We can turn Bangladesh into a happy and prosperous country within few years, if we work with patriotism, honesty and sincerity.-President Zillur Rahman

Bangladesh Should reform the Goverment organizations Work out style and goverment have to open More tranning session for Goverment organizations to work out a better Management .the initiative of Digital Bangladesh by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina??is appecited on basis of ?better management, better reporting —gurumia

The main objective of the War of Liberation was to build a happy, prosperous and dignified country. We achieved independence of our country through sacrifices of many lives four decades ago under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

But, he regretted, this goal of the war is yet to be achieved even after four decades.

The main aim of the government is to improve the living standard of the people.

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Paul Octopus’s prediction come true,Now, in Football World Cup Octopus has came into light, just giving forecast regarding finalist of the World Cup Football.

As per Paul Octopus’s prediction, Spain will come in the final match of the World Cup football.
In the FIFA World Cup 2010 semifinals of Spain vs Germany, the Spaniards proved not only that they can make it to the finals, but also showing that Paul the Octopus is the true seer on the World Cup.
A day before the match, Paul the Octopus predicted that Spain will be the team to advance to the World Cup 2010 finals.

SPAIN WIN!!!

Paul Octopus was kept in Oberhausen,s water organism school of West Germany.
It is said that, during this World Cup, whatever forecast was predicted by ‘Paul Octopus’, which have proved its correctness.

The handlers of the psychic octopus at Aquarium Sea Life in Oberhausen encourage Paul to make the predictions by putting mussels into two glass cubes, with each cube having one of the nation’s flags on the front.

The mussel Paul chooses first is taken to be its prediction.

Paul initially went to the Spain-marked container before moving around the tank and then hovered over the German box. But he eventually opted for the European champions.

Paul has become world reknowned, but this good humoured, quirky phenomenon has not been well recieved by everybody.

Following the quarter-final prediction where Paul correctly guessed Argentina would lose to Germany the Argentineans threatened to kill the octopus and put it in a paella.

The newspaper El Dia gave this recipe for anyone daring to capture Paul: “All you need is four normal potatoes, olive oil for taste and a little pepper.”

Argentinan chef Nicolas Bedorrou has suggested on Facebook a far more simplistic and brutal way to cook the octopus.

“We will chase him and put him on some paper. We will then beat him (but correctly!) in order to keep the meat tender and then put it in boiling water.”

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A workshop on quality enhancement in higher education was held today at the Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) with participation of vice chancellors, deans and senior professors of different universities.
Professor Nazrul Islam, Chairman of the UGC was present at the workshop as the chief guest while it was chaired by Professor Dr. Atful Hye Shibly, member of the UGC. The workshop was also addressed by Professor Dr Md. Tajul Islam member and Ruknud Deen Ahmed.
Among others, the workshop was attended by Prof Dr. M. Abdus Sobhan, Vice chancellor of Rajshahi University, Prof Dr Md. Saifuddin Shah, Vice chancellor of Khulna University, Prof. Dr Shah-E-Alam, Vice chancellor of Sher- E-Bangla Agriculture University, Prof. Dr Mozaffar Hussain, Vice chancellor of Pabna University, Prof. Dr Nitesh Chandra Debnath, Vice Chancellor of Chittagong Veterinary & Animal Science university, Prof. Dr M Afzal Hossain, Vice chancellor of Haji Danesh Science & Technology University, Prof. Dr Sanjoy Kumar Adhikary, Vice chancellor of Noakhali Science & Technology University, Prof. Dr Syed Giasuddin Ahmed, Vice chancellor of Jatiyo Kabi Kazi Nazrul University, Prof. Dr Syed Sakhawat Hussain, Vice chancellor of Patuakhali Scicence & Technology University, Prof. Dr Mesbah Uddin Ahmed, Vice chancellor of Gono University, Prof. Dr MA Jalil Miah, Vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Prof. Dr Amir Hossain Khan, Vice chancellor of Comilla university.
The UGC chairman in his speech said the pragmatic role of the universities is to meet the challenges in enhancing the quality of higher education.
Mentioning the higher education quality enhancement project (HEQEP) as the first ever highest allocated project, he said, transparency and accountability will be ensured at sub-project selection, evaluation and implementation level.
Mentionable that the HEQEP is a project with an allocation of Taka 681 crore and being implementing by the UGC with the support of the World Bank for a period from 2009 to 2013.
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To face the challenges of globalization raising the quality of our higher education to world standard is very important. Bangladesh government has, therefore, taken initiatives to develop the quality of tertiary education. Government plans to build up our university graduates in a manner so that they can compete successfully in the context of international knowledge society.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Education, with the assistance of the World Bank, has undertaken a Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP). The objectives of the project is to improve the quality of teaching-learning and research capabilities of the tertiary education institutions of the country through encouraging both innovation and accountability and by enhancing the technical and institutional capacity of the higher education sector.

