Aiming to network and contribute to the country's upward trajectory, alumni of St Gregory's High School and College who reside in North America have decided to organise themselves into the not-for-profit organisation Gregorians of North America, Inc (GNA).
It is rare to find a university classroom where there is pindrop silence when the lecturer is speaking – not because the students are scared of being admonished by the teacher but because they are listening with keen interest and completely immersed in the topic. One such lecture was delivered by Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury. Everyone in the room was completely present at that moment because they were afraid that they would miss a key detail if they got distracted at any minute.
The untimely demise of National Professor Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury has left a chasm in the civil engineering community which cannot be filled by anyone else. His first death anniversary is an important occasion, not just for the civil engineers but also for the citizens of Bangladesh. Dr Choudhury, the great academician, contributed greatly to this country through the mega infrastructural projects that he worked on, such as the Padma Bridge, Dhaka Metro Rail, and many others.