Md Rafiqul Islam Panna, deputy director of public relations office of Dhaka University has been appointed as the acting director of the same office.
DU vice-chancellor professor Niaz Ahmed Khan appointed Rafiqul as the new post on Monday. Rafiqul worked at the Daily Dinkal as Dhaka University correspondent during his student life.
Later, he served the same national daily as staff reporter for a few years. He joined DU public relations office in 2004 as a section officer.
Rafiqul Islam, of Gangni upzilla in Meherpur, is a former member of Dhaka University Journalist鈥檚 Association, Dhaka Reporters Unity and Dhaka Union of Journalists.