Dhaka, Mar 28 : India has announced the establishment of Bangabandhu Chair at the University of Delhi. In view of the 50th anniversary of the Independence of Bangladesh as well as the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties, both sides have…
Category: Research
BD scientists submit 304 genome sequences of Covid-19
Dhaka, Jan 13 – Bangladesh has sequenced 304 genomes of Covid-19 so far and submitted to Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID).
Researches have to be beneficial to country: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said she wanted to know the result of the researches in which the government is investing the public funds.
RU teacher develops low-cost water filter
RU Correspondent A low-cost technology of purifying water has been invented for checking arsenic contamination. Professor Monzur Hossain of Department of Botany, a teacher of Rajshahi University has developed a low-cost technology of purifying water. “Step has been taken to…
International literature conference begins at RU
Rajshahi, Feb 23 – A two-day-long International Literature Conference “Nirikh” began on Rajshahi University Campus on Saturday. Former Vice-chancellor of Assam University of India Tapodhir Bhattacharjee inaugurated the occasion in front of the Shukhranjan Samaddar Student-Teacher Cultural Center of the…
Veterinary Society annual scientific conference opens at BAU
Mymensingh, Feb 23 – The silver jubilee programme of Bangladesh Society for Veterinary Education and Research (BSVER) was inaugurated at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Saturday. To celebrate silver jubilee program the authority of BSVER and Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF)…
California, here we come!
by Nate Engle “California, here we come!” I was singing this phrase in my head all morning a few weeks ago as I flew from Washington DC to Los Angeles to accompany a Government of Botswana study tour delegation. The…
Abdur Razzaq Lecture: Dismal tone on roles of intellectuals
Dhaka, Oct 27 – Eminent short story writer Professor Hasan Azizul Haque on Saturday said 95 percent of students in Bangladesh share no connection with books and carry neither books nor pens even in the classrooms. The students are simply…
Books about food to celebrate Fall
From Danielle Nierenberg To celebrate this fall season, Food Tank is highlighting 19 books about food policy, nutrition science, healthy eating, justice, and farming. With these books, readers will be able to immerse themselves in new roles as activists, brewers,…
Two American researchers win Nobel in economics
Two American researchers have been awarded the Nobel Prize for economics for studying the interplay of climate change and technological innovation with economics.
Scientists condemn professor’s ‘morally reprehensible’ talk
More than 1,600 scientists have so far signed a statement condemning the remarks of the Italian researcher who stated that physics was “built by men”. Prof Alessandro Strumia presented an analysis to an audience of predominantly young female physicists which…
Int’l Confce on “Research of Bio-chemistry” held at RU
Rajshahi, Sept 9 – AN International Conference on “Research of Biochemistry in Sustainable development and Prosperous life” organised by Biochemistry and Molecular department was held at the Senate building of Rajshahi University on Thursday.
Int’l Confce on Bio-chemistry Research held at RU
Rajshahi, Sept 6 – An International Conference on “Research of Biochemistry in Sustainable development and Prosperous life” held at Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday. Organized by the Biochemistry and Molecular department of the university the conference was held at the Senate building…
Airbus aircraft breaks record with flight to over 62,000 feet
Airbus Perlan Mission II, the world’s first initiative to pilot an engineless aircraft to the edge of space, made history again recently in El Calafate, Argentina, by soaring in the stratosphere to a pressure altitude of over 62,000 feet (60,669…
গর্ভবতী মাকে ভায়াগ্রা: প্রাণ গেলো ১১ নবজাতকের
গর্ভাবস্থায় ভায়াগ্রা পরীক্ষা নিরীক্ষার জেরে প্রাণ হারিয়েছে অন্তত এগারটি নবজাতক শিশু। নেদারল্যান্ডসে একটি সমীক্ষায় অংশ নেয়া এসব নারীদের ওপর পরীক্ষাটি চালানো হয়েছিলো। শিশুদের মৃত্যুর প্রেক্ষাপটে জরুরী ভিত্তিতে বন্ধ করা হয়েছে এ পরীক্ষা নিরীক্ষা।
Novartis dumps antibiotic research
In early July, the Swiss drug company Novartis declared that it was closing down its antibiotic research programme to discover new antibiotics.
Detecting the missing TB cases in Bangladesh
As Bangladesh’s health system cannot detect and notify about a third of the total TB cases, the ICDDR, B has shown the way with its unique public-private mix or PPM approach to diagnosing undetected cases.
24th BD Veterinary annual scientific confce starts at BAU
Mymensingh, March 24 – The 24th annual scientific conference of Bangladesh Society for Veterinary Education and Research (BSVER) on ‘Future Veterinary Education in Bangladesh’ was held at the Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin auditorium of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on…