Bangladesh Schools, Colleges and Universities [Archive]

manbil777

July 27th, 2008, 04:36 AM

Are you referring to the EW building?...how can you tell ceramic bricks vs other types?

Well the tone of the exterior is exactly like a ceramic brick. Not looking at a detailed render here -- but I'll be very surprised if it is not ceramic brick. Plus the render shows some detail on the upper left corner which has some ceramic-brick detail if you look closely.

IMHO -- ceramic brick is wonderfully suited for Bangladeshi buildings. It has an aesthetic that is a classic and appeals to the 'honesty' of the material -- unlike brick exteriors that have cement and paint applied to them.

On a side note -- I was watching ATN Bangla just this afternoon and in one of the programs (Munni Shaha is the moderator I think) -- Architect Rafiq Azam came in and he was talking about planning out Cox's Bazaar as a planned resort instead of have it develop haphazardly. He was very ardent because the other guest was none other than the Chairman of PARJATAN himself. I heard a lot of feather-smoothing assurances from the PARAJATAN guy that he'd talk to the architects and planners before developing Cox's Bazaar before they had a master-plan but we'll see.

The reason for my short segway was that I like Rafiq Azam's work (he is an ardent environmentalist who believes in using age-old materials like CERAMIC BRICK -- partially or or all over, which need little maintenance). He believes (as I do) that multistory developments in Bangladesh should use natural light (by letting in light with natural light shafts inside buildings instead of using electric lighting in the day), air and use elements like extended sunshades over windows and louvres of all types to reduce the electric bill instead of trying to fight nature with air-conditioning. He also uses plants for privacy and shade purposes. Take a look here (http://archnet.org/library/images/one-image-large.jsp?location_id=11791&image_id=163684).

This is a typical middle class apartment building in Dhaka but very thoughtfully done.

(You have to click the right arrow to navigate to the other images)

amar11372

August 17th, 2008, 01:04 PM

IUBAT – International University of Business Agriculture and Technology

http://www.iubat.edu/1.jpg

http://www.iubat.edu/2.jpg

http://www.iubat.edu/3.jpg

manbil777

August 17th, 2008, 05:53 PM

I'm guessing this is probably part of their permanent campus or the first of many phases.

Their full campus is rendered here (http://www.iubat.edu/campus.htm).

tanzirian

November 10th, 2008, 02:12 AM

Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (photos by Ershad Ahmed)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/ea2.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/ea3.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/ea1.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/ea4.jpg

sas

November 10th, 2008, 07:34 AM

tanzirian

November 11th, 2008, 07:13 AM

[QUOTE=sas;27831208]Are these pictures from the new campus of Ahsanullah University?QUOTE]

Yes, in Tejgaon.

nayeem007

December 7th, 2008, 04:20 AM

Scholastica School,Uttara Dhaka

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v260/188/28/760125528/n760125528_3643149_5088.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v199/9/99/9972463307/n9972463307_394858_487.jpg

http://archsociety.com/archimg/scholastica/photos/scholastica_jalal_ahmed-3.jpg

http://archsociety.com/archimg/scholastica/photos/scholastica_jalal_ahmed-4.jpg

sohrabshuvo

January 12th, 2009, 08:56 PM

North South University Bashundhara Campus Update : 12th Jan.2009

**CLICK TO ZOOM**

http://www.postimage.org/aV2zETOA.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV2zETOA)
http://www.postimage.org/aV2zGc7i.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV2zGc7i)
http://www.postimage.org/Pq2rbk_S.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq2rbk_S)
http://www.postimage.org/aV2zH6uA.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV2zH6uA)

:cheers::cheers:

amar11372

January 12th, 2009, 11:47 PM

tanzirian

January 12th, 2009, 11:53 PM

^^ Thanks for the pics. Should be an impressive building when complete.

sohrabshuvo

January 13th, 2009, 04:07 PM

Did you take them yourself? Great shots by the way.

yes...i took those pics....thanks for the comment :)

meghnarmajhi

January 13th, 2009, 07:17 PM

thamk you, sohrab. nice design with columns.

mirzazeehan

January 13th, 2009, 11:12 PM

Great stuff Sohrab!Hope to see more pics from you in the future:cheers:

nayeem007

May 21st, 2009, 05:22 PM

EDITED

nayeem007

May 21st, 2009, 05:24 PM

NSU new campus in Bashundhara

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/nayeem007/11.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/nayeem007/10.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/nayeem007/1-3.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/nayeem007/14.jpg

nayeem007

May 21st, 2009, 05:25 PM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/nayeem007/15.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/nayeem007/2-3.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/nayeem007/5-1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/nayeem007/4-1.jpg

nayeem007

May 21st, 2009, 05:26 PM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/nayeem007/9-1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/nayeem007/8-1.jpg

amar11372

May 21st, 2009, 05:51 PM

^^ Looks huge, anyone knows whats the capacity of the building?

BanglaPride

May 21st, 2009, 10:52 PM

This campus could accommodate 6000 students

mash_bfa

May 22nd, 2009, 09:08 AM

This campus could accommodate 6000 students

sure about that? nsu already accomodates 8000+ students! as far as i knw, it will accomodate 10,000 students

cheers
mash
(nsu-061 batch)

amar11372

May 22nd, 2009, 02:16 PM

sure about that? nsu already accomodates 8000+ students! as far as i knw, it will accomodate 10,000 students

cheers
mash
(nsu-061 batch)

Good to know, Hope the other private Universities follow.

HereWeGo

May 22nd, 2009, 03:43 PM

Good to know, Hope the other private Universities follow.

I think one of the criterias for any university is to have atleast 10% more accomodation than the total number of students. And fora new campus of fixed size if you do not make it atleast 30% bigger than that would slow down future expansion. Unless there is another new campus...

nayeem007

June 4th, 2009, 06:59 PM

This campus could accommodate 6000 students

The campus accomodates 12,000 students according to NSU website..

nayeem007

June 14th, 2009, 11:00 AM

More pics of NSU new campus

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs108.snc1/4624_89769269402_505099402_1907142_5377325_n.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs108.snc1/4624_89769279402_505099402_1907143_8219375_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs108.snc1/4624_89769154402_505099402_1907122_606456_n.jpg

nayeem007

June 14th, 2009, 11:02 AM

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs108.snc1/4624_89769159402_505099402_1907123_7739779_n.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs088.snc1/4624_89769179402_505099402_1907127_6768624_n.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs088.snc1/4624_89769184402_505099402_1907128_7211628_n.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs108.snc1/4624_89769214402_505099402_1907133_6673826_n.jpg

nayeem007

June 14th, 2009, 11:04 AM

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs088.snc1/4624_89769074402_505099402_1907109_2277073_n.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs088.snc1/4624_89769079402_505099402_1907110_3286362_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs088.snc1/4624_89768974402_505099402_1907089_4624935_n.jpg

nayeem007

June 14th, 2009, 11:08 AM

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs088.snc1/4624_89768994402_505099402_1907093_2119575_n.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs088.snc1/4624_89768924402_505099402_1907079_5495282_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs088.snc1/4624_89768939402_505099402_1907082_2289078_n.jpg

nayeem007

June 14th, 2009, 11:09 AM

Jamuna Future park is so close to the NSU new campus, imagine the traffic scenario when that place opens!

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs082.snc1/4557_113357073205_556988205_2894944_1902869_n.jpg

nayeem007

June 14th, 2009, 11:28 AM

AIUB University new building

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/AIUB_Campus_1_%26_5.jpg

nayeem007

June 14th, 2009, 11:31 AM

Independent University(IUB) moving to new campus at Bashundhara next year.. here is the model

http://zulhas.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/iub.jpg

tislam84

June 14th, 2009, 06:19 PM

Great pictures Nayeem! Bashundhara seems to be the next university hub of Dhaka!

tanzirian

June 14th, 2009, 09:52 PM

Thanks for the pics Nayeem. BD Univs are definitely getting better in terms of facilities. Hope the public universities do not fall too far behind.

Where exactly is the NSU building?

Dhakaiya

June 15th, 2009, 05:37 AM

Just at the entrance to Bashundhara, the IUB, NSU and GP Headquarters building are at a walking distance of 2 minutes.

nayeem007

June 15th, 2009, 05:49 AM

Just at the entrance to Bashundhara, the IUB, NSU and GP Headquarters building are at a walking distance of 2 minutes.

Do you know if they have started expanding the road to Bashundhara? Last time I was there it was a very narrow lane.. I can imagine the crazy traffic jam with so many universities, schools, hospital and Mall in the same location.

manbil777

June 15th, 2009, 05:25 PM

Do you know if they have started expanding the road to Bashundhara? Last time I was there it was a very narrow lane.. I can imagine the crazy traffic jam with so many universities, schools, hospital and Mall in the same location.

Wasn't the real entrance in a different location?

Dhakaiya

June 16th, 2009, 05:16 AM

Manazir

June 16th, 2009, 11:25 AM

I think its time for AIUB to move to Bashundhara aswell..........
also, I hope some foreign university had their local campuses in Dhaka as they do in Malaysia, UAE, Qatar etc....

tanzirian

June 16th, 2009, 04:07 PM

I hope some foreign university had their local campuses in Dhaka as they do in Malaysia, UAE, Qatar etc....

