Bangladesh and the United States today agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster cooperation in education sector. The agreement was reached at a meeting between Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and US Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Berticat at the education ministry in the city, said an bd-usofficial release here. official release here. During the meeting, the minister apprised the US envoy about the development in education sector in Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime M...

Amartya Sen, a Nobel Prize-winning economist widely known for his work on income inequality and the roles of famine, poverty and freedom in developing countries around the world, will be the guest speaker at an event hosted by the University of California, Berkeley’s Subir and Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies. WHEN: 4-6 p.m., Sunday, March 13. WHERE: The sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana St., Berkeley. BACKGROUND: Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize ...

It’s an idyllic scene. Little children are playing in a garden by the river Gorai. Some are reading books under a tree and others are looking at the plants. This is Nasir Uddin’s garden. Nasir Uddin, known as “Nasir Sir” by the locals, is a quiet man, but the people of the area revere him for his vision and works. This is the village Koya in Kumarkhali upazila, about 15 km distant from Kushtia town. The revolutionary Bagha Jatin spent much of his childhood here. This is where Nasir Uddin’s home is, on the banks of the river Gorai. Nasir Uddin has built a park for children by his house. It is replete with flowers, all sorts of fruit trees, plants and herbs. He even has books there for the little ones to read, a perfect recreational spot.