  In this work we have investigated the possibility of having a late time
accelerated phase of the universe, suggested by recent supernova observation,
in the context of Brans Dicke (BD) theory with a symmetry breaking potential
and a matter field. We find that a perfect fluid matter field (pressureless and
with pressure) cannot support this acceleration but a fluid with dissipative
pressure can drive this late time acceleration. We have also calculated some
cosmological parameters in our model to match with observations.
