Dinajpur Press Club gets connected May 05, 2002 Through a simple ceremony one the northern district of Bangladesh has been connected to the SDNP server through dial-up link. District Commissioner of Dinajpur inaugurated the ceremony. Member journalists, members from different Chambers and eminent personalities attended. On behalf of National Press Club, the Joint Secretary, Mr. Abdur Rahman Khan, and on behalf of SDNP, the Project Director, Mr. MA Hakim and Project Coordinator, Dr. Hakikur Rahman were present. Until the day Dinajpur Press Club (DPC) did not have any Internet connectivity. Utilizing the link all the local newspapers will be able to send their materials to Dhaka office. This will reduce their fax cost, for which they have to dial Dhaka office several times a day. But, from now on they will send their materials twice a day through email. After collecting from all members, they will hook up to SDNP server and send their mails. This process will also improve their performance. Dhaka office will obtain processed materials (composed documents) including color pictures. Under this programme, SDNP provided one multimedia PC, one UPS, one modem and other peripherals to the DPC. Praising this event, the DC of Dinajpur instantly agreed to contribute an amount of Tk. 10,000.00 needed to procure one scanner and one printer. Rajshahi Press Club is under SDNP Link May 06, 2002 Vice Chancellor, Rajshahi University Prof. Faisul Islam Faruqee inaugurated the cyber cafe of Rajshahi City Press Club (RCPC). As per recommendation of the National Press Club, RCPC has been taken under SDNP's network. Eventually, this connectivity will be directed to SDNP Rajshahi Regional node. Like DPC, SDNP supported the cyber cafe by providing one multimedia PC, one UPS, one modem and other peripherals. It is expected that RCPC will attain similar efficiency like other member clubs of NPC, under this collaborational programme. Among other, the launching programme was attended by the Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi, the Joint Secretary of NPC, the Project Director and Project Coordinator of SDNP, journalist members of RCPC and eminent personalities. Seminar on computer literacy held June 3-4, 2002 Speakers at a seminar on Monday said computer literacy is a must for Journalists to run their daily professional activities smoothly and acquaint with themselves with the information super high way, reports BSS. They were speaking at a seminar on 'Computer Literacy' organized by Bangladesh Science Writers and Journalists Forum (BSWJF) at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka. They said every journalist should have knowledge on computer technology in this modem era to produce news and disseminate them quickly. Dr. Abdus Sobhan, Chairman, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Rajshahi University presented the keynote paper at the I seminar. Project Director of Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP) M A Hakim, Coordinator, SDNP, Dr. Hakikur Rahman, President Jatiya Press Club, Khondoker Monirul Alam and General Secretary Swapan Kumar Saha spoke on the occasion. The seminar was presided over by president of the forum Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim. Later Dr. Ibrahim inaugurated a computer orientation programme for the journalists. It may be noted that BSWJF is already availing the email and Internet services of SDNP for the last six months. 3 day cyber cafe opens at National Press Club June 5-7, 2002 The Jatiya Press Club in collaboration, with the Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP) opened a three day Cyber Cafe for the club members. Organised on the occasion of the World Environment Day, the programme was formally inaugurated by  Mr. Sabihuddin Ahmed Secretary MoEF. Noted IT expert Profesor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury also released a computer CD containing information on environment of Bangladesh and the environmental hazards facing the globe. Speaking as the Chief Guest on the occasion, Prof. Chowdhury said that Bangladesh needed to utilize the information technology and enhance the Internet access to increase environment awareness and attain development. Presided over by Senior Vice-President of the Club Nurul Huda, the inaugural function was also addresses by Research Director of BIDS Dr. Omar Hider Chowdhury and NPC General Secretary Swapan Kumar Saha.  Access the WED Special CD