RANGPUR: Academic activities came to halt at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur as organizations of progressive students on Sunday went on a strike protesting the authorities’ decision of hiking fees.Campus sources said classes and scheduled examinations were not held as the students

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: Dr Farzana Islam, Professor of the Department of Anthropology of the university, has assumed office as the 18th Vice Chancellor of on Sunday.     The authorities concerned of the university confirmed the matter to banglanews.  She is the first woman VC of a

DHAKA: The law enforcement agency Sunday foiled the protest rally of Jagannath University (JnU) students at Bangla Bazar intersection while the students were going to recover Ajmal Hossian hall from the grabbers. Hundreds students of the university left the campus around 11:45am after

DHAKA: Daffodil International University (DIU), one of the leading private universities of the country, has organized the maiden National Career Fair with a view to generating employment for a large number of young, skilled and talented graduates.The daylong fair will start at 9:00am on

DHAKA: The United Nations Children`s Fund (UNICEF) said policymakers need to pay immediate attention in reducing dropout rates and improving class performance in schools across the country. “The primary education stipend programme has increased geographical coverage, enrolment,

DHAKA: State Minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan gave assurance of recovery of two occupied halls of Jahangirnagar University and will hand over to the authority.The state minister came up with the assurance when a 20-member teachers’ team met him at his secretariat office at

DHAKA: Jagannath University teachers’ association has decided to boycott classes from 11:00am Thursday to press home their 8-point demands.The decision came from an emergency meeting of the teachers’ association of the university on Wednesday afternoon.The demands include, recovering

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday urged the authorities concerned to get back the occupied dormitories and infrastructures of Jagannath University. “We want the occupied land and properties. Legal measures will be taken in this regard with proper documents if they

DHAKA: Thousands of students of Jagannath University (JnU) put blockade on roads demanding freeing the occupied Tibet Hall of the varsity.According to their pre-scheduled program, protesting students took position on road in front of the campus at around 11:00am. Later, they marched

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday urged the authorities concerned to get back the occupied dormitories and infrastructures of Jagannath University.      “Once upon a time, the university had a lot of lands and infrastructures. But, over the time, the properties

DHAKA: The Department of Law of the State University of Bangladesh (SUB) organized a seminar on ‘law making process in Bangladesh’ at its Dhanmondi campus on Monday  Dr Borhan Uddin Khan, Professor of Law, University of Dhaka attended the seminar as the keynote presenter. In his key

DHAKA: The examinations of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent will begin from April 3.    Education Ministry Deputy Chief Information Officer Subodh Chandra Dhali made the disclosure on Monday.BDST: 1735 HRS, FEB 17, 2014

DHAKA: A total of 54,412 students got scholarships in Primary School Certificate examinations for academic year 2013.Among them, 21,978 students obtained talent-pool scholarships and 32,434 general scholarships. Primary and Mass Education Minister Advocate Mostafizur Rahman revealed the

DHAKA: The scholarship result list of Primary School Certificate (PSC) terminal, the first level examination of the country, will be available on Sunday.Primary and Mass Education Minister Advocate Mostafizur Rahman will reveal the list of the successful students at his ministry at

DHAKA: The list of stipend awardees of Primary Terminal Examination-2013 would be published on Sunday.  Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafijur Rahman will publish the list on merit basis.    Public relation officer Rabindranath Roy of the ministry made the disclosure on

DU: Dhaka University (DU) unit Chhatra League Monday night allegedly threw out some 97 students of honours first year from Sir Salimullah Muslim (SM) Hall for not having ‘certificates’ of Chhatra League.Sources said general secretary of SM Hall unit Chhatra League Didar Mohammad

DHAKA: The Home Office has suspended English language tests run by a major firm after BBC Panorama uncovered systematic fraud in the student visa system.Secret filming of government-approved exams needed for a visa shows candidates having tests faked for them.ETS, which sets the exams but

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: The authorities are continuing evening Master’s courses although they closed the Rajshahi University sine die in the wake of students’ demonstrations demanding cancellation of the evening courses and fee-hike.The students went on strike since January 16, demanding

KUSHTIA: Miscreants blasted a cocktail near the residence of Kushtia Islamic University (IU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Abdul Hakim Sarker on Saturday night.Witnesses said that a cocktail exploded in the area around 11:00am which created panic among locals.Confirming the matter

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations under all the 10 education boards begin on Sunday morning.A total of 1432,727 students are appearing from 27,489 educational institutions across the country. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid in a press