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Missed chance or growth catalyst

MIGRATION has long been considered a one-way movement, with migrants leaving their country of origin and making the host nation their final abode. However, this notion of migration as a permanent transition has evolved. According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates, roughly 40 per cent of migrants are likely to...

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Trump for detaining 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo

US president Donald Trump unveiled a surprise plan on Wednesday to detain thousands of undocumented migrants in Guantanamo Bay — distracting from spiralling confusion after the White House withdrew a shock order to freeze federal funds...

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Migrants from Italy arrive in Albania

Dozens of migrants arrived in Albania early on Tuesday, days after Italy resumed the transfer of asylum seekers to its maritime neighbour in a controversial programme that is under judicial review.

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UGC for building awareness on cyber security

University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman professor SMA Faiz on Tuesday emphasised the need to increase awareness about cyber security to protect personal, official, and state data...

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Aspirant migrants failed to fly to Malaysia stage demo

Aspirant migrants, who missed their flights to Malaysia, staged demonstrations in the SAARC Circle in the Karwan Bazar area in Dhaka on Wednesday demanding the jobs they were promised in the South East Asian country...

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49 Rohingya migrants found on Thai island

A group of 49 Rohingya migrants travelling by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia was found on Tuesday near a beach on Thailand’s popular island of Phuket, police said...

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KSA-bound passengers stage demo over vaccine crisis

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-bound migrants and those intending to perform Umrah staged demonstration in Dhaka on Tuesday after failing to receive mandatory meningitis vaccination to travel the Middle East country...

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Build research, innovation ecosystem in South Asia: UGC chair

Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz at a conference in Pakistan on Tuesday called for joint work to build an effective ecosystem for research and innovation in higher education institutions in the South Asian region...

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Govt urged to increase edn sector budget for quality research

University Grants Commission of Bangladesh member Professor Masuma Habib at a workshop on Monday called on the interim government to increase the budget allocation for the education sector in the next fiscal year to ensure the necessary infrastructure and suitable environment for conducting quality applied research...

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Putting migrants back in harness at home

MALAYSIA, Oman, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirate are all temporary homes to a large number of foreign workers and many of them are from Bangladesh. And, many of them are eager to get back home to live with the family and acquaintances and contribute to the local development. Some return to the country but many unfortunately...

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UGC calls for conducting quality research

University Grants Commission of Bangladesh member Professor Masuma Habib at a seminar on Sunday called on teachers of higher education institutions to conduct quality research.

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107 migrants rescued in Channel

French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to England on Wednesday.

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UGC delegations visit Teesta Univ, UITS

Two separate delegations of Bangladesh University Grants Commission have visited Teesta University in Rangpur and University of Information Technology and Sciences in Dhaka.

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UGC delegations visit Teesta University, UITS

Two separate delegations of Bangladesh University Grants Commission have visited Teesta University in Rangpur and the University of Information Technology and Sciences in Dhaka...

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Five dead as migrant boat sinks off Greece

Five migrants died early Saturday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued.

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Putting migrants back into rural entrepreneurship

I HAVE had the privilege of working with various academic institutions in countries like Malaysia, Oman, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. All these countries are temporary homes of a large foreign workforce, many of whom hail from Bangladesh. Driven by my deep habitual curiosity to empathise with their challenging lives, I frequently...

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GIZ delegation meets UGC chairman

A three-member German technical cooperation agency delegation paid a courtesy call on the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman Professor SMA Faiz at the UGC in Dhaka on Tuesday...

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Strengthening security of Apostille platform, personal information stressed

Academicians at a workshop at the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday suggested strengthening the security of the Apostille platform and personal information used for online attestation of certificates of students seeking higher education and employment abroad...