Dr. Alvin Chan Kok Chuen :The greatest discovery of my generation (about 1900) is that human beings can alter their...
Dr. Shahul Ameen, M.D. :Suicide is one of the commonest causes of death among young people. The latest mean worldwide...
Ven. Prajnananda Mahathera :Parbattya Bouddha Sangha is a non-political and non-profit able organization. Shakyamuni Bouddha Vihara was established at Mirpur...
Masum Billah :Using software in education is a modern phenomenon. It has emerged as a fruitful and timely means to...
Dr. M. Azizur Rahman :All the human beings are assumed to be rational. They are brought up in the family under the close care of their parents. Parents do not intend to make a difference in rearing, bearing and caring between their children. However, in many conservative societies such as there in Indo-Pak-Bangladesh sub-continent, the parents are relatively more careful about bringing up their boys compared to their girls. Normally, the girls get married at the point of crossing their...
Dr. Shahul Ameen, M.D. : (From previous issue) School based suicide prevention programs include both curricula components to teach students about these warning signs and what to do, as well as non-curricula components such as peer groups, hot lines, intervention services and parent training. Prevention includes education efforts to alert students and the community to the problem of teen suicidal behavior. Intervention with a suicidal student is aimed at protecting and helping the student who is currently in distress. Postvention...
Our Correspondent. Barisal :The ‘Second Barisal University Day’ observed Friday with amid acute crisis of teachers suffering the students by...
Meena, an animated cartoon character, was created by UNICEF at a time when statistics showed that girls in South Asia...
Dr.M. A.Maleque :Education is a continuous process of enlightening human being. It aims to bring desirable changes in human behavior as per needs and values of the society. The term ‘quality’ is of course, implied in education. It refers to some abstract values in terms of success, delight, satisfaction, happy etc. Quality education is a system of learning that produces graduates who can meet the needs of the society and face the challenges of time proficiently within their area of...
Dr. Shahul Ameen, M.D. : (From previous issue) “Those problems weren’t enough to commit suicide over,” is often said by people who knew a completed suicide. You cannot assume that because you feel something is not worth being suicidal about, that the person you are with feels the same way. It is not how bad the problem is, but how badly it’s hurting the person who has it.2. Remember: suicidal behavior is a cry for help.Myth: “If someone is going...
Will – futureSome people have been taught that ‘will’ is ‘the future’ in English. This is not correct. Sometimes when we talk about the future we cannot use ‘will’. Sometimes when we use ‘will’ we are not talking about the future.We can use ‘will’ to talk about future events we believe to be certain.The sun will rise over there tomorrow morning.Next year, I’ll be 50.That plane will be late. It always is.There won’t be any snow. I’m certain. It’s too...
Dr. Shahul Ameen, M.D. : (From previous issue) 2. The crisis individuals then interview the student and determine the potential...