The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh is the implementing agency of the project. A HEQEP Unit has been established in UGC to arrange implementation, management and monitoring and evaluation of the activities.

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Digitalised Bangladesh is now a days is common dream of Bangladeshi. No political question!

If we simplify what is digital Bangladesh ? I answer : A well managed Bangladesh.
To manage well ,we always need to clear about our resources .From my best knowledge i demand a High Powerful Bangladesh Resources Research Centre (BRRC)
To explore the opportunity of the ultimate resources of Bangladesh which grow the potential Bangladesh as a Sucessful contry Bangladesh must should develop a high oppotunity powered Research centre for exploring the resources of Bangladesh , natural resources or human resources or opportunity resources . The Research centre can be co up with the Ministry of planning .

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Bt ?brinjal : ?is a?transgenic?brinjal?created by inserting a Cry1Ac?gene?from the soil?bacterium?Bacillus thuringiensis into brinjal.

The insertion of the gene, along with other genetic elements like promoters, terminators and an antibiotic resistance marker gene into the brinjal plant is accomplished using?Agrobacterium.

The cry gene gives the brinjal plant resistance against?lepidopteron insects like the Brinjal Fruit and Shoot Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) and Fruit Borer (Helicoverpa armigera).

When the Bt toxin is ingested by the insect it binds to receptors in the insects midgut and then forms pores, ultimately killing the insect.?Monsanto, an American company, has developed the Bt brinjal and it is being marketed in India by?Mahyco.

Revolutionary aspect of BT brinjal in BGD :
Scientists of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) has completed field level researches and validation for large-scale farming of its invented pests’ attack resistant Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) high yielding variety brinjal.

Seeds of BT brinjal would be distributed soon after its approval by the concerned authorities and its farming do not require any poisonous pesticide or insecticide to bring a revolution in farming human-health friendly vegetables, scientists and experts said.

The scientists evolved the brinjal by adding Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) bacterium through gene engineering and the bacterium produces a protein that kills pests and insects and saves the top soot borers and tender brinjal to produce spot-free clean BT brinjal.

Yield rates of the BT brinjal are much higher than those of the other available varieties and the farmers will be benefited more and public health will be safer by consuming the completely chemical poison- free brinjal, they said.

They said this at a Farmers’ Filed Day (FFD) on `Research Activities on BT Brinjal’ organised by Burirhat Horticulture Centre (BHC) of the BARI at its Burirhat Farm under Gangachara upazila of Rangpur on Tuesday.

Chaired by Director of Nashipur Wheat Research Centre in Dinajpur Dr Sirajul Islam, the FFD was attended and addressed by additional director of the Department of Agriculture (DAE) of Rangpur Zone Mohsin Ali as the chief guest.

Deputy Director Rangpur DAE Hasanur Rahman, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of BHC Abdul Mannaf, CSO (vegetables) of BARI from Joydebpur Dr Shahabuddin Ahmed, its CSO (Bio Technology Division) Mahbubar Rahman Khan, addressed.

