.bd

Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, BANGLADESH


MD. SATIL SIRAJ
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Mass Communication & Journalism


Education Summary  
MSS in Mass Communication and Journalism from Rajshahi University

Research Interest  
Media and Society, Community Radio, Journalism
Level Institution Year
Masters
(MSS in Mass Communication and Journalism)
Rajshahi University 1996
Bachelor/Honors
(BSS in Mass Communication)
Rajshahi University 1995
Higher Secondary
(HSC (Humanities))
Rajshahi Education Board 1992
Secondary
(SSC (Science))
Rajshahi Education Board 1990

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2017-06-17 to Mass Communication & Journalism ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2005-07-02 to 2017-06-16 Mass Communication & Journalism ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2002-07-02 to 2005-07-01 Mass Communication & Journalism LECTURER

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Not Available

Book

1. Md. Aminul Islam, Md. Satil Siraj and Md. Mashihur Rahman "Digital Divide among University Students of Bangladesh" Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany

Published: August 2013
2. Md. Satil Siraj "তথ্য-স্বাধীনতা ও অনুসন্ধানী সাংবাদিকতা" ম্যাসলাইন মিডিয়া সেন্টার(MMC),১/১৫ মোহম্মদপুর, ঢাকা, বাংলাদেশ ,প্রকাশকাল: জানুয়ারি, ২০০৮

Published: January 2008
3. Md. Satil Siraj "কর্মশালা সহায়ক প্রশিক্ষণ ম্যানুয়াল: সফল বেতার-অনুষ্ঠান তৈরির কলাকৌশল" Published by: Centre for Communication and Development(CCD), Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Year of Publishing: 2008

Published: January 2008
4. Md. Satil Siraj "Impact Assessment Study on “Women’s Participation in Democracy”" Published by: Research Cell, Association for Community Development(ACD), Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Year of Publishing: March, 2005

Published: March 2005
5. Md. Satil Siraj "Types, Nature and Causes of Violence against Women in Rajshahi District" Research Cell, Association for Community Development(ACD), Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Published: December 2004

Book Chapter

1. Md. Satil Siraj "Community Radio against Human Trafficking and Unsafe Migration" Invisible Waves, Visible Changes: Community Radio Movement in Bangladesh, Editors:Ankuran Dutta, Mohammad SahidUllah, India: ARMT south Asia, ISBN 978-81-933588-5-6

Published: March 2019
2. Md. Satil Siraj "চলচ্চিত্র যখন নেহাতই ‘সংস্কৃতি-ইন্ডাস্ট্রি’র উৎপাদ: পরিপ্রেক্ষিত বাংলাদেশ" গ্রন্থের নাম: চলচ্চিত্রের সময়, সময়ের চলচ্চিত্র সম্পাদক: ড. ফাহমিদুল হক ও সাখাওয়াত মুন প্রকাশক: ঐতিহ্য প্রকাশনী, ঢাকা প্রকাশকাল: ২০০৬

Published: March 2006

Journal

1. Md. Satil Siraj, Abujur "A Study on the Presentation of Health News in the Newspapers of Bangladesh" Development Compilation Vol. 17, No. 01 Bangladesh Institute of Professional Studies

Published: May 2022
2. Md. Satil Siraj and Md. Mashihur Rahman "Role of Community Radio to Promote Non-formal Education: A Study on Radio Padma" Journal of Journalism and Media Studies Jahangirnagar University

Published: July 2016
3. Md. Satil Siraj "Exploring the Prospects of Community Radio in Bangladesh in Preventing Human Trafficking and Unsafe Migration: a Study on Radio Mahananda 98.8 fm" Global Media Journal, Pakistan Edition VOL-VIII | ISSUE-II | Fall 2015 http://www.aiou.edu.pk/gmj/CurrentIssue.asp

Published: December 2015
4. Md. Satil Siraj and Md. Mashihur Rahman "Communication Theories in Digital Divide Research" Social Science Journal, Vol-19, Rajshahi University, 2015