No fear...only a matter of time before they become aware of the financial possibilities of an upwardly mobile nation with a large population and limited existing educational infrastructure. I expect we shall see them all there within a couple of decades or so.

nayeem007

June 27th, 2009, 11:07 PM

NSU new campus- couple more shots

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/NSU_Main_Building.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Bridge_between_NAC_and_SAC_of_NSU.jpg

tanzirian

June 28th, 2009, 06:10 AM

^^ Quite impressive, thanks. Please credit the photographer, though!

Here's an oldie...Carmichael College in Rangpur (photo by Tazkiatun Nesa):

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/tazkiatun-nesa-2.jpg

nayeem007

June 28th, 2009, 06:13 AM

^^ Quite impressive, thanks. Please credit the photographer, though!

Got it from wiki, don't know who is the photographer..

Manazir

June 28th, 2009, 12:17 PM

very nice college (Carmichael) :D

Dhakaiya

June 29th, 2009, 07:32 AM

Wikimedia images can usually be used freely for non-commercial purposes so I guess its ok to post them here.

tanzirian

July 6th, 2009, 03:25 AM

Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology - photos by moincse:

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/untitle.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/untitle2.jpg

TIslam

July 6th, 2009, 06:01 AM

Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology - photos by moincse:

Are these real pictures?

manbil777

July 6th, 2009, 07:37 AM

Are these real pictures?

If my eyes don't deceive me -- it would seem so.

tanzirian

July 6th, 2009, 02:07 PM

^^ Yup...I do believe we have some more pics of AUST posted previously somewhere...though I don't recall which thread.

nayeem007

July 6th, 2009, 08:52 PM

^^ Yup...I do believe we have some more pics of AUST posted previously somewhere...though I don't recall which thread.

It's on page 3 of the same thread:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=581013&page=3

Zaki

July 7th, 2009, 12:48 AM

wow the new NSU campus looks great. Did they fill up all their land already or is there still room to work with there for possible future buildings?

manbil777

July 7th, 2009, 08:30 AM

wow the new NSU campus looks great. Did they fill up all their land already or is there still room to work with there for possible future buildings?

Both Ahsanullah and NSU were built as commuter (non-residential) universities on tight parcels of land. Per memory of the render and plan I doubt there is a lot of land left for expansion.

nayeem007

July 8th, 2009, 09:01 PM

Scholastica School, Uttara (Jalal Ahmed)

http://archsociety.com/archimg/scholastica/photos/scholastica_jalal_ahmed-3.jpg

http://archsociety.com/archimg/scholastica/photos/scholastica_jalal_ahmed-1.jpg

http://archsociety.com/archimg/scholastica/photos/scholastica_jalal_ahmed.jpg

http://archsociety.com/archimg/scholastica/photos/scholastica_jalal_ahmed-8.jpg

nayeem007

July 8th, 2009, 09:02 PM

http://archsociety.com/archimg/scholastica/photos/scholastica_jalal_ahmed-9.jpg

http://archsociety.com/archimg/scholastica/photos/scholastica_jalal_ahmed-4.jpg

http://archsociety.com/archimg/scholastica/photos/scholastica_jalal_ahmed-5.jpg

http://archsociety.com/archimg/scholastica/photos/scholastica_jalal_ahmed-6.jpg

Manazir

July 8th, 2009, 09:23 PM

^^ hmm not bad :)

tislam84

July 8th, 2009, 10:04 PM

That looks pretty good! Thanks for the pictures.

nayeem007

July 8th, 2009, 10:15 PM

^^ It looks good because Mrs Murshed charged all those development fees from us throughout 90s.. never got the chance to attend classes in the new building :ohno:

dopekhor

July 8th, 2009, 11:19 PM

^^ It looks good because Mrs Murshed charged all those development fees from us throughout 90s.. never got the chance to attend classes in the new building :ohno:
she be spending because of competition from isd and aisd

thats where most rich folk are now i hear they charge somewhere around $300 usd/month

Manazir

July 8th, 2009, 11:55 PM

^^ Bangladesh should also have a "British School" like most of the countries in the world!! they already have American skool, so i guess it would be also good 2 have a British skool in dhaka

nayeem007

July 9th, 2009, 06:18 AM

she be spending because of competition from isd and aisd

thats where most rich folk are now i hear they charge somewhere around $300 usd/month

American school was always there but it was confined to the extremely rich, children of diplomats and foreigners.ISD is relatively new and from what I heard it follows a different system outside of London or Cambridge board.

Well competition in this sector is good, as a result we will have more quality institutions..

dopekhor

July 9th, 2009, 06:40 AM

^^ Bangladesh should also have a "British School" like most of the countries in the world!! they already have American skool, so i guess it would be also good 2 have a British skool in dhaka
lool at the number of institutions providing o and a level education

dopekhor

July 9th, 2009, 06:41 AM

Manazir

July 9th, 2009, 10:31 AM

^^ iskl?

King Nothing

July 9th, 2009, 11:03 AM

American school was always there but it was confined to the extremely rich, children of diplomats and foreigners.ISD is relatively new and from what I heard it follows a different system outside of London or Cambridge board.

Well competition in this sector is good, as a result we will have more quality institutions..

I think ISD follows the IB system which Aga Khan also is gonna start following.

Well as for competition, this is a sector which should've been taken care of by the government but they have miserably failed. In developed countries K-12 is provided by the govt. Expensive schools put unnecessary pressure on the kids. Parents go "Amra eto taka diye tomake school e porachi shob A pao na keno" In American high schools kids dont get such pressure from their parents. They do well on their own if they want to get into a good university.

manbil777

July 10th, 2009, 07:42 AM

^^ All this talk of O and A level study in Dhaka proper has distracted our attention from how 99% of Bangladesh gets an education. Here's a floating school (http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81044).

nayeem007

July 15th, 2009, 04:42 PM

I think that it's extremely important to emphasize on higher education and in particular engineering fields. We need highly skilled workforce for industrialization and attracting investment in high tech field.

Some effort has been made to increase literacy rate and primary school enrollment. But I don't think much attention has been given in developing the standard of the public universities. Other than BUET we don't have any good engineering university, Dhaka University has been on a steady decline for decades.

India has focused on creating IITs and even their next tier universities are pretty good, more recently they have also concentrated on producing good quality managers through IIM. China has decided to open up 100 new universities and bring back expatriate chinese to help out. Korea and Malaysia has been building on higher education for decades.

U.S is still the leader in innovation and technology due to their excellent university system, even though the school system is pretty backward compared to rest of the developed nations.

King Nothing

July 16th, 2009, 06:31 AM

But I don't think much attention has been given in developing the standard of the public universities. Other than BUET we don't have any good engineering university, Dhaka University has been on a steady decline for decades.

KUET? CUET? Shahjalal Uni of Tech? Private universities are providing engineering degrees as well.

dopekhor

July 16th, 2009, 06:44 AM

KUET? CUET? Shahjalal Uni of Tech? Private universities are providing engineering degrees as well.
the quality man, the quality!

King Nothing

July 16th, 2009, 07:01 AM

the quality man, the quality!

Uhmmm...KUET as of now has the best architecture department in BD. By the way most public universities have really brilliant teachers. There are other things in that cause problems there.

dopekhor

July 16th, 2009, 07:05 AM

nayeem007

July 16th, 2009, 07:13 AM

Uhmmm...KUET as of now has the best architecture department in BD. By the way most public universities have really brilliant teachers. There are other things in that cause problems there.

The problem is, only BUET architecture in Bangladesh is of any quality and even the students there there lack many of the facilities available at other universities in other countries. So KUET may very well have the second best program, but that doesn't mean much.

We need competitive universities atleast at Asian level. If you insist that the public universities are good then I would say then let us work to make them even better. Invest heavily in improving the labs and infrastructure, involve private donors and sponsors as well. We can always get better..

dopekhor

July 16th, 2009, 07:37 AM

The problem is, only BUET architecture in Bangladesh is of any quality and even the students there there lack many of the facilities available at other universities in other countries. So KUET may very well have the second best program, but that doesn't mean much.

We need competitive universities atleast at Asian level. If you insist that the public universities are good then I would say then let us work to make them even better. Invest heavily in improving the labs and infrastructure, involve private donors and sponsors as well. We can always get better..
most of the money gets spend on the residences of the top tier teachers and their extravagance life including their families.

we need an educational ministry who can run it with an iron fist!

King Nothing

July 16th, 2009, 07:41 AM

King Nothing

July 16th, 2009, 07:46 AM

most of the money gets spend on the residences of the top tier teachers and their extravagance life including their families.

Do you hav any idea how much teachers get? Teachers move to private universities just to make money cos the shorkari money isnt enough. I come from a teaching background. Extravagant life? Poof...My dad had to undertake research projects abroad to make extra bucks.

Now that the pay scale has been formed. A top tier teacher makes only 50,000. This is the same amount that a Major General, Govt. Doctor or the PM makes.

nayeem007

July 16th, 2009, 07:49 AM

Not really. BUET is actually ranked third. KUET is 1st. BRAC is second.

Okay maybe, I am not from architecture background so wouldn't know. But my point is, we simply have too few top quality public universities for a population of 150 million. We need more universities and colleges that can produce quality engineers, doctors etc.

Higher education should be one of the top priority of the government, since it's rewards are many fold.

King Nothing

July 16th, 2009, 07:51 AM

lal panel neel panel and so many rongila panels can hold up quality?

Not all teachers are great. Many of them do no research and put politics as a first focus. But there are brilliant teachers. Ask the students.

Zafar Iqbal teaches at Shahjalal U. He did post-doc research in MIT. Dr. Yunus taught at CU. Hes a Vanderbilt PhD. BUET has teachers who hold MIT PhDs.

