Nabajit Das brings glory to Barpeta
Nabajit Das, Lecturer of Zoology of B.H. College, Howly, Barpeta recently participated in the 23rd Biennial congress of International Primatological Soceity (IPS) held from September 12-18 at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. He attended the congress on invitation from the IPS to presented on "Status & conseravation of Bengal Slow Loris (Nycticebus Bengalensis) in the north-east India". The scholars attending the congress from across the world deeply appreciated the paper presented by Das. After being selected by International Primatological Society, he is also successfully participated in the pre-congress training programme on primate conservation, held in Kyoto University o September 7-12, Kyoto, Japan and received wide applauses.
Nabajit Das is actively associated with Guwahati based "Primate Research Centre NE India", the lone research organization on the primates in the entire North-East India. He is currently his research on the Bengal Slow Loris, the only nocturnal primate species of North-East India under the supervision of prof. P.C. Bhattacharjee, former head of the dept. of Zoology, Gauhati university.
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Noted journalist, naturelover, film producer late Ganesh Das was remembered here at Barpeta on May 22 on his 11th death anniversary. In this connection a memorial meeting was held at Barshashree Studio, Barpeta town. In this meeting Gunin Das, MLA, Barpeta after offering the floral tributes explained about the life and works of Late Ganesh Das. In this meeting Sashadhar Kakati, ex-AASU leader along with other noted persons of the town remembered the contribution of late Ganesh Das to the media as well as the film Industry.
In no 6 Barpeta Lok sabha constituency, congress candidate Ismile Hussain defeated his nearest rival BJP supported AGP candidate Bhupen Roy in a margin of 30,429 votes and confirmed his victory. On the other hand, AUDF candidate Abdus Samad Ahmed obtained 216083 votes and is in third position. On the contrary Durgeswar Deka, CPI(M) candidate obtained 36045 votes and is in fourth position. Among the 14 candidates of no 6 Barpeta HPC 11 candidates' earnest money has been forfeited. These 11 candidates are--Durgeswar Deka (CPI,M), Amir Ali (RJD), Abu Chand Mohammad (RPI), Abdul Kuddus (Samajbadi party), Kandarpa Lahakar (RJP), Md. Dilir Khan (Muslim Leguae), Mayajuddin Mahmud (Lok Janasakti),...
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Nabajit Das, Lecturer in Zoology, B.H.college, Howly participated in the 10th students' conference on conservation sciences held in Cambridge University on March 24 to 26 and presented a paper on "Bengal Slowlories", the only nocturnal primate species of North-East India. He also successfully completed a one month internship programme at Oxford Brookes University,Oxford from March 27/09 to April 25/09.Mr. Nabajit Das is an active member of Primate Research Centre NE India and at present doing PHD on Bengal Slowlories under the guidance of Prof. P.C. Bhattacharjee, Dept of zoology, Guwahati University.He is the eldest son of Ghanasyam Das and Bhagya Das of Palangdihati, Barpeta .
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