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Asrar Chowdhury

Asrar Chowdhury teaches economic theory and game theory in the classroom. Outside he listens to music and BBC Radio; follows Test Cricket; and plays the flute.

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Adelaide win revives Australia’s BGT hopes

With the series level at 1-1, it is now effectively a three-match series as the BGT lives up to its reputation for bringing excitement to Test cricket. 
9 December 2024, 17:33 PM
9 December 2024, 17:33 PM
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BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Taking folk melodies of Bangladesh to the world

Folk Melody of Bangladesh: An Anthology of Bangladesh Folk Music in Standard Notation is a music anthology that compiles 204 carefully chosen folk songs of Bangladesh that date from the 16th century.
13 November 2024, 18:00 PM
13 November 2024, 18:00 PM
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With and beyond Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Pierre Alain-Baud, (Pyaro), the author of Le Messager du Qawwali (Voix du Monde) (Demi Lune 2008), and Kazi Abdullah Al Muktadir, the book’s Bangla translator in Shahen Shah E Qawwali: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Pathak Shamabesh 2022) talked with Nazia Manzoor, Editor of the Daily Star Books. The authors shared anecdotes. What started out as a fun experiment, ended as a lasting experience in the hearts of all of us who were present that day.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
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Recovering a sunk cost

When we realise we have entered a situation due to a bad decision, the sooner we can make an effort to get out, the better.
4 January 2024, 00:00 AM
4 January 2024, 00:00 AM
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Starting a degree in Economics? A teacher tells you what to expect

Economics has a unique way of looking at the world through unique tools and mechanisms. The problem, however, starts here. If you ask the question: What is economics, you could be misled.
23 November 2023, 09:53 AM
23 November 2023, 09:53 AM
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SOULS: Through the eyes of its founder, Sazed Ul Alam

I returned to Chattogram from the Liberation War on December 20, 1971 with my nephew,
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM
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How many eggs are there in our basket?

In a highly competitive market like the egg market, one would expect prices to remain stable. They can rise, but over time.
5 September 2023, 03:00 AM
5 September 2023, 03:00 AM
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Why you need to know about contract cheating

Contract cheating is a process through which students (or academics) get original work done for them through a third party.
24 August 2023, 00:00 AM
24 August 2023, 00:00 AM
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Auctions: Another Nobel Prize in Game Theory

This year Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Today we talk about auctions, but with no jargon.
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM
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Pahela Agrahayan and Nobanno

Emperor Akbar may have changed Pahela Agrahayan to Pahela Baishakh centuries ago, but people don't give up traditions easily
4 November 2020, 18:00 PM
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There is no Nobel Prize in Economics

Let's debunk a myth. There is no "Nobel Prize in Economics".
21 October 2020, 18:00 PM
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The Joy of Listening to Radio

My listening ability developed better than my reading ability due to circumstances in life. I spent my initial childhood (1974-1979) in Aberystwyth in Wales,
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM

It was easy then, but not now

After an event happens, it seems more inevitable we had always known its outcome. This is the hindsight bias.
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM
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The Beauty and The Beast of Our Times

I completed 25 years of teaching in July this year. I belong to a generation where teachers taught on blackboards in the style of "chalk and talk".
9 September 2020, 18:00 PM
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Chatga With a Chandrabindu

I was born in Chatga. Ever since I knew I was me, I've been visiting Chatga once in a while. Over the years, I've seen the change of a city, while nothing changed at all.
26 August 2020, 18:00 PM
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Do you fear maths?

Why is it most of us can't think like Gauss? The answer lies in the way math has been perceived over millennia.
12 August 2020, 18:00 PM
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Public Universities in Changing Times

Today's Echoes tries to explore where constraints lie for public universities. It's based on the experience of economics students of Jahangirnagar, Barisal, Mawlana Bhashani and BUP.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM
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A Tale of Two Laptops

We have two laptops. And a beautiful story to tell.
1 July 2020, 18:00 PM
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The Days of Our Lives

If you didn't develop a skill, read no books, watched no movies during the pandemic, or didn't do what your friends did, ask yourself: does it really matter?
17 June 2020, 18:00 PM
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Online classes in the time of coronavirus

For health safety, education institutions had to be shut down. The next question was: for how long? Once again, nobody had an answer. The pandemic appeared as a black swan. Nobody was prepared.
3 June 2020, 18:00 PM
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Online Addiction - Finding an answer to life

In this concluding part, we start with the questionnaire from the last Echoes (published Dec 6, 2018) that tested a participant's online addiction.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM
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Online Addiction - Asking Yourself Questions

In January 2010, Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's first iPad. For more than one hour, Jobs tried to argue that everybody should own an iPad.
5 December 2018, 18:00 PM
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An Integrated Admission Test in Public Universities of Bangladesh

My batch and I sat for the HSC exam three decades ago in 1987. Our results came out at the end of that year. Like everybody else, I was faced with the question: which university, and what subject?
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM
The Rise of Emoticons and Emojis

The Rise of Emoticons and Emojis

In April 2015, the British tennis player, Andy Murray, married Kim Sears. Andy tweeted in celebration. The tweet was unusual.
5 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Too much sugar is not sweet

Too much sugar is not sweet

Two of your friends work out. After the workout, one friend receives 12 oranges to eat.
26 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Food for thought about wasting food

Today people have more food to eat than ever before. Technology has made it possible to produce surplus food in many countries.
25 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Re-thinking Public University Entrance Exams

As a nation progresses, it faces new challenges. The road that brought it to where it stands is usually never the road that will take it forward furthermore. University admission (entrance) exams have undergone changes to keep up with the times.
28 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Still a Little Nonsense Now & Then

ROALD DAHL 100 - Still a Little Nonsense Now & Then

Had I been alive today, I would have celebrated my 100th birthday on September 13, 2016 with all of you. As you know, I left the world on November 23, 1990 when I was 74.
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

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