DHAKA: University Grants Commission (UGC) directs all private and public universities of the country to continue classes and examinations during hartal-blockade.UGC took the decision after a view exchange meeting with vice chancellors of different universities at UGC auditorium on

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations and equivalents scheduled for February 12 and March 1 have been shifted to March 13 and 14 respectively due to hartal of BNP and its allies.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid disclosed the rearrangement of examination

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will brief media on Saturday afternoon about Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations scheduled for Sunday and Tuesday.The briefing, however, will be held at 3:00pm at minister’s residence in Hare Road of the city.Deputy Chief

DHAKA: Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand Saida Muna Tasneem was unanimously elected as a member of the Board of Trustees of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok Thursday morning (local time).Bangladesh embassy in Bangkok issued a press release in this regard.It said

DHAKA: The Public Service Commission (PSE) has published a circular for recruiting Assistant Upazial/Thana Education Officer (ATEO) on Thursday.According to the circular, candidate concerned can apply for the posts of 159 in quotas of Freedom Fighters and Ethnic Group.Candidates will have

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: Jahangirnagar University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing organization of BNP, called a three-day strike on the campus from February 28.The strike was called protesting the arrest warrant of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and demanded immediate

TANGAIL: Maulana Bhashani Science and Technology University authorities suspended some 13 of its students and issued show-cause notices to five on charge of violating discipline. An emergency meeting of Proctorial Body, chaired by Dr Mohammad Khademul Islam, made the decision on

DHAKA: National University (NU) authorities extended the deadline of taking admission in Degree, special education, diploma (professional) and Masters 1st Part (regular) to March 2 instead of February 26.The university authorities issued a press release on Wednesday regarding the

DHAKA: Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of Thursday have been shifted to March 7 due to hartal.The exams will be held from 10:00am on the day.Education secretary Nazrul Islam Khan came up with the announcement at a press briefing on Wednesday at secretariat.

DHAKA: Bangla Academy, the national institute of arts and literatures, earned more than one crore taka by selling books during first three weeks of February during ongoing Amar Ekushey Book Fair. Bangla Academy earned a total of Tk 1,03,26,950. Public Relations Department of the academy

DHAKA: Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Dakhil and SSC (Vocational) examinations scheduled for Sunday and Tuesday will now be held on February 28 and March 6. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid made the announcement at a press conference in his Hare Road residence in the city on

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations scheduled for Wednesday were deferred to February 27 (Friday) after the BNP-led 20-party alliance had extended shutdown.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid made the announcement in a press conference on Tuesday

COMILLA: Admission for 2014-15 session honors students at Comilla University (CU) will begin from February 22.However, the university authorities completed viva examinations for the admission seekers of all units on February 14.University sources said that the authorities on February 19

DHAKA: Bangla Academy, the national institute of arts and literatures, earned some Tk 57.66 lakh by selling books in the first half of February during the ongoing Amar Ekushey Book Fair. Public Relations Department of the Bangla Academy made the disclosure at a press conference on Sunday

NILPHAMARI: Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology (BAUST) has been inaugurated in Syedpur Cantonment of the district on Sunday aimed at expanding ICT education in rural areas for building ‘Digital Bangladesh’. Asaduzzman Noor, Minister of Cultural Affairs Ministry,

DHAKA: Former students of the department of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) under Rajshahi University (RU) will organize a get-together at a hotel in the capital on February 27.The decision came from a meeting of Journalism Alumni Forum of Rajshahi University (JAFRU) held at a

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, scheduled for Sunday (February 15), have been shifted to February 20 due to hartal enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance from Sunday morning.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid made the disclosure in a

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Friday assured the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinees and their guardians of holding no more than one test a day.The minister said that two examinations will not be held in a day despite continues blockade and frequent hartal,

DHAKA: Being a riverine country, boats occupied an important place for the movement of Bangladeshi people. A photographer of outstanding repute and a writer MA Taher’s book ‘Boats of Bangladesh’ was launched at Indira Gandhi Cultural Center (IGCC) in Gulshan-1 area in the city

RANGPUR: Six people, including two teachers of Begum Rokeya University Rangpur (BRUR), were admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Thursday after they fell sick due to hunger strike. Three other hunger strikers reportedly became sick following the fast-unto-death. They strikers