Have you studied in a public university? If not then you wouldnt know what ur talking abt.

King Nothing

July 16th, 2009, 07:54 AM

Okay maybe, I am not from architecture background so wouldn't know. But my point is, we simply have too few top quality public universities for a population of 150 million. We need more universities and colleges that can produce quality engineers, doctors etc.

Higher education should be one of the top priority of the government, since it's rewards are many fold.

Agreed. Public universities are increasing. There is also a funding shortage. There have been many brilliant faculty who have not been able to do research becuase of the lack of appartus and equipment.

dopekhor

July 16th, 2009, 08:10 AM

Not all teachers are great. Many of them do no research and put politics as a first focus. But there are brilliant teachers. Ask the students.

Zafar Iqbal teaches at Shahjalal U. He did post-doc research in MIT. Dr. Yunus taught at CU. Hes a Vanderbilt PhD. BUET has teachers who hold MIT PhDs.

Have you studied in a public university? If not then you wouldnt know what ur talking abt.
what i know is that its a house full of bastards!

one of my friends dad saved money for 10years to buy a car and one fine day he was going through the univ area and suddenly they started vandalizing just because they couldnt watch the a world cup due to a black out

i am sorry i just cant stand public univ students i know i am generalizing but i have fall prey to many such incidents and i pray that even my enemies dont have to bear witness to such atrocities.

King Nothing

July 16th, 2009, 08:15 AM

what i know is that its a house full of bastards!

one of my friends dad saved money for 10years to buy a car and one fine day he was going through the univ area and suddenly they started vandalizing just because they couldnt watch the a world cup due to a black out

i am sorry i just cant stand public univ students i know i am generalizing but i have fall prey to many such incidents and i pray that even my enemies dont have to bear witness to such atrocities.

I know a doctor who worked at the University medical center who's vehicle as burnt down because his vehicle merely brushed a female student. You are generalizing massively. A lot of ppl on this board are public university alumni. You're calling them all Bastards? very smart. :banana:

Btw what happened at NSU few days back?

dopekhor

July 16th, 2009, 08:18 AM

I know a doctor who worked at the University medical center who's vehicle as burnt down because his vehicle merely brushed a female student. You are generalizing massively. A lot of ppl on this board are public university alumni. You're calling them all Bastards? very smart. :banana:

Btw what happened at NSU few days back?
i guess you wont realize it unless you loose something to these vandals!

what happened? i dont know wasnt there!

King Nothing

July 16th, 2009, 08:27 AM

TIslam

July 17th, 2009, 02:02 AM

I think ISD follows the IB system which Aga Khan also is gonna start following.

Well as for competition, this is a sector which should've been taken care of by the government but they have miserably failed. In developed countries K-12 is provided by the govt. Expensive schools put unnecessary pressure on the kids. Parents go "Amra eto taka diye tomake school e porachi shob A pao na keno" In American high schools kids dont get such pressure from their parents. They do well on their own if they want to get into a good university.

Not sure where you live, but the public secondary education system in most urban areas in the US are a complete mess. They produce functional illiterates. Of course, a good student will thrive regardless of the environment (public or private).

nayeem007

July 17th, 2009, 03:43 AM

Agreed. Public universities are increasing. There is also a funding shortage. There have been many brilliant faculty who have not been able to do research becuase of the lack of appartus and equipment.

I think private entrepreneurs should be involved in Public universities as well. To fund research projects and facilities in exchange for patent and naming rights.

I did my undergrad at UIUC and and now at UT Austin, both are public universities but have extensive cooperation with private firms. For example, our "CS Building" at Champaign was sponsored entirely by Siebel and the "Executive MBA Center" at Austin is funded by AT&T. Also, the main research park for electrical and computer engineering comprised mostly of private firms.

We are not a very rich country, the government has limited fund, so any joint initiative with corporations is good for the universities..

dopekhor

July 17th, 2009, 05:41 AM

I would. I know a doctor who did as I said.

There was vandalism abt tution fees. Tution fees were increased Students did andolon. Cops whacked the kids and threw them in jail. Finally tuition fees werent increased.
these students have a more justified reason since they dont have to pay 50 taka tuition fee

but by no means does the fee increase give reason to vandalize public property regardless of who they are they should be beaten up to the point that they can no longer walk!

dopekhor

July 17th, 2009, 05:44 AM

I think private entrepreneurs should be involved in Public universities as well. To fund research projects and facilities in exchange for patent and naming rights.

I did my undergrad at UIUC and and now at UT Austin, both are public universities but have extensive cooperation with private firms. For example, our "CS Building" at Champaign was sponsored entirely by Siebel and the "Executive MBA Center" at Austin is funded by AT&T. Also, the main research park for electrical and computer engineering comprised mostly of private firms.

We are not a very rich country, the government has limited fund, so any joint initiative with corporations is good for the universities..
in bd people want to create more money with money so the purpose of such things will not come into play unless people have more money to spare

you have some of the foreign cos donating things to the univs zte this chinese communications co donated equipment worth 2-3 million to buet

manbil777

July 17th, 2009, 09:55 AM

in bd people want to create more money with money so the purpose of such things will not come into play unless people have more money to spare

you have some of the foreign cos donating things to the univs zte this chinese communications co donated equipment worth 2-3 million to buet

I like these Chinese Companies. They understand where to put money in to get results. Trust with BUET now may pay off in talent dividends later. ZTE (http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/en/) is a first class manufacturer of networking equipment like Huawei (another networking giant in China). Huawei makes cellular broadcast equipment and switches -- as does ZTE.

Huawei is about to exceed smaller players in the US like Nortel. They already hooked up with 3com. They're on a roll.

TIslam

July 17th, 2009, 04:04 PM

I like these Chinese Companies. They understand where to put money in to get results. Trust with BUET now may pay off in talent dividends later. ZTE (http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/en/) is a first class manufacturer of networking equipment like Huawei (another networking giant in China). Huawei makes cellular broadcast equipment and switches -- as does ZTE.

Huawei is about to exceed smaller players in the US like Nortel. They already hooked up with 3com. They're on a roll.

Nortel wasn't a small player by any means or definition. It would have been comparable to Siemens as far as telecommunication equipment is concerned. Bay Networks, a resultant company of the merger between Synoptics and Wellfleet, and the company that Nortel had acquired, on the other hand was a small player.

The Chinese network equipment makers would have been blown out of existence had they not been based in China. They arrived where they arrived today, through wholesale industrial espionage, reverse engineering and theft. But nobody aggrieved parties can effectively sue them because they are in China. Lucky them!

King Nothing

July 17th, 2009, 09:11 PM

in bd people want to create more money with money so the purpose of such things will not come into play unless people have more money to spare

you have some of the foreign cos donating things to the univs zte this chinese communications co donated equipment worth 2-3 million to buet

The reason why big companies donate to universities is because the research that takes place there will eventually benefit them. BD companies should thus look into it. One thing the govt. has done recently is instead of taxing the corporations heavily they made them engage in CSRs (Corporate Social Responsibility). One of their CSRs could be to fund public universities. This is good because before the tax from corporations goes to the govt. and then to the universities a big chunk would be gobbled up by NBR people.

King Nothing

July 17th, 2009, 09:19 PM

Not sure where you live, but the public secondary education system in most urban areas in the US are a complete mess. They produce functional illiterates. Of course, a good student will thrive regardless of the environment (public or private).

True. Suburban schools and schools in smaller towns are probably better but yea American high school system is pretty messed up. Kids come to college most of the time without knowing what they want to do. I have seen many kids decide their major at the age of 21 and again down the line. Many will say if they are asked what their major is "uhmm....Drinking". One of my friends graduated with a Journalism degree and after graduating decided he doesnt want to be a journalist. So he will be going to grad school for poli sci.

Education systems of other developed countries are better. And still kids over there dont go under as much pressure as kids in BD.

tislam84

July 18th, 2009, 01:46 AM

The reason why big companies donate to universities is because the research that takes place there will eventually benefit them. BD companies should thus look into it. One thing the govt. has done recently is instead of taxing the corporations heavily they made them engage in CSRs (Corporate Social Responsibility). One of their CSRs could be to fund public universities. This is good because before the tax from corporations goes to the govt. and then to the universities a big chunk would be gobbled up by NBR people.

You are right, I think spending on CSR should be tax-deductible. This way, many companies would be encouraged to donate in the educational sector and on research activities in Bangladesh.

However, we also need to change our mindset. I remember reading in the newspaper a while back that GrameenPhone wanted to beautify TSC grounds and add some more facilities there. However, a number of students and professors protested saying that it was 'commercializing' the university. Later, GP had to retract.

manbil777

July 18th, 2009, 04:26 AM

You are right, I think spending on CSR should be tax-deductible. This way, many companies would be encouraged to donate in the educational sector and on research activities in Bangladesh.

However, we also need to change our mindset. I remember reading in the newspaper a while back that GrameenPhone wanted to beautify TSC grounds and add some more facilities there. However, a number of students and professors protested saying that it was 'commercializing' the university. Later, GP had to retract.

'Commercialization' would be an issue if Grameen used this to influence any University policy which they did not AFAIK. This kind of thing is very common in the US where a private company will build a specific faculty building -- usually the MBA or Engg. Hall. If done without naming the donor (no strings attached) this is fine.

