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Why 33 is a pass mark in Bangladesh?

In 1858, the first metrical test was introduced on the subcontinent.  But the board authorities were confused about how much the pass number would be and a letter was written for consultation in Britain. The number of local students in Britain was 65.  At the time, there was a common concept in English society that "the people of Subcontinent are half as intelligent and efficient as compared to the British" meaning "the people of this subcontinent were considered half as english with intelligence and skill" In this sequence, the metricison pass number 65 is set at half of the 32.5. From 1858 to 1861, the pass number was 32.5E. In 1862 it was increased to 33 for the benefit of the count. Since then, this 33has has been running. What's remarkable is that almost two centuries later, our education system has not changed in the history of the 33rd century. This means the English left us with a fly-by-the-mouth kerani, and we're still basically there.  If you have...

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 7th March Speech

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-----------Brothers of mine; Today I appear before you with a heavy heart. You know and understand everything. We tried with our lives. But the painful matter is that now the streets of Dhaka, Chittagong,Khulna, Rajhshahi and Rangpur are stained with the bloods of my brothers. Now the people of Bangla want freedom. The people of Bangla want to live. The people of Bangla want to have their rights. What wrong did we commit? The people of Bangladesh cast their vote overwhelmingly for me, for Awami League. Our National Assembly will sit. We will draw up the Constitution there. And we will build this country. The people of this country will have economic, political and cultural freedom. But it’s a matter of great sorrow that today I have to tell painfully the pitiful history of the last twenty three years. The bloody history of Bangalis tortured in Bangla itself. The history of the last twenty- three years is the history of the wailing of dying men and women. The history of Bangla is the hi...

Converse History and Road to success

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Converse History In 1908 , Marquis Mills Converse opened his shoe manufacturing company and   he named it ,"The Converse Rubber Shoe Company" .First ,it was specialised for winterised rubber-soled shoes and boots. But the market shifted when the basket ball player Chuck Taylor came along. Converse winterised shoe diversified to athletic footwear market such as Tennis, Netball and Football .The NBA start Chuck Taylor often complained about the shoes and in the year of 1917 , the company introduces its most famous brand The All Star Basket ball Shoes. In 1921, NBA star talked his way into this job and the company made him ambassador and salesman. In 1932 after Chuk Taylor successful promotion his name and signature added on ankle patch and  since then the name remain" Converse Chuck Taylor All Star".In 1936 Olympics, and the shoe with its patriotic red and blue trim became very popular along with all black canvas and leather models of the All Star. In 1949,  ...