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Ahmed A Azad

The writer is a retired professor of medical biotechnology who devotes his time (pro bono) to research capacity development in Bangladesh and establishment of collaborative networks of scientists of Bangladeshi origin.

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Build scientific and clinical research capacity to contain Covid-19

12 July 2021
No medical challenge since the Spanish flu outbreak a century back has caused as much global panic and brought the entire world to its knees as the current Covid-19 pandemic.
12 July 2021
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How to fight a complex, unpredictable virus

9 July 2020
Bangladesh had three-months’ notice to prepare for a possible outbreak of Covid-19 but failed to prepare for it.
9 July 2020
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Covid-19: Taming the beast

13 April 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic, caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has brought the entire world to its knees and virtually stopped all face-to-face social interactions between humans.
13 April 2020
BIOSIMILAR MEDICINE

AFFORDABLE BIOSIMILAR MEDICINE / A low-hanging fruit ready for picking

29 December 2019
The pharmaceutical sector in Bangladesh has huge potential and opportunities for producing affordable modern medicines for the ordinary citizens as well as the developing world.
29 December 2019
Youth

The power of the youth

12 February 2019
The year 1991 is a significant one in our history. By the beginning of that year, General Ershad had been forced out of office and it is in 1991 that parliamentary democracy was formally restored.
12 February 2019
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Harnessing the power of modern biotechnology

17 May 2018
Modern biotechnology made its beginning with the development of molecular cloning and recombinant DNA technologies in the early
17 May 2018
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Budget 2017 / Spend more on the scholars

9 May 2017
In the 2016 budget, the Bangladesh government made the highest ever allocation to the education and science sector.
9 May 2017
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Fighting an ideological battle

29 July 2016
The Gulshan attack of July 1 was meant to strike terror in the hearts of foreigners and women who, according to the terrorists do not conform to their ideals.
29 July 2016

Invest in intellectual excellence

Intellectual capital should be the corner stone for the socio-economic development of Bangladesh, and the biggest investment that Bangladesh can make in its own future would be to develop excellence in higher education underpinned by a strong science and technology base.
17 May 2016
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The question of status over academic excellence

Showing disrespect and indifference to teachers and professionals is certainly not the way to go about building a knowledge-based economy. The proposed increase in salaries is not any special favour being bestowed on teachers, as their emoluments are still far below those of their counterparts in neighbouring countries.
18 January 2016
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