The few mastaan/rogue teachers or students have no business protesting if this does not contravene University policy on CSR donations(figuring if one does exist). Usually this is communist-powerplay and throwing their weight around in the BUET-DU area which is a hotbed 'aakhra' of these idiots. But this mastaani and andolon of these has-been 'village-FOBs' will eventually become irrelevant in an increasingly commercialized world. The whole country of communist China is now a better capitalist economy than the US! Communism is dead!

manbil777

July 18th, 2009, 04:31 AM

Nortel wasn't a small player by any means or definition. It would have been comparable to Siemens as far as telecommunication equipment is concerned. Bay Networks, a resultant company of the merger between Synoptics and Wellfleet, and the company that Nortel had acquired, on the other hand was a small player.

The Chinese network equipment makers would have been blown out of existence had they not been based in China. They arrived where they arrived today, through wholesale industrial espionage, reverse engineering and theft. But nobody aggrieved parties can effectively sue them because they are in China. Lucky them!

Huawei -- as I've mentioned before is outselling CISCO in most overseas markets outside of the developed world (using Cisco developed designs) :)

And those are the highest growth areas anyhow. Can you believe the deal that these third world countries are getting? A $100,000 core router for half the price? Who cares and why would I need to make Cisco richer?

Reverse engg. is how Japan and Korea both came up -- why not China...

The world is not a level playing field by any means -- western companies engage in plenty of dirty tricks as well. It's a dog-eat-dog world.

iamgr8

July 31st, 2009, 05:40 AM

AIUB (American International University - Bangladesh) will build permanent campus at Kuril , Dhaka. They have 5.38 acres land over there to build it .

iamgr8

July 31st, 2009, 05:50 AM

Site for AIUB permanent campus

http://www.aiub.edu/StaticPages/main_campus/1.JPG

http://www.aiub.edu/StaticPages/main_campus/2.JPG

http://www.aiub.edu/StaticPages/main_campus/3.JPG

http://www.aiub.edu/StaticPages/main_campus/4.JPG

http://www.aiub.edu/StaticPages/main_campus/5.JPG

http://www.aiub.edu/StaticPages/main_campus/6.JPG

King Nothing

July 31st, 2009, 07:25 AM

AIUB (American International University - Bangladesh) will build a 22 stored campus at near Bashundhara . They have 3 acres land over there to build it .

How many acres is NSU's university?

Wow 3 universities in the same area. (NSU, IUB, AIUB).

Dhakaiya

July 31st, 2009, 10:03 AM

How many acres is NSU's university?

Wow 3 universities in the same area. (NSU, IUB, AIUB).

Authorities have made sure that students don't have to take too much hassle if ever they want to beat up students from other universities.

Manazir

July 31st, 2009, 12:15 PM

hmm good to see AIUB getting its own campus soon, I hope their building design would be a great one :)

TIslam

August 1st, 2009, 05:19 AM

...A $100,000 core router for half the price? Who cares and why would I need to make Cisco richer? Don't have to anymore, ever heard of Vayatta?

Reverse engg. is how Japan and Korea both came up -- why not China... Perhaps but not to degree China is doing and with impunity owing to the communist government that barely respects most international trade laws and norms. With Japan and Korea it was very clandestine and if it came out in the open, companies have been sued. No such luck with China.

The world is not a level playing field by any means -- western companies engage in plenty of dirty tricks as well. It's a dog-eat-dog world.The world would be quite unlivable if everybody espoused such philosophies.

tanzirian

August 14th, 2009, 08:16 PM

NSU...photo by Ranganbd:

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/ranganbdnsu.jpg

manbil777

August 14th, 2009, 09:51 PM

[QUOTE=tanzirian;41287726]NSU...photo by Ranganbd:

Are they still holding classes or have offices in the old campus? Anybody know?

nayeem007

August 16th, 2009, 12:58 AM

Just reposting some pics by Mirza from a different thread.

Independent University, IUB new campus

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/DSC01287.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/DSC01286.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/DSC01284.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/DSC01285.jpg

amar11372

August 16th, 2009, 01:10 AM

^^ Whats up with the white coverings that has something written on them. Is it a covering for the glass facade?

mirzazeehan

August 16th, 2009, 01:19 AM

^^ Whats up with the white coverings that has something written on them. Is it a covering for the glass facade?

No it is the covering for a kind of panel,that can be founded fitted on the exteriors of buildings like "Bashundhara city,Jamuna Future Park,Polwel Carnation,etc"
Once the covering is taken off,the building will look much nicer.

amar11372

August 16th, 2009, 01:46 AM

No it is the covering for a kind of panel,that can be founded fitted on the exteriors of buildings like "Bashundhara city,Jamuna Future Park,Polwel Carnation,etc"
Once the covering is taken off,the building will look much nicer.

Ohh right like a sort of Exterior Tiles.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Dhaka%20Rising/DSC03893.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/DSC01304.jpg

mirzazeehan

August 16th, 2009, 05:22 PM

Yep:)

Notice how Polwel Carnation has got "brownish panels" on some parts compared to most buildings that have "grey panels".I am hoping more and more projects will use this color cause the grey is slowly getting too common.

nayeem007

August 16th, 2009, 05:35 PM

Anybody knows when the new IUB campus will be inaugarated?

nayeem007

August 16th, 2009, 05:35 PM

^^ After NSU now IUB seems to be on it's way to provide excellent facilities for it's students.. good to see the private sector stepping up in Education sector aswell. The government just needs to make sure that the appropriate rules and regulations are implemented in order to maintain the standard.

jessiewei

August 26th, 2009, 04:48 AM

This red building looks like a palace.The grass is so green around this house.It is very suitable for students who live and study in this place.

tanzirian

September 1st, 2009, 11:26 PM

Dhaka Dental College, Mirpur. Photo from pblbd.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/pbl3.jpg

tanzirian

September 4th, 2009, 06:32 AM

Two more pics of NSU new campus by Ranganbd:

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/ranganbd2.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/ranganbd3.jpg

Manazir

September 4th, 2009, 08:58 AM

^^
I really love the NSU building :)

nayeem007

October 27th, 2009, 07:24 AM

Couple more shots of NSU

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs197.snc1/6651_1104022201107_1243313199_30220400_5076554_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs197.snc1/6651_1104023481139_1243313199_30220401_5651850_n.jpg

Manazir

October 27th, 2009, 04:50 PM

^^
amazing :)

samaruf

October 27th, 2009, 10:43 PM

The government just needs to make sure that the appropriate rules and regulations are implemented in order to maintain the standard.

The school administration should absolutely disallow any kind of student politics affiliated with the national parties. This singular cause is the bane of our higher education system. Also, there needs to be full fledged research exchange programs with renowned institutions worldwide.

Unlike the norm today, these new universities should also encourage expatriate Bangladeshi professors and graduates to teach full-time, especially in the fields of science and engineering.

TIslam

October 28th, 2009, 12:59 AM

The school administration should absolutely disallow any kind of student politics affiliated with the national parties. This singular cause is the bane of our higher education system. Also, there needs to be full fledged research exchange programs with renowned institutions worldwide.

Unlike the norm today, these new universities should also encourage expatriate Bangladeshi professors and graduates to teach full-time, especially in the fields of science and engineering.
I doubt there's any scope for political party(ies) based student political activities in most private universities. One of the principal deterrent, I think, is money and the other being the general makeup of the students (socio-economic background). Moreover. no student at these privates institutions can become a "student" in name only, and pay the expensive tuition, year after year.

Research? You must be dreaming. As I have stated earlier on this subject, this so-called private "universities" are nothing but a pricey tutoring (coaching) service. They are primarily interested in making money and nothing much else.

TIslam

October 28th, 2009, 01:26 AM

.....
Unlike the norm today, these new universities should also encourage expatriate Bangladeshi professors and graduates to teach full-time, especially in the fields of science and engineering.
Actually, there is a lot of that going on for a while now. NSU and a few other private universities in Dhaka are popular sabbatical/summer visiting professor destination for many Bangladeshi professors from here.

nayeem007

October 28th, 2009, 04:52 AM

Actually, there is a lot of that going on for a while now. NSU and a few other private universities in Dhaka are popular sabbatical/summer visiting professor destination for many Bangladeshi professors from here.

Yeah that's true.. when I was doing my undergrad at Illinois I went to Dhaka over the summer and took a course at NSU. I was pleasantly surprised to see the professor teaching the class there to be from Urbana.

But more importantly, some expatriates are joining the faculty there full time due to the decent compensation/facilities provided by Bangladeshi standard. I have a friend who completed his PHD in Economics from University of Chicago,went back to Dhaka to teach at a private university. Infact my brother in law is planning to wrap up his teaching work in Canada and move to Dhaka aswell..

tanzirian

November 23rd, 2009, 01:57 AM

Some more of NSU. These by Rajiv Ashrafi

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3620912375_45f5f53a3f_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3620925409_414b0b4082_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/3620922887_e36c6370b2_o.jpg

fallstuf

November 23rd, 2009, 02:53 AM

The school administration should absolutely disallow any kind of student politics affiliated with the national parties. This singular cause is the bane of our higher education system. Also, there needs to be full fledged research exchange programs with renowned institutions worldwide.

Unlike the norm today, these new universities should also encourage expatriate Bangladeshi professors and graduates to teach full-time, especially in the fields of science and engineering.

Politics in layman's term is a right to choose. Student Org. are always a formidable force. Students have led protests all over the world. Anti-Vietnam in USA. Protest in France do get pretty violent. However, this type of force does sometimes attract the attention of people with ulterior motives.