Besides, Rangpur Sadar Upazila Agriculture Officer Ali Azam, local union chairman Khalilur Rahman, farmers Bimal Chandra, Abul Kalam Azad addressed, among others, on the occasion.

A total of 200 participants including government and NGO officials, public representatives, male and female farmers, community leaders, professionals and elite took part in the FFD and also observed the on-spot farming successes of the BT brinjal.

The scientists said farming of the traditional and popular varieties of brinjal require huge and repeated applications of pesticides and insecticides to save the top soot borers and tender brinjal making the produced brinjal poisonous for human health.

Keeping in view producing eco-public health- friendly vegetables, the scientists of BARI introduced the BT bacterium using the gene engineering technology to get desired DNA character that kills the harmful pests and insects while farming brinjal, they said.

Later, the participants including farmers visited the fields of BT brinjal and traditional brinjal fields in the Burirhat farm of the BARI and observed the differences in between the produced brinjal.

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Bangladesh’s landmass has increased in recent years, thanks to sedimentation in its southern rivers, a study has revealed. The study shows that the country has actually grown in landmass equal to five times the size of Dhaka city.
The new land has emerged in the Meghna estuary, where sediments flow down from the Himlayas and collect into charlands. The study found that the 8.5-magnitude 1950 Assam Earthquake increased the sediment flow and has added a net increase of 1,790 square kilometers to the country’s land mass.

?More charlands have emerged than we have lost due to river erosion over the years,? said Dr. Maminul Haq Sarker, a geo-morphologist who conducted the study at the Center for Environment and Geographical Information System (CEGIS).

The new land, which emerged mostly in Noakhali, was discovered when Sarker and his research team analyzed satellite pictures and other data from 1943 to 2008 tracking sediments coming from the Himalayas and flowing down the Padma (Ganges in India) and Jamuna (Brahmaputra) rivers. The rivers deliver about one billion tons of silt a year from India, Nepal, China , and Bhutan to the Megnha estuary within the Bay of Bengal.

The study found that the 1950 earthquake accelerated the sediment flow by causing huge landslides in the Himalayas, dumping an estimate 45 billion cubic meters of earth into the rivers. Within a few years after the 1950 earthquake, silt and clay began to rapidly accumulate in the estuary. In all, the sediment added 2970 square kilometers in new charland while 1180 square kilometers were erodeda net gain of nearly 1800 square kilometers.

Beside Noakhali, new land has accumulated at the Patuakhali, Shariatpur, Barisal and Chittagong districts.

The findings, formally released yesterday, shines a ray of hope on otherwise dire predictions by groups such as the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that Bangladesh will lose about 17 percent of its land area because melting polar ice daps will increase sea levels.

But Sarker cautioned more research is needed.

?This is an indicative study,? he said. ?We need to continue our research to say something concrete.?

?Now we might think to battle the climate change challenge in different way if we can use the sediment in planned way,? he said. ?We can recover certain amount of our land mass from the aggression of rising sea level.?

Citing a recent study of two American scientists, Saker said that the research suggests that one-third of this sediment is deposited on the floodplain and tidal plain of Bangladesh, thus continuously raising the land. One-third of the sediment is deposited on the estuary thus building new islands. The final third is lost in the deep ocean, he said.

The research also found the main reason behind the erosion of 230 square kilometers at Bhola Island, which many regard as an victim of rising sea levels due to climate change, was instead caused by the shifting flow of the Meghna channel. The shift also eroded a total of 195 square kilometers of land from Sandwip and Hatiya islands

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A Bangladeshi school teacher has been accused of caning eight of her pupils so hard for forgetting to bring their pencils to class they needed hospital treatment.

The two girls and six boys, aged between 10 and 12, were treated for bruises to their arms and backs in the town of Feni.

Police said they were investigating complaints against teacher Ratna Roy lodged by the children’s guardians and parents.

Teachers in Bangladesh often resort to physical punishment, such as caning and slapping, to discipline pupils despite a 1995 government order banning it.

