646 tonnes of plastic waste produced in Dhaka every day
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Staff Correspondent
Staff Correspondent
Dhaka city produces 646 tonnes of plastic waste every single day, which is 468 tonnes more than 15 years back in the capital, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Mercy Tembon said at a programme yesterday. In Dhaka city alone, plastic waste has gone up from 178 tonnes per day in 2005 to 646 tonnes per day in 2020, she said while addressing a workshop on Sustainable Management of Plastic to Leverage Circular Economy and Achieve SDG in Bangladesh .
She also said addressing plastic pollution is a critical development agenda for ensuring green and smart growth.
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Speakers for more investment in R&D in universities
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DHAKA, April 24,2021 (BSS) – Speakers at a webinar today called for harnessing more investment in the research and development (R&D) in the country’s universities in order to remain competitive globally.
They made the call at the webinar of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) titled “Industry and Academia Linkage: Role of Academia” held today.
Prof. Satya Prasad Majumder, Vice Chancellor, BUET, M Abul Kashem Mozumder, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dr. Carmen Z Lamagna, Vice Chancellor, American International University of Bangladesh and Prof. Imran Rahman, Special Advisor (Board of Trustees) & Dean, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh joined as special discussants.
DCCI seeks special fund for research and innovation
Economic Reporter :
Experts and businesses on Saturday emphasized on special fund for academic research and innovation for making skilled manpower to adjust with upcoming job market.
The coordination among the academic curriculum, technological advancement, industrial transformation and professional automation will ensure for next generation in educational syllabus to survive in the competitive world, they said
The speakers made the remarks in a webinar on Industry and Academia Linkage: Role of Academia organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) moderated by its president Rizwan Rahman on the day.
American International University of Bangladesh vice-chancellor Carmen Z Lamagna said that the government should provide incentive fund, policy regulations, guidance and support and infrastructure development to foster industry-academia collaboration to ensure research and advanced training to adjust with global
When the pandemic hit, Bangladesh saw educational institutions both public and private move their academic activities online. But this was uncharted waters for most of these institutions, and their teachers, who would have to conduct these classes. Despite the slight ray of assurance offered by the vaccine for Covid-19, educational institutions remain shut. Students and teachers are still struggling with online workload demands, even after a year. Most of the time, it is hard to determine if the students understood the lectures or not, as the scopes of interaction are limited. We have to carry on with the lectures, without any one-on-one interactions with the students, shares Farzana Rahman, a teacher at Academia, Dhaka.