Published: July 2015
5. Md. Satil Siraj "বাংলাদেশের চলচ্চিত্র দর্শক: রুচির বিচারে মধ্যবিত্ত, নিম্নবিত্ত সমান" মাধ্যম (গণযোগাযোগ ও সাংবাদিকতা বিষয়ক পত্রিকা), প্রকাশক: ইনস্টিউট অব মিডিয়া এন্ড কমিউনিকেশন স্টাডিজ গুলশান, ঢাকা, ১ম বর্ষ ১ম সংখ্যা, ১৪১৬ বাংলা সন

Published: July 2009
6. Md. Satil Siraj "A Critical Review on the Texts Related Negative Impact of Advertising on Society( in Bengali)" ADCOMSO Journal, Center for Social Science Research, University of Rajshahi

Published: December 1999

Conference

1. Md. Satil Siraj "Disparity and Discrimination faced by the Indigenous Communities in Bangladesh: A study on the National Budget" International conference on “Narrativising Indigeneity – Looking to the Future, Centurion University, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India, Institute of Knowledge Societies, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India and Institute of Ko

Published: February 2016
2. Md. Satil Siraj and Md. Mahbubur Rahman "Disparity and Discrimination faced by the Indigenous Communities in Bangladesh: A study on the National Budget" International conference on “Narrativising Indigeneity – Looking to the Future”, Organized by: :Institute of Knowledge Societies, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India and Institute of Koorie Education, Deakin University, Au

Published: February 2016
3. Md. Satil Siraj, Md. Mashihur Rahman "Role of Community Radio to Promote Non-formal Education: A Study on Radio Padma" ACMC India Chapter Annual Conference 2015, Asian Congress for Media and Communication, THK Jain College, Cossipore, Kolkata, India

Published: November 2015
4. Md. Satil Siraj and Md. Mashihur Rahman "Role of Community Radio to Promote Non-formal Education: A Study on Radio Padma" Organized by: Asian Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC, India Chapter), Venue: THK Jain College, Cossipore, Kolkata, India, 23-24 November, 2015

Published: November 2015

Report

1. Md. Satil Siraj "End of Project Evaluation Report: Community Mobilization Project to Prevent Human Trafficking (CMPPHT)" Initiated by: Proyas Manobik Unnoyan Society (PROYAS).Supported by : United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Winrcok International (WI). Unpublished Work.

Published: June 2014

Other

1. Md. Satil Siraj "মানব-পাচার ও অনিরাপদ অভিবাসন প্রতিরোধে রেডিও মহানন্দা ও প্রয়াসের ভূমিকা" রেডিও মহানন্দা তৃতীয় প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী সংখ্যা , ফেব্রæয়ারি ২০১৫

Published: February 2015
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Other Affiliation

1. House Tutor , Shahid Suharawardy Hall, Rajshahi University, from 14.05.2009 to 13.05.2012

2. Joint Secretary, Rajshahi University Teachers' Association, 2015

3. Executive Member, Radio Padma 99.2 FM


 

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

Title of the conference

Venue

Name of organizer

Date and time

Global Media Forum (GMF)

Bonn, Germany

DW Akademie

13-15 June, 2016

Networking Conference on Journalism Education Institutions in Bangladesh

University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Rajshahi

February 17, 2018


.PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND WORKSHOP

1.     1.       (2020) ‘’ Training of E-trainers ‘’ July 8-9 and July 14-15, Arranged by the Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany. (Mode of contact of the training: Zoom App )

2.       (2018) ‘’ Social Media : Fake News, Verification, Social Media Management’’ October 27-30, Rajshahi, Arranged by the Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany. 

3.  (2017) “Modern Didactic Teaching Method” September 11-13, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Arranged by the Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany.            

4. (2017), “Introduction to Scientific Working” August 20-23, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Arranged by the Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany.

