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Another case filed over Rupganj violence
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An army camp was set ablaze by angry villagers during an agitation over “forced purchase of land" for a project, the Army Housing Scheme (AHS), at Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj October 23


Another case was filed by Rapid Action Battalion Sunday night accusing 3,000 to 4,000 unknown people on charge of attacking the elite force members during the Saturday’s violence in Rupganj of Narayanganj.
Sub-Inspector Yasin Miah of Adamzi Camp of Rab-11, filed the case with Rupganj Police Station at about 10:30pm saying that the accused launched an attack on them when they tried to resist the locals from holding their protest programme, said Forkan Sikder, officer-in-charge of the police station.
“We have identified four to five accused in the case filed earlier by police in connection with the incident,” the OC said. He however did not disclose their names, reports our Narayanganj correspondent.
Police Saturday night filed the first case with the same police station against 3,000 to 4,000 unidentified people in connection with the violence and for setting ablaze to an army camp and some vehicles.
At least 50 people were injured, including 15 by bullets, as thousands of villagers fought pitched battles with law enforcers over “forced purchase of land” for an army housing scheme in Rupganj of Narayanganj on October 23.
Bullet-hit Mostafa Jamal Haider of Harina Par village died in the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Hospital in the capital Saturday morning
Source:The Daily Star

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Arrest Brain-Drain For Country's Development Teachers Training, Latest Teaching Technology Essential



Talk of emulating the latest fashion in the world of clothing - Bangladeshis do not lag behind. As soon as a new Bollywood movie is released and it happens to be a hit, the dresses adorned in the movie by the hero and the heroine overnight becomes the "latest fashion", especially in the southeast Asian nations. The result is, all our readymade city dress boutiques immediately put on display similar designed attires - either imported from our neighbouring state or made to order here. Whether they go with our culture or not do not seem to bother anyone. Since it is the latest fashion in our neighbouring country, it must also be in ours or else the Bangladeshi boys and girls will be considered unsmart and outdated. From the rush of customers to these shops and the number of people wearing them, the high price of these garments does not seem to be a matter of concern in a poor like Bangladesh where almost 80% of the people still cannot afford three square meals a day.
Now, can we say the same thing about the education system in the country? Do we have the latest systems in our educational institutions - the latest curricula, the latest technologies and teachers who are acquainted with modern methods of teaching? And most important of all, are we willing to pay to get the latest in the world of education?
Although, system change in the education sector is being gradually brought about, nevertheless, a lot remains yet to be achieved. In schools, every student should be provided with individual computers. In fact computer education should begin right from the elementary school level. Exposure to advanced methods of teaching and easy access to all sorts of information about the whole world from the beginning of one's education life can mean a world of difference in shaping the life of a person. But first of all we need very efficient and experienced teachers at the school level so that the students can begin with a strong foundation. Then only the path to higher education would become comparatively easier.
One may ask, where will these good teachers come from? The answer is simple. We have to build them up. The appropriate thing would be to send the teachers abroad and get them trained from the best teaching institutions of the world. The exposure to modern methods and latest technology would help to turn our teachers into the world's best as well. But this process is too time consuming and extremely expensive. Therefore, the cheapest way would be to send abroad for training a group of carefully selected teachers picked from different schools across the country. This group of 'Teachers' Trainers' or TT, when they come back after completion of their trainings from the best foreign institutions, would train up more TTs who would in turn train up school teachers of all the schools of our country. This process would not only be cost-effective but also the quickest way to train up the teachers in the least possible time.
There is an urgent need to stop the process of brain-drain of students from Bangladesh. The depletion of the intellectual and/or professional resources of our country through immigration, which has accelerated in the last few decades needs to be stopped on an urgent basis. The higher rewards and opportunities in the developed countries is compelling our young generation to leave home and seek their careers and fortunes elsewhere. However, for the sake of its economic progress, Bangladesh needs to retain these brains in the country. Brain drain may not be the only factor, but it definitely is playing a major role in decelerating the speed of our country's overall progress and development.
In fact, Bangladesh is a classic example of the aftermath that follows brain drain. The 1950's began with the hope of development of Asian countries including Bangladesh. It was assumed that investment, education, and modern management would be sufficient for their economic growth. By the 1960's, disillusionment spread. The progress of developing countries was uneven and fell short of expectations and aspirations. The developed countries grew faster, and therefore international gaps widened instead of narrowing as was presumed. The "brain drain" issue moved from scholarly analysis and newspaper recriminations to the floor of the United Nations General Assembly in late 1967. Resolutions introduced by developing countries demanded that richer members (particularly the United States) change their migration policies, encourage foreign students to learn the skills needed at home, encourage these students to return, and compensate the developing countries for their losses.
A nation is considered developed based on its advancement in technological developments in the realm of science and industry. The main sources of knowledge and know-how for these technologies are the educated and talented individuals comprising scientists, doctors, engineers, teachers, business entrepreneurs, etc. The educated group, capable of contributing to the growth of the nation, prefers to live abroad and the number of such highly educated Bangladeshis contributing to the welfare of foreign countries is quite significant. A 2007 data showed that 65 per cent of the newly graduated doctors in Bangladesh attempted to practice abroad whereas in Bangladesh millions of children lay suffering from malnutrition and childhood diseases. Had these newly graduated doctors practiced in this country, the difference they could have brought about in the health sector needs no explanation. Presently, there is a serious dearth of good and experienced doctors in Bangladesh and the few who are there, it is easier to go and get treated abroad than to get an appointment date from them. Therefore, people who can afford, rush to Bangkok, Singapore or even to UK and the USA, spending the much valuable currency in foreign lands while the fate of poor patients lie in the hands of inexperienced doctors at home.
Of late, the country's youths, who can bring about sustainable development to Bangladesh through their creative skills and technical and technological know-how, are all flocking to overseas institutions for higher learning - either with scholarships or through self-finance and a very few of them ever return. The reason behind their staying back is a secure future and justified returns for the amount of work put in. Unless immediate measures are taken to arrest this trend of
brain drain, the major challenges facing Bangladesh will blow out of proportion. I believe it is still not too late. Let our policymakers take measures so that the highest budget is allocated to this sector to bring about necessary improvements in line with the western world so that our brains do not need to go abroad for higher studies and a profitable future. We must not forget that the Dhaka University was once known as the "Oxford of the East" and the entire credit for this nomenclature goes to the DU teachers of that period. I therefore believe that if the government is serious it can once again build up teachers who can bring back the past glory to our educational institutions and thereby open up opportunities for our young generation to serve their motherland. Let us give our all towards acquiring and/or copying the latest teaching technology and the most modern education methods from abroad.

Source: ET/