Many parents condone the practice and it is unusual for police to investigate such complaints.

A Unicef study last year found that one out of 10 school children in Bangladesh suffer physical punishment from teachers.

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President Zillur Rahman said that country?s all university of Engineering and technology would be turned as laboratories of creating technically skilled human resources.

?Research activities would have to be strengthened at the universities along with regular core education to achieve this goal,? he said while presiding over at the 1st convocation of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) here its campus at Gazipur.

The President emphasized on making the country?s engineering education curricula time-befitting with a view to keeping pace with the global education standard.

?Education system and curricula in the present world are always being changed as per the demands of the time, so our engineering education needs to be made time befitting,? Zillur Rahman observed.

The President laid emphasis on providing applied education side by side traditional bookish knowledge to the students in this regard. ?We have to achieve the pragmatic and applied education,? he added.

The president said it?s a matter of happiness that the present government is relentlessly working of making the country?s education system time befitting and people-oriented.

Terming Bangladesh as a country of huge potentiality, the President said the country can advance quickly in the path of development through transforming its huge population into human resources.

Mentioning that present century as an era of information technology, the President said the desired development and progress of the country depends on proper development of science and technology and their successful application.

Referring to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared vision-2021 to build a IT based prosperous Bangladesh at its golden jubilee of independence in 2021, the President said ?I believe county?s engineering and technology universities would lay vital role to realizing the vision.

Congratulating the graduates, the president urged them to contribute in the welfare of the humanity as well as in the nation building activities with their acquired knowledge.

?Don?t compromise with untruth and injustice and never forget your motherland during your professional life home and abroad,? he said.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid attended the function as special guest while Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury delivered the convocation speech.

DUET vice chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Sabdar Ali also spoke on the occasion.

A total of 2021 students of 2000-01 to 2007-08 academic session were conferred BSc Engineering digress while 31 students of 2001-01 to 2007-08 academic session MSc engineering digress.

A total of 24 students from different academic sessions were awarded gold medals for their outstanding results.

Nurul Islam Nahid said the present government is relentlessly working for providing quality education as well as creating education opportunity for all.

He said the engineering universities would have to act as the centers for technology expansion so that the engineers could make significant contribution in building digital Bangladesh.

Prof Jamilur Reza Chowdhury said the present government has approved the draft policy of ICT policy -2008 just after assuming the state power.

?I believe the target of digital Bangladesh would be achieved if the recommendations of the policy to be implemented properly.

Prof Dr Mohammad Sabdar Ali said the present government has taken four development projects worth Taka 92.2 crore in the university in line with its endeavor to build digital Bangladesh. (One CroreL: ten million)

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Education is the backbone of the nation.So no confution about to initiate a better education system.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said last week that the government had formulated a private university law in a bid to ensure discipline, progress, standards and good management in Bangladesh’s private institutions,He said that while some of the country’s 53 private universities performed well, many did not succeed.

We have made the law more time-befitting after consultations and discussions with people concerned. We did not make haste in doing so, rather we took time for discussions. The law will soon be placed in parliament,” the minister added.

The minister said the government had updated the private university law in an effort to ensure good management and education standards in those universities. The cabinet on 25 January approved a draft of the amended Private University Bill 2009. The bill is waiting for vetting of the law ministry, said the education ministry.
University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof Nazrul Islam, DIU Vice Chancellor Prof Aminul Islam, Adviser Prof M Shahjahan Mia and deans of different faculties also spoke.

Sabur Khan, chairman of the board of governors of the university, presided over the function.

The cabinet on January 25 approved the draft of amended Private University Bill 2009. The bill is waiting for vetting of the law ministry, said the education ministry.

The Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB), however, urged the government to stop further processing the draft of Private University Bill 2009, saying that if passed, it would create an impasse in the higher education sector.

At a press conference on Tuesday, APUB leaders called on the government to evaluate the matter anew and bring necessary amendments to the existing act.

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