Skill and Employment

    Syed Nasir Ershad Skills are crucial for poverty reduction, economic resurgence and sustainable development. As a consequence, policy attention to technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is increasing worldwide. TVET comprises formal, non-formal and informal learning for the world of work. Young people, women and men learn knowledge and skills from basic to advanced levels…

    Read More

      Economic development in Bangladesh and the focus on achieving the Millennium development goals; What Challenges arises and what initiatives have been complemented

      Prof. Md. Ali Ashraf MP Bangladesh achieved independence in December 1971 and parliamentarians of the newly independent Country met on 10th April, 1972 for drafting a constitution. The first general election was held on 7th April, 1973. Military rule, however has twice interrupted the process of parliamentary democracy. Politics of Bangladesh maintained in a framework…

      Read More

        If Trump were President

        Syed Nasir Ershad There is no denying Trump has done a good job of making himself rich – he is worth somewhere between $4.5 billion and $10 billion, depending on who you ask. Now the question in the minds of many Americans is that can he make the rest of America rich too? The economy isn’t something…

        Read More

          Vietnam War: the only war U.S ever lost

          Ashik Kabir The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial wars of 20th century. The commonly used name for the war is the second Indochina War. The United States and the other members of SEATO joined the forces of Republic of South Vietnam against the South Vietnamese Guerrilla and regular forces which were generally…

          Read More

            Saarc in doldrums: So is the economic future of the region

            After five nations pulled out from the Saarc meet, Pakistan announced the postponement of the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit in Islamabad scheduled for November 9-10. The Pakistan foreign office in statement said, “a new set of dates for holding of summit in Islamabad will be announced soon, through the chair of…

            Read More

              Career Success Program (CSP) Held at Eastern University

              EU correspondent Eastern University Career Services and International Office (CSIO) organized a two-day long Career Success Program (CSP) at Eastern University (EU) on 4th and 5th October 2016. Over one hundred students from different faculties participated in this program with sufficient inquisition and high enthusiasm. The 15 hours long topic based sessions allowed participants to…

              Read More

                A Distinction that needs to be known

                Surjeet Singh One of the hotly debated question from the beginning of Economics is, why some nations are rich and some are poor? This is same as saying, why there exist a difference between nations in terms of poverty, inequality, and prosperity? Economic-growth theorist has a variety of points on this. Some say, there exist…

                Read More

                  A win-win situation: India-Bangladesh cooperation on terror

                  Sanjal Shastri and Ashik Kabir The Holey Artisan Bakery attacks came as a big distress to many in Bangladesh. It was the single deadliest hostage terror strike in Bangladeshi history. The investigations following the attacks, and the appearance of the role Zakir Naik played, exposes the need for greater India-Bangladeshi cooperation to fight terror. This…

                  Read More

                    Canada and our 1971

                    Mohammad Ali Sattar Many foreign individuals and heads of government extended support to the people of erstwhile East Pakistan when they were fighting against the Pakistani occupational forces for an independent Bangladesh in 1971. One of them was the then Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau who came forward despite having close ties with Pakistan….

                    Read More