Food for Thought

In my little experience in tertiary teaching profession, I have found that most of the students do not find any meaningful purpose for their higher education. They are blindly running after getting grades and degrees and they believe with those degrees they will get a good or a random job meaning they grow a money-making tendency. By this time, they miss to find the bigger picture of the mind and do not see any meaningful purpose which can satisfy their minds and motivate them to do hard work to accomplish the purpose. Eventually, many of them feel extremely frustrated and consider their coursework as a great burden. But why? Probably, because of lack of expressive purpose, they cannot convince their mind to go for extra mileage in terms of hard work. Verily, just a job cannot be the purpose of life, as there is something deeper inside which feeds our soul to go beyond our capacity to thrive and grow. That’s the purpose! Say for example, someone likes to work in a hospital as a d...

প্রাণী চিকিৎষকের পেশাকে ভেটেরিনারী পেশা ( Veterinary Profession ) বলা হয়ে থাকে। প্রাণী চিকিৎষকদের সংক্ষেপে ভেট ( Vet ) - এই ডাকনামে ডাকা হয়। আমরা হয়ত অনেকে এই পেশা সম্পর্কে খুব বেশি একটা জানি না। বিশেষত কারো যদি কোন পোষা প্রাণী না থেকে থাকে কিংবা গৃহপালিত প্রাণী   পালন করা না দেখে থাকেন, তার পক্ষে প্রাণী চিকিৎষক সম্পর্কে না জানাটা খুবি স্বাভাবিক একটা ব্যাপার। আর মানুষ-প্রাণীর সম্পর্কের গভীরতা জানা ব্যতিরেকে ভেটেরিনারী পেশার মাহাত্ম্য বুঝা কঠিন। মানুষ ও প্রাণীর সম্পর্কও যে কত গভীর হতে পারে , কত আবেগঘন হতে পারে তা না দেখলে বুঝা দুষ্কর। ধরুন, ছোট্ট একটি শিশু।   সে কথা বলতে পারে না। আমরা যখন তাকে আদর করি, সে আমাদের সাথে যোগাযোগ করে তার শান্ত-মিষ্টি চাহনি আর নিষ্পাপ হাসি দিয়ে। তার এই শব্দহীন অব্যাক্ত প্রতিক্রিয়ায় আমরা খুব আনন্দ বোধ করি এই ভেবে যে, সে আমাদেরকে প্রত্যুত্তর দিচ্ছে আর আবেগি করছে।   এই যে নির্মোহ ভালোবাসার আদান-প্রদান, এতে কোন দেনা-পাওনার হিসেব নেই, আছে শুধু আবেগ আর হৃদয় নিংড়ানো টান। পোষা প্রাণীর ক্ষেত্রেও পালক মানুষ সেই একি আবেগের সন্ধান পায়। বোবা প্রাণীটি ...

Perhaps one cannot realize how strong a relationship can be with an animal if he didn’t experience to keep a pet or didn’t see to raise a domestic animal. The bondage in no way is lesser than the human relationship which is particularly based on emotions. When a little kid communicates with us with its speechless cute smile and eye contact, we feel so good to receive the responses to our touch. We feel the heart touching emotions out of that very non-verbal communications. There is no give-and-take situation which signifies the innocence of love! The same situation emerges when you have a pet that can’t speak but respond gently, friendly and playfully. While you are at home, your pet follows you all the time. When it is the time to come back from the office or outside, he waits for you in front of the door as a family member does. They rush to you as soon as you enter the home to make you understand that he has missed you so much. Similarly, when the pet is out of your home, mean...

Perhaps, ‘Duronto Aatharo’ is the most enthusiastic batch of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of CVASU. I have really got the feel of ‘Durontopona’ in each and every one of you, which have really kept the meaning of ‘Duronto’ vibrant. The amazing part is you were not only involved in the extra and co-curricular activities but also showed the excellence in your academic curricula. That is the perfect blend for any students of any given disciplines. I have found throughout my course that you are really open to embrace the new challenges and to offer the cent percent cooperation. That should be the ideal case what we expect from the students. I feel lucky that I have got such a nice starting in the very beginning of my university career. And I truly mean that. Simultaneously, I have also sensed the huge potentiality and caliber lying with you all. But you also need to believe in those potentials and calibers to bring the very best out of it. I do believe all the ‘Duronta’ bo...

The big size population is not a problem when they are human resources equipped with skills and knowledge. And one of the major aims of the education system is to develop human resources so that humans do not become a burden for a country. And that is why the education system is the most indispensable component of national development strategy. Any lacking of the system will contribute to lagging behind in development race. Overall education system: Our education system is producing hundreds, thousands of Masters Degree holders every year. In spite of this, it is surprising that still we are slowcoach in many development areas and we hire foreigners for the top positions of the big companies. So the question arises – if our graduates are not productive enough. A British Council sponsored report prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on graduate unemployment in South Asia published earlier of 2015 estimated that 47% of the graduates are unemployed in Banglades...

On one side there is a teacher who abused his female students, on the other side there is another teacher who was ill-treated by the leading members of the village. It is a matter of grave concern that such incidents are rising at an alarming rate. Lots of reports are there in newspapers where we see the parents killing their children, children killing their parents, and the spouse killing his /her partner and so on. These are the most sensational cases considering the nature of the relationships between the victims and the victimisers. Very recently we have been observing the very emergence of Young Gang Culture in the cities with its aggressive and destructive faces. Basically, very young school/college students who are supposed to be soft minded are the members of such gangs. Photo: Google Image  The perspective I would like to focus light on is that it’s not about the profession or the relation, but it’s about the changing minds and human nature in society. Mayb...

It is good to see that the proposed and much talked about Road Transport Act draft has been finalised. To me, articles, seminars, talk-shows, and laws do little while the death toll continues to rise. Until and unless, that is, people learn how to behave responsibly. Laws are undoubtedly necessary, but punishment can only be served after the occurrence of any incident. But as a nation, we have to do something. Something to make people conscious enough so that accidents are reduced, if not eliminated. My intention is to introduce “defensive driving” as a simple, cost-free technique for motorists, which can ensure demonstrating safe and responsible behaviour, which can lead to significant progress in the upkeep of road safety of the country. Many of our drivers do not have safety in mind / Photo By: Mehedi Hasan It means that while driving, the drivers need to keep in mind that other drivers or pedestrians are prone to be careless and make mistakes, and it is up to ...