Category: Miscellaneous

Top 10 quotes of Stephen Hawking

British physicist Stephen Hawking, who is considered as one of the world’s foremost physicists, died today at the age of 76. Here are top 10 quotes from the famous scientist: Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. 2. The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it..

US students stage walkout against gun violence

From Washington to Los Angeles, students walked out of US classrooms Wednesday in the largest grassroots protest against gun violence seen in years, demanding action one month to the day after a deadly shooting rampage at a Florida high school. Hundreds of teenagers from Washington area schools gathered outside the..

US-Bangla Airlines plane crashes, dozen killed

At least 46 people were killed as an aircraft of Bangladesh’s private US Bangla Airlines crashed and burst into flames while landing at Kathmandu with 71 people onboard, 67 being passengers, officials and reports said. “According to our information 45 people who were on the flight were killed . …

Academicians for conducting research to ensure quality higher education

Academicians at a seminar here laid importance on conducting adequate research works to ensure quality of higher education to compete with the international standard on Tuesday (6th March). “Quality higher education is evidently a critical element of development, which a country like Bangladesh must build, if it is to make..

Historic March 7 today

The ruling Awami League along with the like-minded political and socio-cultural organisations would celebrate today the 47th anniversary of the epoch making speech Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered at Suhrawardy Udyan on March 7, 1971. In the historic address, Sheikh Mujib declared, ‘Ebarer Sangram Amader Muktir Sangram; Ebarer..

EED implements Tk 361.31cr projects in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj

Education Engineering Department (EED) has implemented 981 schemes under 14 major development projects at a cost of around Taka 361.31 crore in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts during last nine years. At present, the department has been executing two projects with an estimated cost of around Taka 30 crore. The works..

PM asks students to pursue practical education on agriculture

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina suggested students to pursue practical education on agriculture, saying that there is nothing of shame to work on land or plant seedlings on Thursday (1st Feb). “We’re providing education to our children. But after pursuing education, they don’t want to work on land. I think they..

Bangla should be medium of higher education: Anisuzzaman

Eminent educationist Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman said that Bangla should be the medium of instruction in higher education in the country on Tuesday (27 Feb). “Experts should write academic books in Bengali, otherwise it will be difficult to study in Bengali language. Only memorization in English is not effective in higher..

Trump says would have run unarmed into Florida school

President Donald Trump said Monday he would have rushed unarmed into the Florida school targeted by a mass shooter, as student survivors of the slaughter brought their campaign for gun control to Congress. Nearly two weeks after the attack in Parkland, Florida left 17 people dead, US lawmakers reconvened after..

IU extends MPhil-Ph.D registration deadline

The authority of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia extended the deadline of registration for MPhil and Ph.D program under the academic session 2017-18, said an IU press release yesterday. Application form for the program will be available till March 20 instead of February 20 and it will be submitted until..

Programmable logic controller workshop held in RUET

A daylong workshop on ‘Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)’ was held in Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) here on Saturday (24 Feb). RUET’s Department of Mechatronics Engineering hosted the workshop to devise ways and mean on how to overcome the existing challenges in this applicable field. Vice-chancellor of RUET..

21 get Ekushey Padak, 2018

Twenty one eminent citizens were yesterday given the Ekushey Padak, 2018 for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented the prestigious award to the recipients at a ceremony held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital. The awardees are: AJM Takiullah (posthumous) and Professor Mirza..

Nation pays tributes to language movement martyrs

The supreme sacrifice of the language heroes on this day 66 years back is being remembered as people in thousands are thronging the Central Shaheed Minar at midnight to pay their glowing tributes to the 1952 language martyrs by placing wreaths at the altar of the monument. President Abdul Hamid..

Bangladesh HC confers awards to British-Bangladeshi academic achievers

Bangladesh High Commission in London has conferred awards to the British-Bangladeshi students who have achieved outstanding results in the 2017 GCSE and A Level examinations on Saturday (18 February). A total of 103 students who achieved at least 10 A/A* in GCSE and 3 A/A* received crests and certificates in..

4 transport workers to die for rape and murder of law student Rupa

Four transport workers were awarded death penalty in a case filed for raping and killing law student Rupa Khatun in a moving bus in Tangail. The death row convicts are bus driver Habibur and three helpers Shamim, Akram and Jahangir were present in the court when Abul Mansur Miah, acting..

Shajahan for strengthening base of education for better Bangladesh

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan underscored the need for strengthening the base of education further by utilizing information and communication technology (ICT) on Saturday (10th Feb) to build a better Bangladesh. “We will have to put emphasis on technological education. We should keep our children away from venomous bite of drug..

Mobile internet services suspended for 30 minutes

Mobile internet services were disrupted for around half an hour across the country this morning. Different mobile internet service providers stopped their services as Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) asked them to halt their services from 9:00am to 10:00am, sources at four mobile operators and BTRC said. However, the services..

Nasrul urges students to acquire knowledge on science education

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid urged students to acquire knowledge on science education for the advancement of the country on Thursday (08 February). The government is providing opportunities including infrastructural development and enhancing research works to promote science education, he said while addressing the inaugural..

Sign language institute to be set up soon: Menon

Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday (7 Feb) said a sign language institute will be set up soon for hearing impaired people of the country. “There are nearly 1.6 lakh hearing disabled people in the country. So, it is urgent to establish a sign language institute to help..