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Considering the current Covid-19 situation in the country, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) authorities have postponed the admission test for 2020-21 academic session, originally scheduled for June 10.
The decision was made at an emergency meeting of the Buet admission committee this afternoon, Prof Dr Khandaker Shabbir Ahmed, chairman of the committee, told our Dhaka University correspondent tonight.
The preliminary admission tests, scheduled for May 31 and June 1, were also postponed, the professor said.
According to an earlier press release, admission seekers will be required to sit for preliminary selection exams, from which candidates will be selected for the final exam on June 10.
Thousands of USA-aspirant students are worried about the future as visa-related services have been halted in Bangladesh amid Covid-19 related restrictions. Despite securing scholarships and funding for their degrees, the students remain unsure whether they will be able to pursue higher education in the United States.
The aspiring students submitted a memorandum to the prime minister and the state minister of foreign affairs last Monday in this regard. The memorandum was signed by 350 students.
They appealed to the PM and state minister to take the necessary steps to resume US student visa service maintaining health regulations.
The US embassy, Dhaka website reads, due to the ongoing countrywide lockdown imposed by the government of Bangladesh, the embassy has cancelled all visa appointments from April 5 to May 16, 2021.
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Dhaka: The World Bank today awarded the four winning teams of the competition titled Plastic Circularity Innovation Challenge. The competition sought innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution in Bangladesh.
“Addressing plastic pollution is a critical development agenda for ensuring green and smart growth. In Dhaka city alone, plastic waste has gone up from 178 tons per day in 2005 to 646 tons per day in 2020,” said Mercy Tembon, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan.
The contest asked for innovative solutions in two categories: i) collection/sorting, recycling of low-valued plastics and single use plastics and ii) digital technology solutions in coping with plastic pollution such as mobile apps.
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World Bank Contest Brings Creative Solutions to Combat Plastic Pollution in Bangladesh
The World Bank today awarded the four winning teams of the competition titled Plastic Circularity Innovation Challenge. The competition sought innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution in Bangladesh.
“Addressing plastic pollution is a critical development agenda for ensuring green and smart growth. In Dhaka city alone, plastic waste has gone up from 178 tons per day in 2005 to 646 tons per day in 2020,” said Mercy Tembon, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan.
The contest asked for innovative solutions in two categories: i) collection/sorting, recycling of low-valued plastics and single use plastics and ii) digital technology solutions in coping with plastic pollution such as mobile apps.
World Bank initiative yields creative solutions to plastic pollution in Bangladesh
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5th May, 2021 03:51:53
The World Bank awarded on Wednesday four winning teams of the competition titled ‘Plastic Circularity Innovation Challenge’.
The competition sought innovative solutions to combat plastic pollution in Bangladesh.
The contest asked for innovative solutions in two categories: i) collection/sorting, recycling of low-valued plastics and single use plastics and ii) digital technology solutions in coping with plastic pollution such as mobile apps, said a World Bank press release.
A three-member panel of judges included Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, chairman and CEO of PRAN-RFL, Cyrill Gutsch, CEO, Parley for the Oceans, and Marina Tabassum, founder and principal architect of Marina Tabassum Architects.