Monday, January 28, 2013

JU Rhythms with birds, butterfly and red lily


 Jahangirnagar University accustomed as a fully residential accessible university of Bangladesh in 1970 is full of natural beauty adjacent to the capital city of the country. Every year migratory birds come here on the ever green university campus relying on the safety and security honored to them by the students, teachers and all walks of peoples.

It may be that the red lily and green plants specially draw the birds to the campus of nature. The university has now 34 Departments and Six Faculties along with two Institutes, with more than fifteen thousand students, and about five hundred academics adherent to teaching and research. 
Its beauties are in its land structure, lakes, migratory birds, different plants, medicinal herbs, cultural activities, writers friendly environment, academic excellence, values for humanity, student -teacher relationship, media corner through journalists association, TSC, cafeteria, exceptional views of dormitories and more over red lilies. It is really an excellent reading place. Its teachers and students feel pleasure to introduce themselves as Jahangirnagarian also. 

In a third world country like Bangladesh where resources are very limited, peoples basic needs are not possible to be entirely met, law and order is not enough for security of its civilians, police and administration are mostly biased on political consideration, good governance and human rights are the issues of seminar and discussions only, values are near to be abolished, democracy is the slogan for all autocratic decisions, jobs and employments are under quota and bribe system merely instead of merit then what kind of change the university teachers and students will bring in future it is very important for the people.
People pay highly for the higher education in Bangladesh. But the university education is not at that level where student will practice free thinking, cultural activities, even academic excellence because of polluted student politics and parallel partisan teachers politics also. 

The sprawling arresting campus is anchored 30 kilometres from the basic Dhaka, able-bodied affiliated with a civic highway. The aboriginal assembly of Independent Bangladesh accepted the university its Charter in 1973 beneath which the university is getting operated. 
The badge of the university bears the civic annual ‘white lily’ (Lilium condidu) with three petals belted by strips of a acceptable floral architecture with the name of the university in Bangla ensconcing in a semi-circle like a band of flowers. Located at Savar abreast Dhaka, Jahangirnagar University is one of the arch Universities in Bangladesh. 

 It was formally launched on 12th January 1970 by its aboriginal adjudicator Rear Admiral S.M. Ahsan, Governor of above East Pakistan. After Emergence of Bangladesh the Government allowable the Jahangirnagar University Act 1973, which repealed the antecedent authorization and renamed the University as Jahangirnagar University. 

The University owes its present appearance to this act beneath which it is now functioning. Teaching Establishment: 20th August, 1970; Academic Year: 1st July to 30th June and Land Area: 697.56 Acre. 

However, academic excellence and research activities leading unfolding the new eras of peoples living standard and livelihood security with improved governance in the country can immensely increase the image of the university. Good luck Jahangirnagar!

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Beautiful Janagirnagar University

Jahangirnagar University accustomed as a fully residential accessible university of Bangladesh in 1970  is full of natural beauty adjacent to the capital city of the country.

Every year migratory birds come here on the ever green university campus relying on the safety and security honored to them by the students, teachers and all walks of peoples. It may be that the red lily and green plants specially draw the birds to the campus of nature.    
 The university has now 34 Departments and Six Faculties along with two Institutes, with more than fifteen thousand students, and about five hundred academics adherent to teaching and research. 

Its beauties are in its land structure, lakes, migratory birds, different plants, medicinal herbs, cultural activities, writers friendly environment, academic excellence, values for humanity, student -teacher relationship, media corner through journalists association, TSC, cafeteria, exceptional views of dormitories and more over red lilies. It is really an excellent reading place. Its teachers and students feel pleasure to introduce themselves as Jahangirnagarian also.
 
In a third world country like Bangladesh where resources are very limited, peoples basic needs are not possible to be entirely met, law and order is not enough for security of its civilians, police and administration are mostly biased on political consideration, good governance and human rights are the issues of seminar and discussions only, values are near to be abolished, democracy is the slogan for all autocratic decisions, jobs and employments are under quota and bribe system merely instead of merit then what kind of change the university teachers and students will bring in future it is very important for the people.

People pay highly for the higher education in Bangladesh. But the university education is not at that level where student will practice free thinking, cultural activities, even academic excellence because of polluted student politics and parallel partisan teachers politics also.    

