NSU-Prof

08/08/2026

mind control

27/05/2026

Read, think and write. Three pillars of education.

In 1921, a reporter asked Albert Einstein for the speed of sound. Einstein admitted he did not know it offhand, explaining that he refused to burden his mind with data that could be easily found in a reference book. This response perfectly captured his fundamental philosophy on the human intellect.

Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think. - Albert Einstein

For the man who reshaped our understanding of time and space, the goal of school was never to turn students into human calculators. Instead, he championed the development of a flexible, analytical mind capable of independent thought. Einstein himself struggled with the rigid, rote-learning style of the German school system as a youth, which likely fueled his belief that true intelligence is about the process of inquiry rather than the storage of information.

Shift your focus from what to know toward how to think. Facts are merely the tools, but your logic is the architect.

25/05/2026

economics students, check this out if you seek a experience from a recognized developing country institution.

📢 New Recruitment Announcement!

BIGD is hiring a Program Associate for our research and grant management portfolio.

We're seeking a motivated professional with a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in social sciences or business, and at least two years of experience in research, program, or grant management to support project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and research communication across BIGD's policy and development work.

📍 Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh
🗓️ Apply by 1 June 2026

Application link in the comments 👇

25/05/2026

Economics students: it's time to rethink economics as social science that is meant to understand human behaviors and devise policies to uplift their social mobility and welfare.

In the latest episode of , our Program Coordinator, Zarine Anan Khondoker, spoke with four BIGD colleagues — Nawshin Bashir, Soujannita Chowdhury, Mohammad Tofail Bin Azam, and Mohammad Ifaz Uddin — to unpack their unconventional journeys into social science research, the challenges they overcame while making the transition, and the work they are most proud of.

🔗 Full episode in the first comment 👇

07/05/2026

- first Made In Bangladesh social built for Bangladesh. “Everything has its own market, and everything has its own form of disruption,” Gazi explained, .. “Our focus was on building something made in Bangladesh for social media, because that is how we keep our data and information to ourselves.”
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