Opinion

Bolstering global trade growth

Global trade is vital for Bangladesh's economic growth. Hence, innovativeness and creativity in terms of manufacturing products are needed so that not only domestic sector but also world-wide trading can be benefitted. The vision of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is identically clear -- w...

Opinion

Happy birthday to mother of humanity

Today is Sheikh Hasina’s 76th birthday She is the eldest daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. We cannot rebut her contribution to the betterment of downtrodden people. Statesman Sheikh Hasina on 18 September in London, UK showed her last reverence to the...

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Tragic death of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangabandhu had to face immense torture in the West Pakistan prisonand they tried to break his nerve, but he was so self-determined that he did not bow down and his firm mental strength remained ever fresh. Under his able leadership Bangladesh became independent on 16th December, 1971. He never bowe...

Opinion

Ensuring quality education for all

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s vision on the education sector is to guarantee twelve years of excellence in teaching-learning for girls and boys by 2030. She is working relentlessly to this end. Her motto is to "leaving no one behind" as per the fulfillment of SDGs and their targets....

Opinion

Entrepreneurship development and international trade during Covid-19

Bangladesh is a coun­try which has been remarkably prog­ressing over the last 13 years under the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In the history of socio-economic and political rule Bangladeshi people got rulers who are pro people. The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh ...

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Fifty years of victory

Bangladesh turns 50 today. Over the last 50 years the country has gone through many ups and downs. Socioeconomic condition of the country improved a lot before the assassination of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 and then after 1996 under the able leadership of the...

Opinion

SDGs and local-level planning

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seek to mobilise global efforts around a common set of goals. The SDGs were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 to end poverty, reduce inequality and build more peaceful, prosperous societies by 2030. Bangladesh is a densely populated country ...

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Bangladesh-Australia TIFA agreement

Victoria University,Aus­tralia can launch a study centre in Bang­ladesh. More training and education centres need to be launched in Bangladesh by the Australian educational institutions. This may help reinforce international collaborative education under the fourth industrial revolution. Als...

Health

Health care system in Bangladesh during pandemic

In research I myself have recently conducted, I found that excellent medical services were being provided by the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Doctors and nurses there were well-equipped and tried to provide very smart services to the patients. But most of...

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Bangladesh graced with Sheikh Hasina

Today is the 74th birthday of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina as she was born on 28 September, 1947. Born in Tungipara, an upazila of Gopalganj district, to the family of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib, she has become a great statesman...

Opinion

Importance of understanding social entrepreneurship during Covid-19

(Continued from last day’s section)Either funding or knowledge sharing there are some companies working along with social enterprises and empowering them to further create an impact. Neoliberal social entrepreneurship also lends itself well to feel-good communication and storytelling—a j...

Opinion

Importance of understanding social entrepreneurship during Covid-19

From the ancient period of time social entrepreneurship, social business and social investment have been perceived as pillar of success. A social entrepreneur has to prioritize the interest of society over own interests (Hockerts, 2015). In Bangladesh, there are a good number of social entrepreneurs...

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Online education, exam and evaluation procedures

(Continued from last day's section)From the preprimary education to the highest level of education, the importance of online education is increasing at an exponential rate due to the pandemic. Not only classroom education, but also international lecture series, conferences, seminars, symposiums ...

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Online education, exam and evaluation procedures

Online education all over the globe has gained momentum due to pandemic. Even least developed countries have to transform from physical teaching-learning process to virtual process due to COVID-19. To maintain social distance and protect students from the pandemic most of the countries are still kee...

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Independence of Bangladesh and future direction

The country is today observing 50 years of independence which may not be feasible without visionary leader like Bangabandhu. In the political arena Sheikh Mujibur Rahman added value through creation of Bangladesh; creating brand image of Bangladesh as a sovereign country among the world which was cr...

Opinion

The road to digital economy

COVID- 19 brings universal changing and digital economy is transforming worldwide connectivity. Transformation led to world towards becoming global village. Currently global system is working through the procedure by which dealing or supplementary institute enlarge worldwide pressure or begin workin...

Opinion

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – A virtuous political leader

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the history of Bengali nation is equivalent. He never bowed down in the Pakistan jail. Bangabandhu returned to Bangladesh on 10th January, 1972 as world pressure was mounting on the then Pakistan to release him. Mujib was a man of accomplishment; without his str...

Opinion

Bangladesh needs to improve its higher educational system

Bangladesh government is attempting to improve its higher education system by trying to improve knowledge management at the education sector. Diverse sort of higher educational institutions are providing education both in the general line and scientific arena of the country. Bangladesh’s advan...