When I was a student in Dhaka University in 89-91, the GS of DAKSU was a guy who was 35 yrs old, and a professional politician. A man who is 35 yrs old , and been in the system for at least 18 yrs is no longer perusing higher studies. He is their to make money either by showing power ( thug rental services!), direct tender , Chada Baji, and eventually an MP nomination.

I don't think its going to be an issue in NSU where a Cr hour is TK 4500.

As far as research goes, you need to have the faculty, equipment, and students who wants to research.

samaruf

November 23rd, 2009, 05:05 AM

Politics in layman's term is a right to choose. Student Org. are always a formidable force. Students have led protests all over the world. Anti-Vietnam in USA. Protest in France do get pretty violent. However, this type of force does sometimes attract the attention of people with ulterior motives.

When I was a student in Dhaka University in 89-91, the GS of DAKSU was a guy who was 35 yrs old, and a professional politician. A man who is 35 yrs old , and been in the system for at least 18 yrs is no longer perusing higher studies. He is their to make money either by showing power ( thug rental services!), direct tender , Chada Baji, and eventually an MP nomination.

I don't think its going to be an issue in NSU where a Cr hour is TK 4500.

As far as research goes, you need to have the faculty, equipment, and students who wants to research.

I agree with you. Most US universities have student chapters of the two main political parties, but the kind of politics that I was referring to is the dirty kind that has been absorbed into our public education system. As TISLAM and you mentioned, most of the culprits are "student" in name only and many are there to just make money and cause trouble.

Your comment about research, I think there's potential. If NSU can spend millions in building an outstanding campus, they probably can afford to spend some money in attracting the research faculty and build a few labs with modern equipment. I say they should start with just one or two disciplines and go from there.

fallstuf

November 23rd, 2009, 09:40 PM

I agree with you. Most US universities have student chapters of the two main political parties, but the kind of politics that I was referring to is the dirty kind that has been absorbed into our public education system. As TISLAM and you mentioned, most of the culprits are "student" in name only and many are there to just make money and cause trouble.

Your comment about research, I think there's potential. If NSU can spend millions in building an outstanding campus, they probably can afford to spend some money in attracting the research faculty and build a few labs with modern equipment. I say they should start with just one or two disciplines and go from there.

I agree with you. It is hard to find brilliant students who stays in the country. The seduction of a Western world career is just too much of a temptation to give up. The research is usually followed by tenure position at a good Uni or high paying jobs.
I think it will be a while before NSU or other Universiies will be in a position to engage any decent research with the exception of BUET. The developing countries ( India, Banglades, China, Eastern Europe, Latin America ) are not able to offer the facilities nor the employements to counter the Western world. Bangladesh maybe a little behind comparing to other countries , nonetheless IMO brain drain is a serious challenge to our country.
The private schools in Bangladesh will have to spend additional money for facilities that may or may not bring additional revenue/fees. In the end it boils down to whether you want to facilitate a few students for research or more students for better return on the investments.

I think it will require private donations and/or Govt. help. It is going to be a while, but I do believe we will get there.

tanzirian

December 15th, 2009, 08:16 PM

Nicely tended grounds of Jaharul Islam Medical College...I think it's in Kishorganj...photos by Mannan Abdul

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/j3.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/21726254.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/j1.jpg

Manazir

December 16th, 2009, 10:37 AM

^^
awesome :)

tanzirian

December 18th, 2009, 04:21 AM

A few more from the same series:

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/j2.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/j4.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/j5.jpg

Equinox2

December 20th, 2009, 02:53 PM

State University of Bangladesh:
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu210/Raheen/07082009483.jpg

Manazir

December 20th, 2009, 05:11 PM

^^
seems like uve been driving lately ;)

Equinox2

December 21st, 2009, 01:55 PM

^^
seems like uve been driving lately ;)
Nah...it's actually a few months old. It's from my last visit to BD this summer. I am just putting up the pics that were unposted since I have some free time now. I may post some pics that have already been posted, if you can recognise any please bring it to my attention and I shall remove them.

hakz2007

April 13th, 2010, 04:40 AM

KUET shut after BCL, JCD clash
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology was closed yesterday for an indefinite period after a clash between Chhatra League and Chhatra Dal Sunday night over formation of a committee to celebrate Pahela Baishakh.

The decision came at a meeting of the academic council at 11:30pm on Sunday with Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohammad Nausher Ali in the chair.

Meanwhile, 16 administration officials of the university submitted their resignations to the VC in protest at the assault on Director of Student Affairs Shibendu Shekhar Sikder allegedly by BCL cadres.

On orders of the university authorities, students of all residential halls left the campus within 7:00am yesterday.

The VC has suspended Chhatra League president of KUET unit Ahsanullah Bhuiyan Mehedi and general secretary Minhaj Mahmud due to their unruly behaviour on the campus and assaulting Prof Shibendhu.

Tension was building on the campus for the last few days as the authorities and BCL leaders were at loggerheads over the issue of making arrangements for Pahela Boishakh on April 14, sources said. The BCL leaders rejected the Pahela Baishakh Celebration Committee formed by the university authorities. Instead they insisted on taking the entire responsibility for the celebration on the campus.

On Sunday, as the BCL men staged a demonstration on the campus, KUET unit of Chhatra Dal opposed them. At one stage, the groups pelted each other with brickbats leaving six persons injured.

Director of Students’ Welfare Shibendu was reportedly assaulted when he tried to pacify the BCL men.

Later, police reached the campus to control the situation.

The VC confirmed that six provosts, nine assistant provosts and the director of student affairs had submitted resignation letters, but he did not accept those yet.

Director of Student Affairs Shibendu could not be reached over the phone despite several attempts for his comment on Sunday night’s incident.

The VC has formed a two-member committee headed by Prof Arif Hossain of mathematics department to probe into the Sunday night’s incident, and asked them to submit a report within 10 days.http://www.bangladeshnews.com.bd/2010/04/13/kuet-shut-after-bcl-jcd-clash/

nayeem007

April 17th, 2010, 09:16 PM

New venue for O, A Level Exams in Narayanganj

Going to Dhaka for 0/ A level exams of the students of Narayanganj is over. The Heritage School of Narayanganj has got the approval as an exam venue for the first time in Narayanganj. From now all the 0/ A level exams of Edecel Curriculum will be held in

Heritage school campus, situated in 64 Nowab Salimullah Road, North chashara, Narayanganj. The long cherished demand of the guardians and students of Narayanganj has been fulfilled by selecting Heritage as an exam venue. Students of Narayanganj used to attend the 0/ A Level exams in Dhaka crossing more than 20 to 25 Kilometers. Besides they had to hire room and stay at night in Dhaka due to heavy traffic jam. Very often they failed to attend the exam in due time.

The Students, Teachers as well as Guardians are excited after getting the news of confirmation of the approval.

Heritage School-- one of the prominent school in Narayanganj has been providing 'A' and '0' Level Education since 2006 under the Edexcel Curriculum. It is a registered Participatory Institution of Edexcel, YK . The school was established by a group of people who have been serving in the field of teaching more than twelve years. The School is offering maximum number of 'A' and '0' level subjects in Narayanganj including Bengali, English Language, Math-B, Pure Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Accounting, Commerce, Economics and Computing. The School is also going to offer French Language for the first time in Narayanganj.

This is the only School in Narayanganj which is offering 'A' Level Education and our good number of students has already completed their 'A' level with good results.

The School is situated in Chashara, the city heart of Narayanganj which is very close to Police station and easy fire service access to the campus. The Campus is well secured with surrounding boundary including open out door wide playground. Our class rooms are Air Conditioned, Sound Proof with full time Power back up by our own gas generator and IPS.

The School Authority has expressed their gratitude to Guardians, Teachers, Students and well wishers as well.

http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/04/18/news0986.htm

nayeem007

April 17th, 2010, 09:17 PM

tanzirian

April 17th, 2010, 10:48 PM

^^It's good that English medium schools are spreading outside of Dhaka and Chittagong. I am pleasantly surprised to know that there is a "fully airconditioned" school for Olevels and Alevels in Narayanganj.. that means the middle class is also growing in that city.

Narayanganj is essentially part of Dhaka nowadays. When we hear quotes that the population of Dhaka is "12 million" or even "15 million", that figure includes places like Narayanganj.

A little off topic but...if it were up to me...I would move all river transport facilities from Dhaka to Narayanganj, except tourist and personal craft. This would free up Dhaka's riverfront for redevelopment. For centuries the riverfront was Dhaka's most desirable address, and a showplace for the city's best architecture, just as is the case with many great cities in the world. Today the place is so congested, chaotic, and dirty. Improving / expanding facilities at Narayanganj to accomodate the added volume could allow for such a transfer. Since the river is wider and deeper at Narayanganj, this would be practical as well.

TIslam

April 18th, 2010, 05:27 AM

Narayanganj is essentially part of Dhaka nowadays. When we hear quotes that the population of Dhaka is "12 million" or even "15 million", that figure includes places like Narayanganj.

