IUB launches book on Rohingya

The Department of Global Studies and Governance (GSG) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) launched a book titled "Rohingya Camp Narratives: Tales From the 'Lesser Roads' Traveled" on Thursday, said a press release.

It is the 4th international volume that the department of GSG has published in the last five years.

Edited by Dr Imtiaz A Hussain, professor at the department of GSG and director of IUB's Centre for Pedagogy, and published by renowned international publishing house Palgrave Macmillan, the book contains 13 chapters.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen joined the programme online as the chief guest.

Abdul Hai Sarkar, chairman of the IUB Board of Trustees; Tanweer Hasan, vice chancellor of IUB; and Ambassador (retd) Tariq A Karim, director of IUB's Center for Bay of Bengal Studies also spoke at the event.

Prof Taiabur Rahman, dean of IUB's School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, moderated the programme.