Anti corporal punishment crusader Sir Frank Peters expressed his disappointment today upon learning the Mother Language Day celebrations at a school in which he was to be Chief Guest was cancelled. Undaunted by the set-back, he addressed a large group of awe-struck students near the school in Laionhati (Khilgaon) and reminded them that February 21 is their day, a day to feel proud to be Bangladeshi, a day of solemn celebration. “This is a...

There was loads of fun, ear-deafening screams of delight and sky-reaching cheers regularly, at the Matrichaya Ideal School Sports Day in Laionhati (Khilgaon) on the weekend. The weather was perfect and everyone, both guardians and pupils, had a good time, including the non-prize winners. [caption id="attachment_27270" align="alignleft" width="540"] Sir Frank Peters seen here with some happy smiling participants at the Matrichaya Ideal School Spo...

As an associate partner of World Urban Campaign (WUC) of UN-Habitat, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) is hosting the Urban Thinkers Campus for the third consecutive time at BUET campus. The Department of Architecture of BUET is organizing the 3-day UTC-BUET 2019 from Friday. The Urban Thinker’s Campus (UTC) is an initiative of UN-Habitat’s World Urban Campaign (WUC) conceived as an open platform for critical exchange of views among urban researchers, professionals, decision-makers and stakeholders, wh...