A little off topic but...if it were up to me...I would move all river transport facilities from Dhaka to Narayanganj, except tourist and personal craft. This would free up Dhaka's riverfront for redevelopment. For centuries the riverfront was Dhaka's most desirable address, and a showplace for the city's best architecture, just as is the case with many great cities in the world. Today the place is so congested, chaotic, and dirty. Improving / expanding facilities at Narayanganj to accomodate the added volume could allow for such a transfer. Since the river is wider and deeper at Narayanganj, this would be practical as well.
A very good idea indeed.

nayeem007

April 18th, 2010, 09:34 PM

Chittagong Grammar School

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs116.snc1/4707_91258407465_59984772465_2267928_5427284_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs096.snc1/4707_91258402465_59984772465_2267927_1410385_n.jpg

dopekhor

April 19th, 2010, 10:03 AM

what surprises me is that govt has no initiative to introduce an english medium board with international standards... it will save the govt a lot of foreign currency and earn a lot of revenue too

nayeem007

April 20th, 2010, 04:24 AM

what surprises me is that govt has no initiative to introduce an english medium board with international standards... it will save the govt a lot of foreign currency and earn a lot of revenue too

I believe Government of Bangladesh currently offers an english based primary/secondary schooling system aswell (i.e study all subjects in English but appear in SSC and HSC instead of Olevel/Alevel). Very few places like Saint Joseph and Shaheen school actually offers that though.. Can somebody confirm?

tislam84

April 20th, 2010, 06:32 AM

^^ I know that students could take HSC in English if they wanted to, but not sure about SSC. My alma mater had O'Level and HSC taught in English for a while, but for some reason, got rid of HSC.

TIslam

April 20th, 2010, 06:24 PM

nayeem007

April 20th, 2010, 07:39 PM

^^
Medium (language) of instructions aside, the government of Bangladesh has no incentive to promote another country's educational system, i.e. O/A Levels, nor make it the de facto system in Bangladesh.

I think Dope meant having an English Medium Board within the Bangladeshi Educational system, not adopting London or Cambridge System... Something similar to what India has.

dopekhor

April 21st, 2010, 09:07 AM

I think Dope meant having a English Medium Board within the Bangladeshi Educational system, not adopting London or Cambridge System... Something similar to what India has.
yea thats what i meant

samaruf

May 3rd, 2010, 09:21 PM

TIslam

May 3rd, 2010, 10:09 PM

This article was in today's Daily Star. I wasn't aware of the non-liberation minded universities in the country.

"....A parliamentary sub-committee considers recommending relaxation of some clauses of the Private University Bill 2010 to encourage pro-liberation war entrepreneurs to set up private universities.

The sub-committee of the parliamentary standing committee on education ministry thinks that most private universities are owned by people loyal to the BNP-Jamaat coalition....."
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=136963
Right, now it's time to politicize the private (non government) education domain. Every time AL assumes power, they overboard with this "pro liberation" mambo jumbo. Well HELLO! It is the year 2010, the country has been INDEPENDENT, for how many years? :ohno:

BTV_is_neutral

May 6th, 2010, 05:21 PM

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samaruf

May 6th, 2010, 08:22 PM

I am not for Universities that get into these issues, away from their central theme, which is to be centres of knowledge, learning and enlightenment...but the reality is ugly here.

Reading through these forums you'll have noticed that most of us are not hard core AL or BNP supporters unlike the polarized public in Bangladesh. Any party that alleviates the suffering of our poor people, improves the infrastructure and basically has good governance will always get our goodwill. In fact myself and a few others are on record saying that if at least 3 developments take place while AL is in power, the people should vote them back into power instead of letting BNP return.

As for politicizing the educational institutions, it is hard for us to fathom how the BCL/JCD/Shibir types basically take over the administration of a govt. college or university and decide with impunity who occupies the dorms and who gets tenders. If this is extended to the private universities, who in their right mind would want to spend lakhs of taka in tuition and have their kids educated at a "Nouka", "dhan" or "palla" affiliated school?

TIslam

May 6th, 2010, 09:22 PM

Reading through these forums you'll have noticed that most of us are not hard core AL or BNP supporters unlike the polarized public in Bangladesh. Any party that alleviates the suffering of our poor people, improves the infrastructure and basically has good governance will always get our goodwill. In fact myself and a few others are on record saying that if at least 3 developments take place while AL is in power, the people should vote them back into power instead of letting BNP return.

As for politicizing the educational institutions, it is hard for us to fathom how the BCL/JCD/Shibir types basically take over the administration of a govt. college or university and decide with impunity who occupies the dorms and who gets tenders. If this is extended to the private universities, who in their right mind would want to spend lakhs of taka in tuition and have their kids educated at a "Nouka", "dhan" or "palla" affiliated school?

I couldn't have put it any better, Maruf. Thanks.

nayeem007

July 25th, 2010, 06:05 PM

Jagannath University new Building
Photo: Ershad Ahmed

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samaruf

July 26th, 2010, 08:34 PM

It looks like the DU students and their fellow public university counterparts around the country don't have a monopoly on vandalism. Today we have the so called elite students trying their skills in a little bit of destruction.

I am sure there are legitimate grievances against the VAT on tuition, but wasn't any non-violent avenue available to the students? Why do our countrymen and kids just embark on wanton violence while demanding something?

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=148389

"A few hundred students of private universities yesterday barricaded the Airport Road at Mohakhali in Dhaka for about four hours demanding withdrawal of VAT levied on their tuition and other fees.

They vandalised at least 10 vehicles and clashed sporadically with police at Mohakhali intersection during their demonstration. Police charged truncheons and lobbed teargas canisters to disperse them, which left at least 15 students, policemen and pedestrians with minor injuries.

The demonstration disrupted traffic movement for hours on the thoroughfare triggering long tailbacks.

Students of North South University, East West University, American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB), Brac University, Dhaka International University and other private universities took to the streets around 1:00pm demanding withdrawal of 4.5 percent VAT slapped on their tuition and other fees.....

dopekhor

July 27th, 2010, 04:27 AM

King Nothing

July 27th, 2010, 12:01 PM

^^ While I do agree the VAT is unreasonable and there should limits on Private University tuition but demonstrations against these can be done peacefully.

dd2402

July 27th, 2010, 06:37 PM

Sometimes you have to be bad to beat the bad..here is my first hand account as to what happened.....it all started last year when all english medium schools were asked to pay VAT as part of their tuition fees...when some parents protested the school authorities cold heartedly told them that either you pay or you can take your child out of here...as no protests followed the government got a chance to exploit the situation...rich parents apparently wouldn't mind paying a little extra...so now lets take a shot at the private universities.....and then came along the 4.5% VAT...now the misconception that is shared by many is that private universities pay homage to only the elite of society...let me tell u there are rich ones no doubt but over 80% are middle or lower middle class..i know of many whose parents had to sell off thier village property and land just so that his/her son/daughter could get a higher degree...then comes the logic that many say if you can pay tk.50,000 as tuition fees then you can definitely pay tk.2000 to tk.3000 extra...i agree you can but how can things like health care and education be treated like any other commodity...they just cannot....it is ethically and morally wrong...reminds me of the recent high court ruling that deemed illegal taking of VAT on pathological and medical tests..it just cannot be right...we should fight for what is right and what is not..if we do not we will only be taken advantage of...

King Nothing

July 27th, 2010, 06:45 PM

i agree you can but how can things like health care and education be treated like any other commodity...they just cannot....it is ethically and morally wrong...reminds me of the recent high court ruling that deemed illegal taking of VAT on pathological and medical tests..it just cannot be right...we should fight for what is right and what is not..if we do not we will only be taken advantage of...

I agree that things like healthcare and education cannot be treated as commodities and you can fight for what is right. But please do not destroy public and other people's property. Would you break your own car while demonstrating?

samaruf

July 27th, 2010, 07:15 PM

^^As King mentions, it is unfair of the govt. to charge taxes on tuition and health care related expenses. In the US, we actually get tax breaks on tuition and healthcare costs if the taxable income is low. What none of us get is why should the people have to be "bad" to be heard? By torching public and private property, who are the losers here?

May be what you are saying is "bhang chur" is the only way in Bangladesh to elevate a demand or request to the ruling authorities and hence it is exercised from get go. How unfortunate, but looking from the government's initiative to raise minimum wage of RMG workers, all these years of vandalism have paid off.

Manazir

July 27th, 2010, 07:20 PM

^^
looks like the building is located in argentina :P

dd2402

July 28th, 2010, 08:37 AM

I agree that things like healthcare and education cannot be treated as commodities and you can fight for what is right. But please do not destroy public and other people's property. Would you break your own car while demonstrating?

well as word on the street goes...there are no shortage of opportunists...some chattro dal etc. aka political "friends" got involved and indulged in "bhang chur" and at the end of the day peaceful demonstrations turn violent and even onlookers get a good bashing from the police....my own chacha's car was a victim of the "vangchur"...i heard the repairs are gonna cost tk.12,000...sigh...i am definitely against violent protests..but as things go in Bangladesh....nothing can remain peaceful....

nayeem007

October 20th, 2010, 06:10 AM

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North South University
Photo: Ershad Ahmed

jason.kazi

November 6th, 2010, 07:11 AM

Scholastica's upcoming Mirpur Campus

Quoted from Scholastica's newly redesigned website: www.scholasticabd.com

I am delighted to announce that Scholastica is going to launch its second custom designed campus on its own plot of land for the students of the Middle School. The new state-of-the-art school building has been designed to house all the amenities that a modern educational institution offers to provide the best learning environment for its students. In addition to spacious classrooms the new campus will also provide the following facilities:

Outdoor Basketball courts
Indoor Gym & Auditorium
Swimming pool
Fully equipped Science Labs
IT Labs
Modernized library,
Full basement parking facility
State of the art security and safety features
Student and staff cafeteria
Full power backup
I believe that this new campus with its unique facilities will capture our young learners’ minds. At this threshold of a new chapter in the history of Scholastica, I would like to congratulate the parents who have chosen this campus to be the centre for education for their children. I would like to thank the engineers, architects, management of Scholastica, our well wishers and financial partners for their support for this project.