5. (2016) “The Modern Multimedial Website: How to Teach Radio-and TV-Journalism” November 02-10, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Arranged by the Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany

6. (2016) “The Conscience of Journalism: Media Ethics, Media Laws and its Practice in Bangladesh” August 0-04, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Arranged by the Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany

7. (2016) “Ways into Journalism in Germany” June 11-18, Berlin, Germany, Bangladesh. Arranged by the Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany

8. (2015) “Teaching and Learning in Tertiary Level” October 18-20, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Arranged by the Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany

9. (2008) Workshop on Reporting on Budget, January 24-26, BRAC Inn, Rajendrapur Bangladesh, Arranged by the World Bank Institute



WORK EXPERIENCE

 1. As a university teacher

·         Now working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

  
2. Part time job involvement

a.  January 1, 2020 to till date— serving as the Coordinator (Part-time) , Department of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies, Varendra University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

b. September 2016 to December 31, 2019— serving as the Part-time teacher, Department of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies, Varendra University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

3. As a trainer

·         Working as a trainer of PATC (Public Administration Training Centre.) in Rajshahi on Mass Media and Public Relations.

·         Also working with the Radio Padma ( a community radio based on Rajshahi) as a core trainer to train their reporters and program makers.

·         Worked with the Association for Community Development (ACD) a non-government organization based in Rajshahi, Bangladesh as a trainer. I participated as a trainer in a two-day long (26-27  November, 2008)  training program on Investigative Journalism to Establish Land Rights for Women where working journalists of Rajshahi were the participants.

·         Worked as a Trainer, Training pool of Development Internship Program organized by Barendra Unnayan Forum, a non-government organization based in Rajshahi, Bangladesh in 2008.

·         Worked as a trainer of PIB (Press Institute of Bangladesh.) on Basic Journalism.


 

·         Continuously working with the  Centre for Communication and Development (CCD), Bangladesh, a knowledge-based non-government organization. I have been working as a trainer of training pool of CCD since 2004 to date. CCD regularly organizes training for  journalists, young professionals, female students coming from graduate and under graduate level, young students from indigenous community and so on . On behalf of CCD, I conducted more than 40 training sessions on basic journalism, gender and development issues, rights of indigenous people and human rights, AIDS issues etc.

·3. As a Presenter of Radio Padma

·         Regularly attending programs on various issues on Radio Padma as moderator.

4. As a Panel Discussant of Bangladesh Betar, Rajshahi

·         Regularly attending programs on various issues Bangladesh Betar, Rajshahi as a panel discussant.


5. KEY-NOTE SPEAKER

 1.       Article titled A Critical Review on the Practice of Agricultural Journalism in Bangladesh has been presented as a key-note speaker on September 26, 2020 at Master Chef Restaurant Conference Room   at Rajshahi organized by Farming Future Bangladesh, an organization based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2.       Article titled ‡RÛviwfwËK mwnsmZv I evj¨weevn: evsjv‡`k cwi‡cÖwÿZ has been presented as a key-note speaker on February 25, 2020 at DC Conference Room at Rajshahi organized by Association for Community Development (ACD) a non-government organization based in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. 

3.    Article titled সুশাসন  উন্নয়নে চাই স্বাধীন গণমাধ্যমআর চাই সাংবাদিকতায় পেশাদারিত্ব¡ have been presented as a key-note speaker of celebrating World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2014 at Conference Room of Warisan Restaurant of Rajshahi organized jointly by Centre for Communication and Development (CCD), Bangladesh, Radio Padma and BNNRC.

 4.  Article titled জনগণের বাজেটে চাই জনগণের অংশগ্রহণ have been presented as a key-note speaker on May 24, 2010 at Conference Room of Safa Wang Restaurant of Rajshahi organized by Barendra Unnayan Forum, a non-government organization based in Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

 5.  Article titled নারীর ভূমি-অধিকাররাজশাহী অঞ্চলে খাস জমি ব্যবহারে নারীর অধিকারও নিয়ন্ত্রণ পরিস্থিতি এবং নীতিমালা পর্যালোচনা have been presented as a key-note speaker on November 14, 2009 at Conference Room of ACD organized by Association for Community Development (ACD) a non-government organization based in Rajshahi.  

6.     Article on Transparency in Administration of Bangladesh and the Role of Civil Society ( Bengali write-up) have been presented as a key-note speaker on October 27, 2008 at Rajshahi Tennis Complex Auditorium that was organized by Democracy watch, Bangladesh.


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