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The Guerrillas of Dhaka in 1971

On the morning of December 14, Tuni, Tito, Sabu, Ifu, Zami and I were sitting with others and eating breakfast when we noticed some villagers rushing into the camp. They had seen a large army of Pakistani soldiers moving towards our camp at Jirabo.
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Remembering Lieutenant Samir Das

Samir Das was a Bengali belonging to a middle class family of Calcutta. He was born in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh in India.
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Muktijuddho: Polyphony of the Ocean

As a PhD candidate at Columbia University with a research focus on Bangladesh history, I paid close attention when media reports came out about a draft bill that would punish any distortion of the history of Muktijuddho.
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Editor's Note

This day comes in the life of every Bangladeshi with unfathomable joy. Regrettably the feeling of joy is tinged with pain and loss, although victory against such a rapacious and brute force is never achieved without sacrifices. “If blood is the cost of victory then Bangladesh had overpaid.”
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM

"We have achieved much on human development indicators"

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

No more violence against girls and women

NOT a day seems to pass without new bone-chilling reports of inhumane violence and abuse perpetrated against women and children in Bangladesh, but against girls in particular. Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

We are in the business of building human assets

The growth of private universities in the country, in terms of both number and quality, is phenomenal. Their contribution
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

We should emphasise on active learning

ULAB was formally launched on October 1, 2004. From the beginning, quality was the top priority for the board and me, as I
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

We should focus on research and global partnership

Independent University (IUB) is distinct from......
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Our goal should be producing world class graduates

North South University (NSU) recruits quality teachers. We haven't got a single lecturer who doesn't have a Masters degree; in
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Training for teachers is key

Quality education has a number of elements that need to be fulfilled. These include physical facilities like libraries, IT, and
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

We need to provide quality education at affordable cost

Starting from 1980s, demand for university education in Bangladesh has been increasing fast. The limited number of seats in
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

We need collaborative partnership through academic consortium

AIUB envisions promoting professionals and excellent leadership catering to the technological progress and development
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

We need to digitalise our higher education

In 2009, UNESCO published a report titled “Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution” which
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

All taxes on private universities should be waivered

World University of Bangladesh has been established with a vision to provide utilitarian education for economic emancipation
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Fifteen campus activation programmes all over the country

While Bangladesh has successfully managed to manufacture various distinctive items, we have failed to translate this
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM

EXPANDING CAPABILITIES and ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION

Sustainable changes occur when an extreme poor person or household reaches a level of economic well-being
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM

XI JINPING: Destined to reign

He was sent to a poor village in the countryside at a tender age of 15 to work there for seven years. He did the same work as locals
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Duty-free, not hurdle-free

Bangladesh can significantly increase its exports to China's if only it would relax its rules of origin.
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

We all have a role to play

2016 marks the 41st anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between Bangladesh and China. Although the trade
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM