The World Teachers’ Day or International Teachers’ Day is being observed today (October 5) to honour the essential role teachers play in shaping society.  Bangladesh is joining in with a series of programs, though the atmosphere is more focused on demands for change

The Bashundhara Public School and College (BPSC) campus is aesthetically pleasing with a vast green field at the front. Its striking seven-story building houses state-of-the-art classrooms, a well-equipped library, and a spacious cafeteria - all designed to inspire creativity. Adjacent to

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), in collaboration with JUKTI, the official club of CSE, organized the On-Campus Internship Recruitment Program from September 23-26.  The program, held at the IUB Library, aimed to

The Board of Governors of South Asia Foundation (SAF) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday (Sep 30).  The meeting took place at the Conference room of the Southeast University permanent campus. At the AGM, Mr. Rezaul Karim, the Board Chairman, was re-elected for the

Ten teachers from the University of Dhaka (DU) have been recognized in the top 2% of scientists worldwide, according to a study conducted by Stanford University and the Dutch academic publishing organization Elsevier. The university's Vice Chancellor, Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan,

The Banglar Math Team Championship 2024, a prestigious event aimed at fostering mathematical talent among students across Bangladesh, was held on 27 September at Southeast University (SEU).  The event saw the enthusiastic participation of around 450 Students from various regions

The Admission and Financial Aid office of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized the Orientation program for the incoming students of the Autumn 2024 semester at the university auditorium on 26 September 2024 in the Bashundhara Residential Area in Dhaka.  Didar A

Classes at Dhaka University (DU) resumed on Sunday after a closure of 112 days. However, first-year classes are scheduled to begin on 30 September. Students expressed their excitement and relief at being able to return to classes. The then Awami League government shut down

The probe committee found eight students involved in the killing of a mentally unstable man named Tofazzal Hossain (35), suspected of being a thief, at Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall of Dhaka University (DU).  The university administration has decided to temporarily expel these eight

Jahangirnagar University (JU) has suspended eight of its students in connection with the death of former student Shamim Ahmed, also known as Shamim Mollah. Shamim was beaten by a group of students on the campus on Wednesday. The suspended students are Mohammad Rajan Mia and Raju

The Dhaka University authorities have decided to ban all kinds of party-based politics for students, teachers, officials, and employees on the campus until further orders. This decision was made at an emergency syndicate meeting on Thursday night with Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed

Donation cheques worth TK 2 lakh were distributed among two students of Noakhali Science and Technology University who were injured in the recent Anti-discrimination Students Movement. Vice Chancellor of the university Dr Mohammad Ismail handed over the cheques at a function held at

Three students of Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall of Dhaka University have been detained for interrogation over the death of Tofazzal Hossain, 35, who was beaten to death early today after being suspected as a thief at the university’s hall. “The university's proctorial team

Dr. Md. Shanawez Hossain, Associate Professor of Global Studies & Governance (GSG) Department under the School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (SLASS) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been selected for the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), a

Hasnat Abdullah, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, has placed a 14-point demand, including a call for banning student politics on the Dhaka University (DU) campus and strengthening the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu). He presented the

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to resume its academic activities and classes from September 22 which was officially shut on July 17 amid the countrywide Anti Discrimination Student Movement. The decision came from a university's syndicate meeting held on

Dr Mamun Ahmed, professor of Dhaka University's Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, has been appointed as the new Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the university. The tenure of his appointment will be four years from the date of his joining the office, according to an

Two professors from Dhaka University were appointed as full-time members of the University Grants Commission (UGC). A gazette notification, signed by Dr Md Farhad Hossain, Deputy Secretary of the Private University-1 Branch under the Ministry of Education, was issued on Thursday (Sept

Students under the banner of "Technical Student Movement" blocked the roads at Satrasta in the capital's Tejgaon Industrial Area on Monday (Sept 9) to press home their six-point demands. This created severe traffic congestion in and around Tejgaon, Hatirjheel, and

A fire broke out at a girls’ school in central Kenya Saturday night police said, with conflicting reports over whether there were casualties, just two days after an inferno killed 21 boys at another school. “Around two to three buildings are on fire” at Isiolo Girls