Death anniversary of journalist Novera Thursday
Dhaka: The 11th death anniversary of Novera Deepita, a journalist of The Daily Star and a gold-medalist student of Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of University of Dhaka, will be observed on Thursday.
To mark the day, "Novera Deepita Memorial Trust" has arranged elaborate programmes, said a press release on Wednesday.
The Trust will award "Novera Deepita Memorial Scholarship" to the student achieving the highest marks in BA (Hons) examinations under the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University.
The nominee will receive Taka 25,000 and a certificate. Other programmes arranged by the Trust include praying at her grave in Azimpur cemetery at dawn, donation in orphanages and milad mehfil, the release added.
A book in her memory titled "Novera Nirupoma Deepita Deepannita", edited by her mother Adila Bakul, was published in December, 2015.
She passed away on July 27, 2006. She is survived by her mother, brothers, sister and hosts of friends and well-wishers.