The sprawling arresting campus is anchored 30 kilometres from the basic Dhaka, able-bodied affiliated with a civic highway. The aboriginal assembly of Independent Bangladesh accepted the university its Charter in 1973 beneath which the university is getting operated.

The badge of the university bears the civic annual ‘white lily’ (Lilium condidu) with three petals belted by strips of a acceptable floral architecture with the name of the university in Bangla ensconcing in a semi-circle like a band of flowers. Located at Savar abreast Dhaka, Jahangirnagar University is one of the arch Universities in Bangladesh. 

It was formally launched on 12th January 1970 by its aboriginal adjudicator Rear Admiral S.M. Ahsan, Governor of above East Pakistan. After Emergence of Bangladesh the Government allowable the Jahangirnagar University Act 1973, which repealed the antecedent authorization and renamed the University as Jahangirnagar University. The University owes its present appearance to this act beneath which it is now functioning. 

Teaching Establishment: 20th August, 1970; Academic Year: 1st July to 30th June and Land Area: 697.56 Acre.

However, academic excellence and research activities leading unfolding the new eras of peoples living standard and livelihood security with improved governance in the country can immensely increase the image of the university.
Good luck Jahangirnagar!      

Monday, January 14, 2013

Irani Argo wins Golden Globes 2013

"Argo," the retelling of the dramatic rescue of American diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis, and "Les Miserables," a big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical, were the big winners at this year's Golden Globes. 

But the night truly belonged to co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler whose good-natured irreverence was a welcome balance after the last three years when British comedian Ricky Gervais turned the show into a roast. 

The annual honors by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association unofficially launches the movie industry's awards season. Here are the five most memorable moments from Sunday's ceremony.

Indian army chief threatens Pakistan

India's army chief threatened to retaliate against Pakistan for the killing of two soldiers in fighting near the border of the disputed region of Kashmir, saying he had asked his commanders there to be aggressive in the face of provocation. 

General Bikram Singh's remarks come amid mounting public anger in India after Delhi accused Pakistani soldiers of slitting the throat of one of the soldiers and decapitating him. 

Despite each side blaming the other for the worst outbreak of violence in the area since a ceasefire was agreed nine years ago, analysts said a breakdown in ties was highly unlikely. The two nations have fought three wars, two over Kashmir, since independence in 1947 and are now both nuclear-armed. 

Calling the beheading of the soldier "gruesome", Singh told a news conference: "We reserve the right to retaliate at a time and place of our choosing." Singh said the Indian army would honour the ceasefire in Kashmir, so long as Pakistan did, but would respond immediately to any violation of the truce. 

"I expect all my commanders at the Line of Control to be both aggressive and offensive in the face of provocation and fire," he said. Last week's fighting in the Himalayan region both nations claim comes at a time when the two sides have made some progress in repairing ties, notably by opening trade links. 


Both armies have lost two soldiers each in the fighting along parts of the 740-km (460-mile) de facto border this month. "The attack on January 8 was premeditated, a pre-planned activity. Such an operation requires planning, detailed reconnaissance," Singh said. His remarks came hours before local commanders met at a crossing point on the ceasefire line for the first time since the fighting erupted to try and reduce tensions. Both sides lodged protests, accusing each other of ceasefire violations. 

The ceasefire in Kashmir has held since it went into effect in November 2003, surviving even the crisis in ties after the Mumbai attacks in November 2008 by Pakistan-based militants. Analysts said it was unlikely the two armies would escalate the situation further and that Singh's remarks may well have been made to maintain the morale of his troops and to respond to a public outcry over the mutilation of both soldiers' bodies.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

UN envoy against military solution in Syria

The U.N. and Arab League special envoy to Syria stressed Friday (January 11, 2013) that there is "no military solution" to the brutal civil war being fought in the Arab nation. Lakhdar Brahimi made the remark after meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns at the United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland. 

"We are all very, very deeply aware of the immense suffering of the Syrian people which has gone for far too long. And we all stressed the need for a speedy end to bloodshed, the destruction, and all forms violence in Syria," he said. "We stressed again, in our view, there is no military solution to this conflict." 

Syria accused Brahimi of bias Thursday (January 10, 2013), casting a shadow on efforts to end a war that, according to the United Nations, has killed more than 60,000 people in nearly two years. 

Brahimi has "deviated from the essence of his mission and clearly unveiled his bias to circles known for conspiring against Syria and the interests of the Syrian people," Syrian state media reported. 

