ASSIGNMENT ONE

FULL NAME: JUNAED

DEPARTMENT: EEE
Student ID: 192001058

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II

EAP-102 | SPRING 2020
 ACTIVITY: Writing a news article

1. Review the following KEY POINTS about writing a news article:

A typical newspaper article contains five (5) parts:
I. Headline: This is a short, attention-getting statement about the event.
II. Byline: This tells who wrote the story.
III. Lead paragraph: This has ALL of the who, what, when, where, why and how
in it. A writer must find the answers to these questions and write them into the
opening sentence(s) of the article.
IV. Explanation: After the lead paragraph has been written, the writer must
decide what other facts or details the reader might want to know. The writer
must make sure that he/she has enough information to answer any important
questions a reader might have after reading the headline and the lead
paragraph. This section can also include direct quotes from witnesses or
bystanders.
V. Additional Information:This information is the least important. Thus, if the
news article is too long for the space it needs to fill, it can be shortened
without rewriting any other part. This part can include information about a
similar event.
[Link: https://www.historyisfun.org/pdf/tea-overboard/Newspaper_Article_Format.pdf]

2. Read the following sample (customized) news article from The Daily Star.

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PahelaBaishakh Celebrated with Great Enthusiasm

Ritu Ghosh, Staff Reporter

Wed Feb 25, 2019

DHAKA - PahelaBaishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, was celebrated across the
country on Sunday amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm despite various
restrictions.People from all walks of life thronged different popular and historic spots in the
capital and elsewhere across the country to welcome the Bangla New Year 1426 with new
hopes and aspirations for a better, peaceful year.

The festivities began at dawn today with the artistes from Chhayanaut welcoming the day
with Tagore’s famous song ‘Esho hey Baishakh, esho, esho (come O Baishakh, come)’ at the
RamnaBatamul in Dhaka.Students of the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University brought
out the ‘MangalShobhajatra (procession of good wishes)’ from in front of the institute around
9:00am today as part of the festival and paraded through the university campus.Traders and
shopkeepers across the country opened ‘Halkhata’ (new book of accounts) and entertain
customers and visitors with sweets on the first day of the New Year as part of the tradition
and culture. On the occasion, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have
greeted countrymen and all Bangla-speaking people across the globe.

The celebrations of PahelaBaishakh have become an integral part of Bangalees since the
Bangla calendar was introduced by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1556 of the Gregorian
calendar.
On every return of PahelaBaishakh, also the country’s biggest cultural festival, people of all
walks of life, especially the youths, come out on the roads at daybreak wearing traditional
dresses - men wearing panjabi-pyjama, women attired in sarees with red borders, and
children in colourful dresses -- to celebrate the day.The day is a public holiday.

 TASK:

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Now write a news article in NO MORE THAN 300 WORDS on the Victory Day
Celebration at Green University of Bangladesh.
Answer:

Victory Day celebration at Green University of Bangladesh

Junaed, Staff Reporter

Wed Feb 17, 2019

DHAKA - On December 16, the Green University of Bangladesh held a celebration of

Victory Day. The event started with a rally at the first building of the Green University of
Bangladesh. GUB Vice-Chancellor Dr.Golam Samdani Fakir began the event where the
treasurer of GUB and other administrative officials of the University were present. A
discussion meeting was held at the end of the rally. VC of GUB and other special guests
spoke there.

The VC of GUB thanked the freedom fighter, student-teacher, and front base workers to their
valuable sacrifice, selfless service to this Motherland. The speakers expressed their
conviction to form the next Bangladesh by remembering the sacrifices of the freedom
fighters. Special prayers were organized for the freedom fighters and for the prosperity of the
country. Later in the afternoon, the event ended with a pleasant cultural program. More than
one thousand students participated in this event.

The final victory was achieved by defeating the Pakistan army on December 16, 1971,
through a nine-month bloody war of liberation. The Commanding officer of the Pakistani
Forces General AAK Niazi surrendered with his forces to the Allied forces of India and
Bangladesh. Since then, December 16 has been officially celebrated as victory Day every
year. This day is a national holiday.Apart from Bangladesh, the day is celebrated in different
countries of the world.

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