Publishing, Printing and Distribution
About the division
Publishing, Printing & Distribution (PPD) Division is responsible to design and publish all course materials of various programs of Bangladesh Open University, including program-related study materials and daily official printing jobs. PPD Division is also responsible to distribute printed study materials to Regional Centers (RCs), Sub Regional Centers(SRCs) and Study Centers of Bangladesh Open University through postal services and by own vehicles of BOU for the students.
Mission
Bangladesh Open University (BOU) provides education to the students through distance and open learning methods. Distance Education covers education throughout the country. A student can get an education from anywhere at any age through distance mode from BOU. So a student depends on the electronic and print medium. PPD Division’s mission is to provide Electronic and printed Course materials to the students.
Responsibilities
- Printing all course materials including Student Guide, Admission Form, Bank Slip, Registration Card, Student Identity Card, Examination Material, Academic Calendar, Annual Report, Yearly Calendar, and Yearly Diary, Writing Pad, Envelopes and Ledger Book etc. Diary, Academic Calendar, Annual Reports etc. and Business/VisitingCards of BOU Teachers, Officers and Staffs.
- PPD Division also prepares E-books for the Students.
- Prepare annual printing and distribution budget.
- Prepare yearly printing and distribution calendar of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) courses and other educational materials
- Prepare all tender documents and Invite e-GP/ open/RFQ tender for printing of educational and other materials.
- Provide logistic supports to the (a) Tender Opening Committee, (b) Tender Evaluation Committee and Inspection Committee.
- Processing of bills for approval and payment to the printers.
- PPD Division also prepares documentation and distribution of books and other study materials to the enrolled students through Twelve Regional Centers (RC’s), Sixty Sub Regional Centers (SRC’s), and more than Twelve Hundred Study Centers (SC’s).
Current activities
There are three Sections in PPD Division. These are: Publishing Section, Printing Section and Distribution Section.
Publishing Section
Publishing Section organizes the text composition, formatting, corrections, style editing etc. of the study materials and related daily official printing jobs. The creative graphic design works of the publications are exposing a wide variety of international standard aesthetic values which is created by the graphic designers of PPD division.
Desktop Publishing (DTP) Pool
There is a Desktop Publishing Pool ((DTP Pool) in this Section where all pre-press works are done by Graphic Designers and DTP Operators of this Division. After approval of pre-press works, DTP pool prepare camera ready copy of the printing jobs and send the soft copy to the related printers by various digital devices. Desktop Publishing (DTP) Pool already prepared more than 400 e-books to meet the growing digital demand of learners. This section also research to create and development of digital electronic publications continually.
Printing Section
Printing Section receives a demand letter for printing items from all Schools and Divisions of BOU. PPD Division then places those demand letters to the Costing Committee. After getting the costing of the printing matters, Printing Section process files to get administrative and financial approval from the appropriate authority.
Printing Section organizes printing of the books and other materials following Public Procurement Act-2006 and PPR-2008. As per the procedures, PPD Division invites open tender through publishing the advertisement in the Daily News Papers, BOU website, CPTU website and BOU notice board etc. PPD Division invites all kinds of printing tenders by e-GP method. The Section also helps the activities of the Tender Opening Committee and Tender Evaluation Committee. The Section takes necessary action to help the Inspection Committee to examine the quality of study materials and other printed materials supplied by the printing press. The Section is also responsible for the processing of bills for approval and payment to the printers.
Distribution Section
The distribution Section receives all printed materials from printers as per work order. There is a big warehouse in this Section. Distribution Section stores all printed materials in this warehouse and distribute these materials to the Twelve Regional Centers, Sixty Sub Regional center, more than Twelve Hundred Study Centers and various Divisions and Schools as per requisition.
Officer’s List:
| Name | Designation | Phone/ E-mail |
| Mohammed Ali | Director | 929118, 09666730730 Ex.760 ppd_dir@bou.edu.bd ali.socrates@yahoo.com |
| Faruque Ahmed Bhuiyan | Joint Director (Publishing & Printing) | 09666730730 Ex.761 bhuiyanfaruque@yahoo.com |
| MS Sadeka Sultana | Joint Director (Distribution) | 09666730730 Ex.763 sadeka@bou.edu.bd |
| Publishing Section | ||
| MS Rebeka Sultana | Deputy Director | 09666730730 Ex.762 lata_sultana@yahoo.com |
| Md. Monirul Islam | Deputy Director (Graphic Design) | 09666730730 Ex.765 artistmonirul@yahoo.com artistmonirul@bou.edu.bd |
| S.M. Atikur Rahman | Assistant Director | 09666730730 Ex.993 atiqur@bou.edu.bd |
| Abdul Malek | Assistant Director | 09666730730 Ex.789 dtpmgz@gmail.com |
| Md. Ashrafuzzaman | Assistant Director | 09666730730 Ex.146 azamann@gmail.com |
| Sahabuddin Molla | Assistant Director | 09666730730 Ex.147 smolla1974@gmail.com |
| Mirza Shahazada Emran | Assistant Director | 09666730730 Ex.998 emranou92@gmail.com nipu_89@yahoo.com |
| Fazlay Arefin | Assistant Director (Publication) | 09666730730 Ex.995 fazlayarefin@yahoo.com |
| Mohibul Islam | Art Officer | 09666730730 Ex.764 mohibularif17@gmail.com |
| Md. Ruman Robin | Administrative Officer | 09666730730 Ex.552 rumanrobin@gmail.com |
| Muhammad Mahbub Alam Khan | Administrative Officer | 09666730730 Ex.553 maak_07@yahoo.com |
| Printing Section | ||
| Md. Eid Uddin Mandol | Deputy Director (Printing) | 09666730730 Ex.766 eiduddinbou@gmail.com |
| Kazi Saifuddin Abbas | Deputy Director (Graphic Design) | 09666730730 Ex.767 ksabbas69@gmail.com |
| Md. Anisur Rahman | Assistant Director | 09666730730 Ex.997 aivi201718@gmail.com |
| Md. Abdus Shahin | Assistant Director | 09666730730 Ex.994 abdusshahin@yahoo.com |
| Md. Mahabubul Bashar | Assistant Director | 09666730730 Ex.996 mahabubboudh@gmail.com |
| Distribution Section | ||
| AFM Enayet Ullah | Deputy Director | 09666730730 Ex.768 nazmun@yahoo.com |
| MS Umme Habiba Most. Farzana Sultana | Assistant Regional Director | 09666730730 Ex.145 u.h.f.sultana@gamil.com |
| Md. Kabir Hossain | Assistant Director | 09666730730 Ex.501 kabirhossainbou@gamil.com |
| Delower Hossain | Administrative Officer | 09666730730 Ex.551 |
| Imran Hossain | Section Officer | 01911899997 imanhossainbou@gmail.com |
Contact
Mohammed Ali
Director
Publishing, Printing and Distribution Division
Bangladesh Open University
Board Bazar, Gazipur-1705
Phone: 02 9291118
PABX: 09666730730 Ex.760
E-mail: ppd_dir@bou.edu.bd
ali.socrates@yahoo.com