DHAKA: Oxford Dictionaries has declared “post-truth” as its 2016 international word of the year, reflecting what it called a “highly-charged” political 12 months. It is defined as an adjective relating to circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of 2017 will begin from February 2. The Inter-education Board Coordination Subcommittee published the exam schedule on Wednesday (November 16), reports Banglanews correspondent. As per the schedule,

DHAKA: Non-Government Teachers’ Registration & Certification Authority (NTRCA) has published the written examination result of Teachers Registration for non-government schools and colleges on Tuesday (November 15). NTRCA chairman AMM Azhar Ali issued a press release in this regard.

DHAKA: The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) on November 12 launched a new undergraduate program - Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) - under the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department of the School of Science and Engineering. The

DHAKA: The authorities of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) have closed the institution till November 18 following an infighting of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League, on the campus. The decision was taken in a syndicate

DHAKA: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) upheld High Court verdict that MPs cannot head governing or managing bodies of non-government educational institutions. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha rejected petitions filed by the

DHAKA: English 1st paper examination of Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) under Madrassa Board has been postponed across the country due to inclement weather. According to the new schedule, Sunday’s English 1st paper examination will be held on November 19. Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong and Barisal education boards have postponed Sunday’s scheduled Junior School Certificate (JSC) examination due to inclement weather. The postponed English 2nd paper examination will be held on November 12. Examination controller of Chittagong Education Board

GOPALGANJ: The admission test for honors first year for 2016-17 sessions of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) is scheduled to be held on November 4-5. BSMRTSU public relations officer (PRO) M Mahbubul Alam issued a press release in this

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY (JU): Jahangirnagar University (JU) zoology department will organize a daylong butterfly fair on Friday (November 4) for the seven consecutive years. Fair convener Professor Dr. Monowar Hossain in a press briefing on Wednesday evening (November 2) said that the

DHAKA UNIVERSITY (DU): Three persons have no Masters degree, but got appointment as teachers in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering departments of Dhaka University (DU). DU syndicate committee on October 31 appointed Tanvir Ahmed, Nurus Sakib and Sajib Barua though the master

DHAKA: Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid remarked that Bangladesh has earned progress in female education among the South Asian countries. The minister came up with this assertion while talking to media after visiting a JSC examination center at city’s Dhanmondi Government Boys’

DHAKA: The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations have begun across the country on Tuesday (November 1). A total of 2,412,775 examinees, including 1,124,373 males and 1,288,402 females, have been appearing in the examinations this year. The

DHAKA: Khulna Government Girl’s College principal Professor Mohammad Abdul Alim has been appointed as new chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jessore. The education ministry issued an order in this regard on Monday (October 31). Bangladesh Civil Service

DHAKA: The admission seekers of private medical colleges MBBS course for 2016-17 session have been asked to submit their applications from November 12 to 26. The decision came from a meeting chaired by Health and Family Welfare minister Mohammed Nasim on Monday (October 31). The

DHAKA: Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations for 8th grade students are scheduled to begin on Tuesday (November 1). A total of 2,412,775 examinees will sit for the upcoming examinations and the number of girl candidates is higher than boys.

CHITTAGONG: Three persons were held for giving proxy examination in the 1st year honors admission test of Chittagong University (CU) E-unit on Saturday (October 29). Confirming the matter to Banglanews CU assistant Proctor Liton Mitra said one of the detainees is identified as its

JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY: Five examinees have been detained for allegedly leaking the question paper of Jagannath University (JnU) admission test for faculty of science (D-unit) for 2016-17 session. JnU authority handed over the detainees to the Sutrapur Police on Friday afternoon (October

BAU (MYMENSINGH): The first year honor’s admission test of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) under academic session 2016-17 will begin on Saturday (October 29). University Public Relation and Publication Department said that the examination will start from 11:00 am in 16

KHULNA: The admission test of Khulna University (KU) for first year honors students for 2016-17 session is scheduled to be held from November 3 to 5. A meeting regarding the security and overall management of the upcoming test was held at university’s administration building on