KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY

  Aktarul Islam Last month (on the 19 th of March), the country's well-known non-government television station, Ekattor TV, broadcast a piece of news on Rajshahi city, claiming ambiguously that Rajshahi is the cleanest city in Asia. In this report, this cable-based television network has highlighted different ongoing development initiatives in Rajshahi, such as spacious roads, spectacular lamp posts, high-rise buildings, giant trees on both sides of the capacious highways, clean footpaths, smoke-free auto rickshaws, prestigious educational institutions, attractive tourist destinations on the bank of the Padma River, and other notable development indicators, all of which reflect the city's position at the top of the list of major Asian cities. Since this channel did not provide any authentic source behind its report, we can assume it was an exaggerated emotional manifestation. Rajshahi is apparently not the cleanest of all cities in Asia, but the cleanest one in Bangladesh i

  Aktarul Islam Universities are the apex educational and research institutions of a country. Research and innovations are the principal standards to determine the sustainable development of a state. To this end, the universities pave the pathways to stir up all the ingredients to carry on this modus operandi. The university produces brilliant minds to turn the wheel of development to evolve around the constant trek of human civilization. Here brilliant minds refer to the community of intellectuals who lead the foundation of an advanced and progressive society with their philosophies and wisdom. Since the university is considered the home of scholars and researchers, the library is undoubtedly the nucleus of all research and academic endeavors. Former Indian president Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan regarded the library as the heart of any institution that motivates learners, researchers, and academicians to be part of educational transcendence by creating new knowledge and ideas benefici