The common concerns of students before heading out to take an exam– reviewing notes, getting their bags ready, getting sound sleep and much more. However, in a country like Bangladesh where series of hartals (strikes), shutdowns and agitation programmes make…
Once upon a time, people of this world had nothing but word of mouth to deliver a message. In time, newspapers, radio, television and now, the world wild web have come into the picture, and gave man – any man…
Adrian Tenant, freelance teacher trainer, writer and consultant was an invited plenary speaker at the 6th BELTA International Conference, January 18-19, 2013 held at the National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM). With over 20 years in ELT, Adrian now divides…
People are always looking for ways to keep in touch with one another. Even if they’re in the same country, any time a new method of communication hits the scene, they’ll be downloading, installing and getting right to it. There’s…
As my journey on Semester at Sea continues, the next port of call is Cape Town, South Africa. The coast of Cape Town is known to record the world’s highest waves and is a great place for surfing. The night…
Last year I went to Cox’s Bazaar with my family. We went to a nearby restaurant run by tribal people and discovered a new snack named ‘momo’, it was like a Bangladeshi version of a dumpling and was filled with…
Shib Pasha Government Primary School in Nabiganj under Habiganj district was my first school. My first teachers were, my mother Parboti Chakroborthy and Sri Nikhil Acharjee. After completing primary school, I went to Nabiganj Jugol Kishore High School and passed…
There was a time when there was a common word you would hear amongst musicians and music lovers- wireless. When I first heard it, I didn’t care much until I heard people say the word ‘session’ after it. I was…
Politics is dirty, we are told. But politics is everything. We are all political beings, and choosing to ignore that side of ours is unwise. In the aftermath of horrible things that have taken place in Bangladesh, what we need,…
The UIU Business Club (UIUBC) was formed on December 2012, but in such a short span of time it observed its first intra-varsity marketing event – UIU Marketing Samurai. The first round of the competition took place on February 22,…
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised an orientation programme on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at its permanent campus at Bashundhara, Dhaka, for the newly admitted students of Summer 2013 Semester. In his short speech Professor M Omar Rahman, Vice Chancellor welcomed…
Eastern University Library organised an inauguration ceremony of library website on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 at the library premises. The website was inaugurated by Professor Dr Nurul Islam, Vice Chancellor, Eastern University. The website was developed using Drupal Content Management…
The prize-giving event of GRE Olympiad for participants of the different universities took place on May 10, 2013 at Bangladesh University of Science and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, which was completely a new and a successful initiative by GRE Center, Dhaka.…
ASHFAQUE NIPUN FILM MAKER What’s Playing? 1. BLIND LEADING THE BLIND- MICK JAGGER AND DAVE STEWART 2. TOMAR JONNE NILCHE TARA- ARNOB AND FRIENDS 3. IS THIS LOVE- BOB MARLEY 4. EMOSANAL ATTYACHAR (ROCK VERSION)- DEV D 5. SUN RAHA…
What do we learn from life? We ought never to regret the past but to get some teachings from it. We apply our learning to create a better future. Our illustrious honours gave this country a glorious beginning. A couple…
Last week’s spotlight ‘Inside Enam Medical College Hospital’ was a really good read. Dr Enam has contributed greatly to form Enam Medical College and Hospital. His facility is very resourceful. During the Savar disaster, the staff and students of Enam…
African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist, Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Malcolm Little was born May 19, 1925 (he would have turned 88 today!). When Little was six, his father was…
A good numbers of television media have emerged; which is much appropriate to teach our illiterate population. A significant proportion of the TV broad casting times are consumed by talk shows, commercial advertisement and other unnecessary information. Both of the…
During this historical industrial disaster, thousands of people saved thousands of worker lives without any prior training but with courage and love. They became the national heroes. But what was actually done by the so called student-political wings? Although student…
Rezakul Haider, Chairman of Shajibazar Power Company was elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of Eastern University (EU). He is the Chairman of Petromax Refinery, Comfit Composite Knit, Youth Fashion, Youth Garments, Chowdhury Apparels and…
Ejaj Ahmad, Founder and President of Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC), the country’s first leadership institute, received the 2013 Rising Star Award from Harvard Kennedy School, at a ceremony held at the John F Kennedy Forum of the University in…
Department of English of IBAIS University celebrated the 449th birthday of William Shakespeare at IBAIS University auditorium on April 27, 2013. Professor Dr Engineer Hasan I Chowdhury, Vice-Chancellor of IBAIS University inaugurated the programme. An atypical-programme-of-celebration-with-a-heavy-heart started with intellectual reflections…
To ensure mutual benefits of organising joint courses on Business Process Re-Engineering, e-Management, e-Business and Outsourcing and Freelancing and sharing resources of DIU e-library and online facilities for BIM students a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Daffodil International…
UCEP Bangladesh has done it again. This is the 2nd consecutive year that UCEP has secured the top four positions among 1801 technical Institutes under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB). Position wise the schools are UCEP Mirpur Technical School,…
Eastern University (EU) hosted a blood donation camp in response to the Saver Tragedy on April 25, 2013 at University central building premises. In the camp, teacher, students, officials gave blood and authorities arranged to sent blood to Savar. This…
Four students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) are all set to join NASA’s international lunabotics contest this month with their creation of a high-tech robot that is capable of moving and excavating on the moon’s surface. Named…
