DHAKA: The provost of Kuwait Maitree Hall of Dhaka University (DU) has been withdrawn amid rigging allegations in Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) elections Monday (Mar 11). Prof Mahbuba Nasreen has been appointed as the new provost of the women’s hall after

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Voting in Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) elections have begun Monday (Mar 11), after 28 years. The balloting will continue from 8am to 2pm, without any break.  As many as 43,256 voters are supposed to cast ballots in the poling centers

DHAKA: A workshop cum seminar organized by Merchandising Association of Primeasia (MAP) recently held at the IQAC conference room of Primeasia University campus.  About 300 members among 1,000 members of MAP who are now working in merchandising department in various factory and buyer

DHAKA: Professor Syed Mohammad Shahed has been appointed as the vice chancellor of Tagore University of Creative Arts (TUCA). TUCA Chancellor President Abdul Hamid has given the appointment. Prof Syed Mohammad Shahed earlier served as a selection grade professor at the Bangla

CUMILLA UNIVERSITY: Comilla University has changed its name into Cumilla University. A press release, signed by the varsity registrar, has confirmed the move Wednesday (Mar 6).  The 72nd syndicate meeting of the varsity has finalized the change following the government decision of

JHENIDAH: Jhenidah Government Veterinary College has been closed sine die following protest of students demanding to enlist their college as a faculty under Jashore Science and Technology University. The college authorities have asked the students to vacate all the five residential

NOAKHALI:  President M Abdul Hamid urged students to pursue independent, ideology-based politics shunning dependency on parties or persons. M Abdul Hamid said “Student politics should be ideology-based.”  M Abdul Hamid was addressing the 2nd convocation of Noakhali Science and

DHAKA: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin across the country from April 1. The exam routine was published on Dhaka Education Board website on Sunday (Feb 24). As per routine, the theoretical examinations will conclude on May 11 following

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: A rally was held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Sunday (Feb 24) with a promise to make the campus free from ragging. The rally, led by JU Vice Chancellor Prof Farza Islam, started from the Central Shaheed Minar of the campus and ended at Mukta Mancha.

JATIYA SANGSAD BHABAN:  2,000 eligible educational institutions will be brought under Monthly Payment Order (MPO) scheme in phases soon, said Education Minister Dipu Moni. “9,000 educational institutions applied through online. Of them, 2,000 institutions have been considered

JATIYA SANGSAD: State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Ministry Md Zakir Hossain told parliament that the government has a plan to form Primary & Mass Education Board by 2022 to run the Primary Education Completion examination.  He made the disclosure in reply to a written

NAOGAON:  A team of RAB-5 detained a teenager in Naogaon Sadar upazila for his alleged involvement in leaking question papers of the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations. Barkatullah Limon, 18, was detained from his residence at Ramroypur village of

JATIYA SANGSAD BHABAN: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (Feb 13) said digital university will be constructed in each of the divisions of the country. “We are establishing a digital university in Dhaka. After its implementation, we will establish digital university in each

DHAKA: The Ministry of Education gave directives to the authorities concerned to ensure availability of electricity in all educational institutions for the ICT teaching learning.  Secondary and Higher Secondary Education division of the Ministry of Education on Tuesday (Feb 12) issued

BARISAL:  A mobile court sealed off two coaching centers in Barisal city, as owners of those have been running the business flouting the government’s ban during the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations. The drive led by executive magistrate Russell

DHAKA: Jashore Education Board has postponed the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) examination of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) 2019 due to printing mistakes in question paper.  The examination was cancelled after it started at the scheduled time 10am Tuesday (Feb

KHULNA:  A schoolgirl was killed and 30 others suffered injuries when a picnic bus plunged into ditch on Satkhira-Khulna road in Dumuria upazila on Monday (Feb 11) morning.  The deceased was identified as Meghla, a class-VIII student of Shyamnagar Secondary Girl High School in Sadar

DHAKA:   Due to Biswa Ijtema, the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of February 16, 17, 18 are deferred to February 26, 27 and March 2. Dhaka Education Board chairman Ziaul Haque confirmed matter to Banglanews on Sunday (February 10). This

DHAKA: The hunger strike of secondary school teachers who recruited under Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project (SEQAEP) demanding regularization of jobs has entered the sixth day on Friday (Feb 8). After staging the six-day-long strike under the banner of the

DHAKA: The High Court legalized a government policy to stop coaching business which was formulated in 2012. An HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Rajik Al Jalil delivered the verdict after hearing separate writ petitions on Thursday (February 7). Khurshid Alam Khan