Dhaka University (DU) authorities have found proof of plagiarism in a joint article of two of its teachers and formed a tribunal to determine their punishment.
The decision came at a meeting of the university syndicate, after the probe body dealing with the matter submitted their report three years after its formation. In the academic world, plagiarism by students is a matter of concern, while plagiarism, a form of stealing and the temptation of other wo
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Any training has its own role to play in individual limitations and thematic issues. Training gives people a new platform to move away from their personal position, where they can independently determine their own life philosophy and position, writes Sumit Banik.
There is an opportunity to know and realize how backward she or the people of her community are. There are some things in training in particular that teach you to think anew, to inspire yourself to change. Training helps everyone to change their own knowledge, skills and attitude. But in the reality of our society, adolescent and young women are more backward. The reasons for their backwardness are deeply rooted in our society. Reflections of patriarchal mentality an...
The muster-roll employees of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) held a sit-in program in front of the university administrative building on Monday seeking fulfillment of their two points demand.
Among the two demands one is the payment of their 13 months' due salary and another is making their job permanent. They started the sit-in program only a day after the new vice-chancellor Prof Dr. A.Q.M Mahbub joined.
Sheikh Nahid, Bahadur Khan and Ripon gazi remarked about their dema...
THE confessions of two former Myanmar soldiers about their involvement in massacres, rape, and other crimes against Rohingyas and their transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) could be a turning point for justice for the Rohingyas. The victims and witnesses to the mass atrocities against the Rohingyas shared their experiences to the UN and other investigators since some 750,000 Rohingyas fled a brutal military campaign in Myanmar's Rakhine State. These confessions could be a turning point for justice for the Rohingyas and helped the ICC as well as global powers to press the Myanmar government to repatriate the ethnic minorities with dignity and citizenship.
In February this year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), wh...
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of betraying the American people, saying he knowingly lied about the deadliness of the novel coronavirus in what amounted to a “dereliction” of duty.
According to newly released recordings of interviews done in February for a book by journalist Bob Woodward, Trump acknowledged he knew how deadly and contagious the coronavirus was but played it down because he did not want to create a panic.
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THE government is still far from its election pledge “eradicating illiteracy” made 12 years ago. The ruling party made the promise to eliminate illiteracy by 2014 but the statistics show that around one in every four people is still illiterate in Bangladesh, even though the AL-led government has been in power for three consecutive terms. In 2008, the literacy rate was 48.8 per cent which increased to 74.7 per cent in 2020. The government statistics also show that there are disparities in the literacy rates between rural and urban areas.
Educationists said that giving less priority to illiteracy became part of Bangladesh’s political culture while the promises made to the public are usually linked to election campaigns designed to sway ...
