'Business Journalism' launched

Commerce Minister Faruk Khan yesterday called on the business as well as economic journalists to keep clear knowledge of business journalism and remain alert to sift through mistakes.
He also asked the journalists to clearly explain business and economic jargons to readers to make them easy to understand.
The minister made the call as the chief guest at the launching ceremony of a book titled 'Business Journalism' at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban at Dhaka University (DU).
Terming the growth of business journalism in the country a big achievement, he advised journalists to learn more and use numbers and statistics with a sense of proportion and avoid confusion of data and information.
DU Treasurer Prof Mizanur Rahman, FBCCI President Annisul Huq, Head of News and Director of Channel i Shykh Seraj, banker Mamun Rashid, Katalyst General Manager James Blewett and Business Editor of the Prothom Alo Shawkat Hossain Masum also spoke.
Journalist Ajoy Das Gupta and Associate Prof Robayet Ferdous of Mass Communication and Journalism department of DU have written the book.