Being a touch-typist has its advantages. While I am writing this piece, I have my teary eyes glued to the front page of The Daily Star, dated April 27, 2013. The page, filled with photos of men and women, crying,…
The first team of rescuers left the capital within two hours of the collapse. The news channels blared the number of deaths, images of Rana Plaza’s collapse repeatedly telecasted. The fire brigade, army and locals were already pulling out survivors…
I remember being envious of people who can ride bicycles. I could never learn, but then again I never even tried. I just thought I was one of the many who could not- until recently. Just the other day, I…
A two-day trip to the quiet city Lucerne, located in central Switzerland, was a perfect way to end the winter holidays in January 2013. Boarding a train from Erlangen, Germany with my uncle and aunt who accompanied us on this…
The youths are proactive, and even more. For quite some time now, we have had several youth organisations in Bangladesh. The young adults of the nation have been running around, doing and organising voluntary activities to create more awareness, to…
A funny incident occurred while I was boarding a train to Erlangen, Germany. At the train station, my uncle took us to a seafood store called Nordsee, and we all ordered their famous Buchfish burgers with a hearty amount of…
School life was quite exciting for me. I did not change that many schools. I studied in one school from the beginning. I went to Loreeto from nursery to my O ‘Levels. And later on I sat for my A…
For young people of our era, staying fit is an obligation. No matter how much they enjoy devouring plates of food fried in oil, deep down the guilt of being overweight almost always seeps in. For most of us, we…
Almost halfway through our journey, and we reach to our next destination- Kochi, Kerala. Kochi is one of the southern ports of India and Kerala and is famous for its backwaters. As we were slowly approaching the docks of Kochi,…
North South University Cine and Drama Club (NSUCDC) staged their Annual Drama ‘Fuente Ovejuna’ on April 21-22, 2013 at North South University’s Convocation Stage. Furthermore, they staged a third show in BUET Central Auditorium as a response to BUET Drama…
On April 12, 2013 the volunteer group Agamee and the Student Affairs Office of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) held a “Women’s Self Defense Workshop” with Judo expert Nayana Chowdhury, Assistant Director of the Physical Education Centre of Dhaka…
SAARC is an international university established by the eight member nations of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) viz Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. The…
The recent tragedy in Savar has left us all in state of uncertainty. Human life has no value in the eyes of certain people who are hungry for power. Due to certain irresponsible people, the whole building collapsed and thousands…
TAWSIF MAHBUB BASSIST AND ACTOR What’s Playing? 1. NATOK- THE MANAGER 2. GHOST OF DAYS GONE BY- ALTER BRIDGE 3. BHOY DEKHASH NA PLEASE- AGNEE OST 4. UTTORADHIKAR- ARBOVIRUS 5. YESTERDAY- BEATLES 6. PRAY FOR PLAGUES- BRING ME THE HORIZON…
Last week’s spotlight “Dotted Spotted And Flavoured” by Sabhanaz Rashid Diya and Saad Adnan Khan was not only a well written article, but also a very awakening one. It is a relief to find one of my personal concerns on…
In response to the Savar tragedy, a blood donation camp has been set up at the Jahangirnagar University Medical Centre located inside the campus. The camp collected blood from April 25, 2013. All teachers, students, officials and employees of Jahangirnagar…
The CGMA is offered through the combined expertise and outstanding global reputations of the AICPA and CIMA. The designation is offered to AICPA and CIMA members through a not for profit joint venture called the Association of International Certified Professional…
The Advertising Students of MMC Department of AIUB, from the course of “Advertising Agency Workshop”, attended a daylong workshop conducted by the renowned advertising agency Asiatic Events Marketing Ltd, on April 4, 2013. Drabir Alam, Senior Manager- Planning, from Asiatic…
Professor Dr M Lutfar Rahman, Vice Chancellor, Daffodil International University left for India to join a Round Table Discussion held on April 27, 2013 at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Delhi, India organised by Angila Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK as a…
Dhanshiri Chatra Kallayan Samitee, a student unity of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) visited different historical places in Barisal town and its adjacent areas on a study tour on April 20, 2013. All members of the unity visited Agricultural…
A day long workshop on “Fostering Women Through Video in Bangladesh” concluded at TSC conference hall of Bangladesh Agricultural university (BAU) on April 25, 2013. Agriculture Extension and Education Department of BAU organised the workshop. Vice-Chancellor of BAU, Professor Dr…
A play was organised by the freshers of Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) for the current four batches of the institute. The students proved that they were multi-talented by putting on the play amid exam pressure, lab practical…
Sometimes we become depressed and want inner peace which helps us to make our mind mentally and spiritually calm; we seek for something which relieves us from our daily tensions and anxieties. The meditation music is mostly based on giving…
The Greenherald Environment Committee started off its journey on January 19, 2007 with an objective to collect and circulate the facts and knowledge about nature and the natural resources. In 2010 the environment club was formed with a student body…
BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT) organised a doa mahfil to observe National Mourning Day on April 25, 2013 as declared by the government for Saver tragedy. All members of BUFT offered special prayers and doa for the salvation…
The article on ‘Binod Bihari Chowdhury: The Last of the Mohicans’ by Asrar Chowdhury was a delightful read. Binod Bihari Chowdhury has contributed significantly to our society and country. His wife also played a huge role behind his work. She…
Prussian-German philosopher and revolutionary socialist Karl Heinrich Marx was born on 5 May 1818 (today would be his 195th birthday!). He was baptised into the Lutheran Church along with his surviving siblings Sophie, Hermann, Henriette, Louise, Emilie and Karoline in…
