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Md Shahnawaz Khan Chandan

Md Shahnawaz Khan Chandan is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Education and Research, Jagannath University. The writer can be reached at s.nawazk28@yahoo.com.

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20th founding anniv of BRAC JPGSPH

Speakers pay rich tribute to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed and Dr Richard A Cash
12 December 2024, 20:14 PM
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A chronicle of the July uprising

When students took to the streets on July 1, 2024, demanding reforms of the quota system, they did not imagine that this movement was about to rewrite the history of Bangladesh.
6 October 2024, 10:19 AM
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DMCH, volunteers step up to save lives

Md Ismail was waiting for passengers in his battery-powered auto-rickshaw in Jatrabari’s Kajla area on July 18.
25 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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A relatively calm Dhaka

After days of endless violence, parts of Dhaka were relatively calm yesterday, the second day of the ongoing curfew.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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A desolate Dhaka

All major roads and streets in Dhaka wore a deserted look amid curfew yesterday.
20 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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Moshar Machine promising a solution to mosquito menace

When the entire country is grappling with mosquito menace, a Bangladeshi entrepreneur and his team have come up with an ingenious solution that promises to be an effective tool in mosquito control.
31 May 2024, 18:00 PM
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Beating the heat with ‘cool’ initiatives

April 22 was one of the hottest days Dhaka has ever experienced in the last 65 years. While many city dwellers preferred to stay in the comfort of their homes, some students of the department of philosophy at Jagannath University had other plans.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM
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Irresistable Antarctica

Mohua Rouf is one of the few Bangladeshis who have ever set foot on the world’s southernmost continent, Antarctica. She spent six days in the icy abode of penguins, seals and whales which is arguably the least-trodden place on earth by humans.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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The Victims of Impunity

Throughout this year Bangladesh has been in a spell of targeted killings and assassinations, one after the other, has shocked its people
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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A Deadly Luxury

Fine leather products from Bangladesh are admired in the luxury markets throughout the world. However, these leathers are manufactured
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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In search of Art, Humanity and Beauty

Unlike many other art festivals, the International Art Biennale Cox's Bazaar 2015 became the platform for the young and revolutionary artists from all over the country and abroad.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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A Humanitarian Appeal

Shamim (not his real name) was searching frantically for a donor with O negative blood. Without a donor, his mother's life would be at risk after a major surgical operation in her stomach. After an exhaustive search, Shamim finally got a donor from Dhaka University's voluntary blood donor group called Badhon.
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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Our Future at stake

A few weeks ago, the nation witnessed a shocking incident. Some youths, so called members of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), assaulted some of the most reputed scholars of our country in the premises of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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Rotting Behind Bars

“Hey, people, welcome to your new home. Now you are the dwellers of one of Bangladesh's most famous buildings. Here, we have two packages for you. If you can pay 5000 Taka you will be allotted to a cell where you can get 'homely' comfort.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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The Iron Gates of Injustice

Prisons are supposed to be reformatory centres. However, in Bangladesh, they are nothing less than torturous, punitive concentration camps.
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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Capturing Life

From early childhood, Salahuddin was passionate about light and camera. However, at that time he never thought that his love would turn towards photography.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM
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The Endangered Shangri-La

Jaflong, one of the most beautiful natural spaces in Bangladesh, is becoming inhospitable for tourists due to a lack of adequate facilities.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM
ENDEAVOUR

Mentoring the Future Leaders

Whenever there is a crisis, there is a challenge faced by the nation; the youth of Bangladesh have come forward.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Abul Mansur Ahmad

Durlov Kothok: Abul Mansur Ahmad

Edited by Emran Mahfuz, this voluminous book reflects on the life and works of one of our nation's great thought leaders.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Mohammad Ruhul Kader

The Start Up Guru

After completing university education, most of the Bangladeshi youth rush to get jobs while very few of them take the risk of starting their own business.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
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The Lost Kingdom of Jaintia

Some 40 kilometres away from Sylhet city, lies the small charming town of Jaintapur.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
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The Zoo that is Not

Raja, the 21 years old Bengal Tiger is languishing in his cage with no medical care and little food. Flies are flying in circles around the wounds on his legs, but for his weakness the old tiger appears to be quite reluctant to drive the flies away. Lolling in his cage the helpless Raja gazes indifferently at the visitors who are trying to excite him by teasing him and sometimes throwing bottles and paper at him. However, Raja, on his deathbed, has lost all interest in the ragging he has been tolerating for years.
30 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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A Right or a Commodity?

Sumaya Sarah has enrolled in an MBA programme in a private university. The tuition fee of the one-year-long MBA programme costs 300,000 takas. Sumaya, the daughter of a retired government officer does not want to impose this burden of tuition fee on her
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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Spotted on the foot-over bridge!

As soon as the last rings of the bells are heard in the schools located in Tejgaon, Dhaka, 35-year-old Mosammat Aalo prepares for her peak hours of business with her basket full of fancy ornaments such as beaded earrings, necklaces, bangles etc.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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A Smart Solution for Public Safety

Saddam Hossain Shahin, a young computer programmer has developed a software programme which can be a milestone in ensuring public safety.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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#NO Vat on Education

Recently, the government has passed a bill imposing 7.5 percent VAT on all the private universities and private medical colleges.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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CAUGHT IN THE COLLEGE CONUNDRUM

Azman Rahman passed his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination this year with 80 percent marks in all subjects. Instead of being overjoyed with his astounding academic performance, which is popularly known as the golden A+, Azman and his parents are passing days with great anxiety.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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The Platform for Intellectual Bangladesh

I believe discussion is essential to change anything in democracy. Without discussion, nothing can change
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

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