Looking forward to your best wishes and support.

Syed Maher Murshed
Chairman
About the Mirpur Campus

The new campus is located centrally in the Mirpur locality with access from the main thoroughfare. It is located near already well-established educational institutions in the area. The inauguration of the new Scholastica campus will offer residents in the north of the city a state-of-the-art campus well in line with international standards in terms of facilities and amenities. The campus is being built to enhance the holistic approach to educating students where academic curriculum, sports and extra curricular activities all play vital roles.

Some of the major facilities of this new campus are secured parking space, airy classrooms, labs of international standard and sports facilities. The building is on a plot of approximately 3 bigha with a built-up area of about 125,000 square feet. In addition to a basement of 29,000 square feet, the building is six storied with spacious corridors, wide staircases and numerous elevators that permit good circulation within the building. Each floor has adequate number of toilets for students and management and faculty alike. The arrangement of classrooms maximizes air circulation and sound insulation. The classrooms are about 600 sq.ft. each which provide a congenial environment for teaching. Admin offices are located on the floors to optimize supervision and control on each floor. There are specialized Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Information Technology Labs located on various floors of the building.
Facilities and Amenities

Parking and Traffic Management
The campus has a basement car parking facility with a drop-off zone. The access to the basement is from the 120’ wide main road. In addition to the basement car parking facility, the school campus has an access for daily school commuters from a 60’ wide annex road. This annex road offshoots into several lanes which again have access to the main road. Parking and smooth traffic management has been one of the primary objectives of the design parameters of this school building.

Sports Facilities
The campus comprises an outdoor sporting facility where basketball, volleyball and handball can be played. There will also be a indoor multipurpose double height hall where students can play various outdoor and indoor games. A fitness room will also be available for the students.

Swimming Pool
For the very first time, Scholastica will provide a state of the art swimming pool in its very own campus. A rarity in most schools, the swimming pool will be a center for recreational excellence. Swimming lessons will be provided by instructors for students of all ages and all safety precautions will be taken.

IT Labs
The IT labs will provide computer-based teaching programs for students. The IT labs will also have supervised internet access in order to familiarize students with the world wide web. The offices in the building will be connected through Local Area Networking or Wireless Area networking where required. All student information and data will be digitally stored and archived in central servers.
FACILITIES at a glance

Facilities

Number

Classrooms

62

Teacher’s Rooms

6

General Science Labs

5

IT Lab

2

Library

1

Lecture Hall

1

Swimming Pool

1

Cafeteria

1

Indoor Gym/ Multipurpose Hall

1

Book Shop

1

List of Rooms or Facilities Floor wise in Mirpur Campus:

Basement

Bus & Car Parking

Book Store

Ground Floor

Principal's Room

Students Affairs and Student Records Office

Boys' & Girls' Sick Room

Front Office

Fee Collection Booth

Cafeteria

Basketball Court

Waiting room

1st to 5th Floors

Fully equipped Science Labs

2nd Floor

Multipurpose Hall

4th Floor

Conference Room

5th Floor

IT Labs

Studio type Art Room

Swimming Pool

Attractive Library with modern facilities

Audio visual Demo Room

Open Terrace

Roof Top

Male Prayer Room

Female Prayer Room

Campus Location with Traffic Plans

The campus is located on the main Mirpur Road between Circle 10 and 14. It is opposite the NAM apartments in Mirpur and adjacent to SOS Hermann Gmeiner School & College. The campus has roads on all three sides, so circulation of vehicles during drop off and pick up can be organized in a smooth manner.

Emergency Evacuation Plan

The Scholastica campus in Mirpur is designed according to international fire codes and regulations. Smoke detection devices are placed at appropriate areas throughout the campus. In addition, fire fighting equipment like water hose pipes and fire extinguishers are available in case of emergencies. The building also contains emergency fire exits as per building and fire codes.

Evacuation Plan
The person who notices a fire first will inform the Head of Section’s Office immediately. The office will notify the Front Office, Supervisors and Admin Personnel to ring the Alarm Bell.

The evacuation process will start as soon as the alarm bell rings.

The teachers will help the students to make lines leaving behind their belongings in the classrooms. There will be groups of female support staff who will check the washrooms and will assist the students to go down. The students will go down the staircase in two rows.

Students will come down the stairs through four exit points.
Exit # 1 opposite main gate.
Exit # 2 beside Principal’s Office.
Exit # 3 beside Pantry
Exit # 4 beside the second gate

All students will assemble in the courtyard with the help of the teachers and support staff. In case of the worst situation, all the children will be evacuated to the SOS Hermann Gmeiner School & College.

Supervisors, Office and Admin personnel will supervise to ensure that the procedures are being carried out in a disciplined way.

Middle and Senior Section (Mirpur)
Class I to XII
Plot 2/B-2, C/2, Line 1, Block A,
Section 13 Mirpur, Dhaka
Telephone: 9012099, 9013855
Email: middle_mirpur@scholasticabd.com senior_mirpur@scholasticabd.com Class I 08:15 am to 01:15 pm
Class II 08:15 am to 01:35 pm
Class III 08:15 am to 01:55 pm
Class IV 08:15 am to 02:05 pm
Class V 08:15 am to 02:15 pm
Class VI 08:15 am to 02:15 pm

jason.kazi

January 3rd, 2011, 11:59 PM

IUB's recently-completed Bashundhara central campus

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jason.kazi

March 20th, 2011, 08:25 PM

http://www.daily-sun.com/epaper/2011/03/13/newspaper/images/03_102.jpg

Source: The Daily Sun

nayeem007

March 20th, 2011, 08:43 PM

IUB's recently-completed Bashundhara central campus
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^^ Good to see the private universities like NSU, IUB moving to their own campuses.

jason.kazi

March 22nd, 2011, 03:27 AM

Foundation stone of UAP city campus laid

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President Zillur Rahman offering prayers after laying the foundation stone of the campus of the University of Asia Pacific at Green Road in the city yesterday.

The foundation stone laying ceremony of the University of Asia Pacific was held with unveiling of the plaque by President Zillur Rahman at 74/1, Green Road in the city on Sunday.

The president in his speech has praised the achievement of the university so far made in the academic field and other extra curricular activities. He has also given some motivational talks which will inspire the university authorities to achieve the desired goal in the future, says a press release.

The Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Engineer M Abu Taher and Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Dr Abdul Matin Patwari spoke on the occasion. Former education minister Dr Osman Faruque, the chairman of UGC, the vice chancellors of different universities, the members of the Board of Trustees, members of the Syndicate and the Academic Council, were present on the auspicious occasion.

Source: The Daily Star

jason.kazi

March 31st, 2011, 10:33 PM

Build institutions outside capital
Urges president
Unb, Dhaka
President Zillur Rahman has called upon the patrons of learning and industrial entrepreneurs to build institutions of education and industries outside the capital city, prioritising open environment and infrastructure facilities.

The president made call while laying the foundation stone of the University of Asia Pacific campus in the city's Green Road yesterday.

He said severe pressure has been created on the infrastructures of Dhaka city as the institutions of higher education, particularly the private universities and industrial factories are established in the capital that gives rise to many problems including traffic jam and shortage of gas, water and electricity.

Besides, he said many educational and business institutions being built in the residential areas have been spoiling the environment of the city and also disrupting the normal life. “It's not desirable for a beautiful and modern city.”

Zillur said: “For this reason, I'll urge all concerned to give top priority to the issues of open environment, parking and roads before building such institutions including universities.”

He said educational and industrial institutions should be built at the open places outside of the capital city.

The president noted the presence of private universities in Bangladesh in providing higher education for more than two decades and some of the universities have been playing vital role in providing quality education.

“But most of the private universities have shortage of own campus and infrastructures. Their research activities are also limited,” he said.

Vice Chancellor of the University of Asia Pacific Prof Dr Abdul Matin Patwari and Chairman of the university's board of Trustees Engr M Abu Taher also spoke on the occasion

Source: The Daily Star

jason.kazi

March 31st, 2011, 10:33 PM

jason.kazi

March 31st, 2011, 10:38 PM

Foundation stone of UAP city campus laid

President Zillur Rahman offering prayers after laying the foundation stone of the campus of the University of Asia Pacific at Green Road in the city yesterday. Photo: Courtesy
Metro Desk
The foundation stone laying ceremony of the University of Asia Pacific was held with unveiling of the plaque by President Zillur Rahman at 74/1, Green Road in the city on Sunday.

The president in his speech has praised the achievement of the university so far made in the academic field and other extra curricular activities. He has also given some motivational talks which will inspire the university authorities to achieve the desired goal in the future, says a press release.

The Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Engineer M Abu Taher and Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Dr Abdul Matin Patwari spoke on the occasion. Former education minister Dr Osman Faruque, the chairman of UGC, the vice chancellors of different universities, the members of the Board of Trustees, members of the Syndicate and the Academic Council, were present on the auspicious occasion.

Source: The Daily Star

jason.kazi

April 15th, 2011, 05:15 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAEG1EHs1bk

Video of East West University.

Campus construction began in 2008 and will be opened in June 2011. The campus is located in Aftabnagar, Dhaka.

nayeem007

April 22nd, 2011, 02:12 AM

East-West University New Campus
Under construction

http://www.facebook.com/ewunc#!/photo.php?fbid=200986676600179&set=a.200509566647890.50869.114739335224914&type=1&theater

nayeem007

April 22nd, 2011, 02:12 AM

East-West University New Campus
Under construction

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jason.kazi

May 14th, 2011, 04:50 AM

New school for autistic children

A new school for autistic children was opened in the city's Nasirabad area here on Saturday.

