Desk Report: Bangladesh can now manage multi-billion dollar development projects at ease, thanks to high GDP growth and local engineers, many of whom are from BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology), the country’s top citadel of learning. These remarks were made by Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury in Toronto, Canada, while addressing a group…
Peter Apps, Reuters global affairs columnist/ Channel NewsAsia If the Afghan government can win its current battle, the war may finally begin to show tentative signs of success, says one observer. On the streets of the city of Ghazni, Afghan troops and Taliban fighters battled for the future of Afghanistan. It was a savage fight….
Asia&Pacific A conference of leading Bangladeshi and Chinese universities kicked off Friday in Dhaka to share experiences in dealing with environmental and ecological risks amid a warming planet. The “China, South, Southeast Asian conference on Environmental and Ecosystem Risk Management” was attended by scores of dignitaries from local and foreign organizations. The conference was organized…
EshanMaitra The word ‘Con’ derived from the word ‘Confidence’. This is actually the main reason that made these con-artists to pull the greatest cons of all time and made them so famous! Their stories were so extraordinary that, even the movies about them became block-busters as well. I bet you are already thinking about Leonardo…
ThriveGlobal Let your partners talk about themselves:A study by several Harvard researchers found that talking about yourself is a pleasure akin to eating. As in, people love it. Study participants went as far as to give up money for the opportunity to talk about themselves. What this means is that letting people talk about themselves…
Dr. Delwar Hossain, Professor of International Relations, Dhaka University: Myanmar literally buried the report prepared by Annan Commission formed to probe Rohingya massacre. When the commission was constituted, the crackdown on the Rohinga minorities was fanned. Most of the Rohingya refugees are now given shelter in Bangladesh. If the Annan Commission’s recommendation has to be…
DOT Desk Detectives in a drive arrested seven people from different parts of the city on Friday night in connection with the leakage of recruitment test questions of Department of Narcotics Control, reports The Daily Observer. The details will be disclosed later at a press briefing. The recruitment test was held on Friday.
Arafat Hasan: While talking to reporters at his office at the Supreme Court, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said that former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has damaged the image of the country’s judiciary with the “adverse comments” he made about the judges of the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division in his book. The comments made by…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Women’s Day is over and done with; the ones who celebrated go home to yet another chore, forgetting pledges and songs. Is women’s day truly rooted to one occasion or is it an ongoing fight? It certainly is for the women of Perna. The Indian subcontinent has a long history of domination over…
Abrar Hussain Dhaka University (DU) authorities discharged Prof Anwarullah Chowdhury from his post yesterday. The decision which has been informed sending a letter from university registrar office will be effective from today. Prof Anwarullah Chowdhury, a former vice-chancellor of DU, had to step down 16 years ago in the face of a student protests, reports…