The statement from Damascus was a response to a BBC interview in which Brahimi in effect called on al-Assad to resign. He said the president would have no place in the transition to a post-conflict Syria. "I think what people are saying is, a family ruling for 40 years is a little bit too long," Brahimi said, according to the interview Thursday. 

Al-Assad took over from his late father, who seized power in 1970 and ruled for three decades. Brahimi said both the United States and Russia want to help end the war and forge a future. The United States long has called for al-Assad to resign. 


Russia, which historically has had close ties with Syria, has blocked tough action against the government in the U.N. Security Council. "I'm absolutely certain the Russians are as preoccupied as I am, as Americans are, by the bad situation that exists in Syria and its continuing deterioration, and I'm absolutely certain they would like to contribute to its solution," he said. He cited the "absolute necessity" for pushing for a peaceful solution. "It is the wider international community," he said, particularly Security Council members, who "can really create the opening that is necessary to start effectively solving the problem." Securing chemical weapons The escalating conflict and the president's efforts to retain his grip on power have sparked a push to ensure that chemical weapons are secure. 


U.S. officials say they are working with nations in the Middle East to secure Syria's chemical and biological weapons sites. "We're not talking about ground troops, but it depends on what ... happens in a transition," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday. Asked whether he had ruled out putting U.S. troops in Syria to secure such weapons, Panetta said: "You always have to keep the possibility that, if there is a peaceful transition and international organizations get involved, that they might ask for assistance in that situation. But in a hostile situation, we're not planning to ask for that." 


Russian navy holding exercises off Syria's coast Ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet are heading to the eastern Mediterranean for exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry said. A tactical group of Black Sea Fleet warships, headed by the cruiser Moskva, will undertake exercises in the eastern sector of the Mediterranean Sea. The tanker Ivan Bubnov has fueled the ships, and emergency drills have been carried out for the upcoming exercises. The tanker filled up on fuel and water Thursday at the Cyprus port of Larnaka. A Baltic Fleet group consisting of the patrol vessel Yaroslav Mudry and tanker Lena will head for the eastern Mediterranean, where the two ships will practice stores transfers at sea. The patrol vessel will carry out anti-submarine warfare drills. Russia has a maintenance naval base at Tartus on the coast. 

No let-up in refugee flight The United Nations said Friday that more than 612,000 people have been registered as Syrian refugees or are "being assisted as such." There were 194,769 in Lebanon, 176,569 in Jordan, 153,163 in Turkey, 69,282 in Iraq, 13,292 in Egypt and 5,059 elsewhere in North Africa, the U.N. refugee agency said. 

"Even with the winter preparation work that has been done in recent months, many refugees in both camp and noncamp situations are facing particularly cold and damp conditions. 

The Syrian crisis started in March 2011, when peaceful protesters demanding democracy and reforms were met by a fierce government crackdown, which spiraled into an armed opposition movement and a civil war. At least 106 people were killed Friday, the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria said. Among them were 40 people killed in shelling by artillery and jet fighters in Hasaka province, in the northeastern part of the country.

Idlib captured by Syrian rebels, oppositions demand

Syrian rebel fighters said Friday (January 11, 2013) they have captured a strategic northern military base used by the government to bomb opposition strongholds. Rebel fighters and militants from various Islamic groups, including the jihadist al-Nusra Front, took part in the offensive, an opposition spokesman said.

They've seized control of buildings, ammunition and military equipment at the base in Idlib province, the opposition said, signaling a major blow to President Bashar al-Assad's forces. "They are taking credit now for having taken the air base," U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters Friday. 

"And, as you know, we consider this significant on two fronts. "First of all, to ground some of the air assets of the Assad regime that they've been using against civilians. And, secondly, to break their ability to resupply in the north." 

Pentagon weighs how to secure Syria's chemical weapons. The strategic base has been used by government forces to send explosives to areas in the north, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. In addition to housing about government 400 soldiers, the group said, warplanes that attack the region were taking off from there. 

"The Taftanaz air base has been completely liberated," said Hamza Abu Hussam, a spokesman for the Binnish Coordination Committee, a local opposition group. "I went down to see with my own eyes and was able to get in." 

Opposition forces from various groups cheer and chant "God is great," purportedly after they took over the military airport.