Named as Dream Star Autistic Children Academy the school aims at providing education through special type of disseminating knowledge for proper mental and physical growth of autistic children.

Inaugurating the school as the chief guest Chittagong WASA Managing Director AKM Fazlullah called upon the capable persons of the society to come forward to set up more such schools and help autistic children flourish their latent talents.

Presiding over the inaugural ceremony Headmistress Tasmina Zerin said that they had founded the school out of responsibility to society.

It requires some extra care to educate autistic children. But, if it is not done a part of the society would remain ignored, she observed.

Dr Mahmud A Chowdhury Arzu, Dr Kamrun Laila Mili and a number of guardians attended the ceremony among others.

Autistic children of the school rendered the national anthem and another song - We Shall Overcome, at the ceremony.

Source: The Daily Sun

iamgr8

July 18th, 2011, 08:32 AM

Permanent Campus of AIUB

(American International University-Bangladesh)

Kuratoli road, Kuril, Dhaka

(Under Construction)

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http://www.aiub.edu/HtmlViewer2.aspx?FileName=StaticPages/Top_News/Aiub_permanentCampus.html

iamgr8

September 29th, 2011, 04:37 PM

AIUB Resort and AIUB Research & Development Center
Sreepur, Gazipur

(A multipurpose hall is now under construction in the area)

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Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/people/mc_sensei/

jason.kazi

October 11th, 2011, 07:57 AM

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jason.kazi

October 24th, 2011, 11:14 PM

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jason.kazi

February 18th, 2012, 04:58 AM

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jason.kazi

March 8th, 2012, 05:08 AM

The Australian International School hopes to open a new campus on a 5.5 bigha land at Purbachal near the Kuril Flyover.

jason.kazi

March 11th, 2012, 08:21 AM

Chittagong Grammar School's Chittagong campus

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jason.kazi

March 11th, 2012, 08:39 AM

Sunbeams International School in Uttara

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tislam84

March 12th, 2012, 06:05 AM

^^ Wow! Sunbeams is looking good!

jason.kazi

March 12th, 2012, 11:55 PM

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Bldg. of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) - a newly built 12 story impressive building at the West Palashi campus north of Azimpur Girls School & College was inaugurated on Sunday (4 March, 2012) at 11 a.m.

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BUET-JIDPUS bldg

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West view of Palashi campus- Azimpur colony

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south east view (from 8th floor)- Buet students' dorms and Lalbagh area behind

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South west panorama- Azimpur colony, the first apartment type bldgs built during 1948-52

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North west view- new hostel bldg. for Eden Girls' College

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Biswas Builders 'New Market Complex' in the back ground

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North view- Eden girls' college qtrs. The tower looking structure behind is the bldg for Police staff qtrs at Nilkhet.

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North view- Eden girls college qtrs. and Sgt Zahurul Haque Hall field on the right edge

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north east view- corner domes of Salimullah Muslim Hall seen

All photos by Engr. Ershad Ahmed

jahidus2005

March 13th, 2012, 10:44 AM

thanks for the awsome picture bro

jason.kazi

March 18th, 2012, 11:44 PM

More pictures of East-West University's main campus in Aftabnagar

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British-Bangladeshi

March 23rd, 2012, 09:17 PM

International Tourism University to be set up in Bagladesh

The government has taken a plan to set up an international tourism university (ITU) in the country and works in this regard will begin soon.

The planned university will be built under private public partnership and consultation with foreign and local entrepreneurs to set up the ITU has already begun.

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Faruq Khan disclosed this during a view exchange meeting with a delegation of Industry Skill Council (Tourism ISC) and International Labour Organization (ILO) representatives at his Secretariat office on Thursday.

Led by the Tourism ISC chairman and member of Bangladesh Tourism Board AKM Bari, the delegation included Tourism ISC Chief Executive and editor of monthly `Parjatan Bichitra` Mahiuddin Helal, Tourism ISC secretary general and director of Institute of Hotel Management and Hospitality Rubina H Faruk, ILO Adviser Francis de Silva and national professional consultant of the ILO Shoaib Iftekhar.

The minister urged the delegation members to extend support to set up a family tourism village and a separate tourism village for foreign tourists in the country, said an official release.

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jason.kazi

March 28th, 2012, 11:55 PM

Construction of AIUB permanent campus begins

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and others offering munajat after unveiling the foundation stone of permanent campus of American International University- Bangladesh (AIUB) at Kuril in the city on Tuesday. News Report
The ground breaking ceremony of American International University- Bangladesh (AIUB) permanent campus was held at Kuril in the city on Tuesday.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was the chief guest of the ceremony, says a press release.
Founder Chairman of AIUB Dr. Anwarul Abedin and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna spoke on the occasion.
In his speech, the education minister appreciated the authority of AIUB for taking immediate action to build permanent campus on the basis of the government decision.
He also highlighted that AIUB is always maintaining standard and quality of higher education in the field of science, information technology and engineering along with creating leaders in other fields.
He hoped that AIUB would continue to keep its trend in the near future also.
The minister also gave a brief description about the plan and programme of the education sector of the present government categorically mentioning new education policy and Private University Act-2010.
In her speech, Vice-Chancellor Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna elaborated the academic activities, programmes and some features of the achievements.
Dr. Anwarul Abedin, founder chairman of the AIUB trustees board, gave thanks to the Al-mighty for fulfillment of his dream and expect assistance and co-operation of all concerned for future development of the university.

Source: News Today

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iamgr8

March 29th, 2012, 02:21 PM

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jason.kazi

March 30th, 2012, 12:41 AM

jason.kazi

March 30th, 2012, 12:43 AM

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Double post.

iamgr8

March 31st, 2012, 04:55 PM

^^
They mentioned 16.3 bighas land in earlier photo but this new photo says the total land is 22 bighas. I think they recently bought more land. Btw, as far as I know this is going to be the largest private university campus in Dhaka.

jason.kazi

April 19th, 2012, 03:32 AM

Pledged to perfection

Pledge Harbour School and Sports Academy is committed to quality education and this boarding school's doors are open to students from home and abroad

by SHAFIQ RAHMAN

"We are here to discover your son's true potential," states the slogan of Pledge Harbour School and Sports Academy. The authorities say that this is the first school of international standard in Bangladesh. ATM Saidul Alam, Chairman of the school, says, "The problem here is we use the term 'international' very freely, but never really come up with a standard that's international. That is why we aim at making this school actually of an international standard. We are confident that we will succeed."

This school is the brainchild of ATM Saidul Alam. He is a businessman by profession and has established some of the better known restaurants in the country. But at the back of his mind he had this dream of setting up a school par excellence. In the meantime, a couple of good quality English medium schools were set up in Dhaka with qualified foreign teachers. However, Saidul Alam was still adamant about setting up an even better school in the country. He says, "Many of our children go abroad for higher education. This has become commonplace. But I have also noticed that they do not go just for higher education, but at a school level too."

He says, "Why do they have to go abroad? We really don't have the concept of a full-fledged boarding school here. Many people do want to send their children to boarding schools, but there is no boarding school of any standard here. One of the main things needed for a boarding school is space. There are many schools which simply have no adequate open space. The guardians are unhappy with the environment of such schools. They cannot trust them. That is why I strived to come up with a boarding school truly of an international standard in all regards."

He continues, "I felt that this would be so beneficial for the country too. It would start a trend of quality education in the country. The standard of teachers would improve. And the outflow of foreign currency from the country could eventually be stemmed to an extent. In fact, we hope to bring in foreign currency by drawing in students from abroad."

It was with this in mind that the Pledge Harbour School and sports Academy was set up on 80 bighas of land at Maona, Gazipur. This is a breath of fresh air after the congested schools, colleges and even universities being housed in cramped quarters all over the city, with no grounds, no libraries, no proper facilities at all.

School children in the city come home from their congested campus to their cramped apartments, no open spaces to play in, no fresh air to breathe. So Pledge Harbour offers a relief from all this.

The school follows the Cambridge curriculum from Class Three to Eight. In Classes Nine and Ten, it follows the International General Certificate for Secondary Education (IGCSE) curriculum and for Classes Eleven and Twelve, the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum.

While this is an academic school, it also places much emphasis on sports. It has cricket grounds, a football stadium, two other football fields, two basketball courts, a volleyball court, a badminton court and a handball court. It even has an Olympic standard swimming pool.

Saidul Alam says, "This is a full-fledged school. We hope children graduating from this school will one day be doctors, engineers, scientists, persons of various professions, including top sportsmen of the country. Our job is just to draw out the latent talents of the students."

The school has a capacity for 1080 students. It is an entirely boarding school, with no facilities for day students.

The school has just begun and so far only 50 students have got admission in the first batch. The authorities expect over 300 in the second batch, beginning in July. They have advertised at home and abroad through the print and electronic media. They also had TV ads on an Indian channel during the recent Asia Cup football, giving it wider publicity.

The authorities are hoping for students to come here from abroad. They are particularly targetting countries of the region -- Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and the Middle East. Faria M Mustafa, Head of Admissions & Human Resources, Pledge Harbour School and Sports Academy, says, "Applications for the second batch have come in from Bangladesh as well as from China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Pakistan and India."

Source: ProbeNews