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

James Peter Gomes, an undergraduate student of Physics at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has achieved a significant milestone by participating in the prestigious CERN Summer Student Program 2024.  James, who is also associated with IUB’s Center for Computational

Professor SMA Faiz, former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, has been appointed the new chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC). He will serve as UGC chairman for the next four years, according to a gazette notification issued by the Secondary and Higher Education

Dr. Sayema Haque Bidisha, has been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (administration) of the Dhaka university. She is a professor of economics department The tenure of her appointment will be four years from the date of her joining the office. Education Ministry issued a gazette

IUB chess players Amit Bikram Roy (Computer Science and Engineering) and Justin Matthias (General Management) have secured a resounding victory in the Team Battle of the Summer Season Collegiate League.  This prestigious tournament, sponsored by the leading online chess platform

Professor Abdur Rob Khan has been appointed as the acting vice-chancellor (VC) of North South University (NSU). He has been serving as the treasurer of the university. According to the decision of the emergency board meeting on August 28, the board of trustees of the university has

Hasnat Abdullah, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, today said a vested group is exploiting the movement's name to carry out extortion schemes across the country.  “Apart from this, cases are being lodged using our names and copying our

Australia will introduce a cap on the number of new international students it accepts, as it tries to reduce overall migration to pre-pandemic levels. The nation has one of the biggest international student markets in the world, but the number of new enrolments will be limited to

Today is the 48th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. On 27 August (12 Bhadra of Bangla calendar year) in 1976, the poet breathed his last at the then PG Hospital, now Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, in the city. The poet was buried with state

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives on reforms in the secondary school education system. The petition demands the formation of an investigation committee to identify those responsible for creating flawed curricula and calls for the suspension of

Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan is likely to be appointed as the vice-chancellor of Dhaka University. Confirming the matter on Monday, the interim government’s high-rank officials said President Mohammed Shahabuddin, also the chancellor of the university, has given his consent for the

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (ADSM) has called for demonstrations this evening against attacks on students by Ansar members yesterday. Md Sarjis Alam, a key coordinator of the group, today (August 26) said a protest rally would be held in front of the Raju sculpture at

Interim government's Planning and Education adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday (Aug 25) said education sector might face instability if its officials are forced to resign. He also said action against education institution officials would be taken if reasonable misconducts are

A group of 10 students from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) have earned spots in the prestigious Millennium Fellowship program, which is a semester-long leadership accelerator enabled by a collaboration between the United Nations Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has appointed officers-in-charge (OC) to 13 police stations. On Wednesday (August 21) and Tuesday (August 20) DMP Commissioner Mainul Hasan issued two separate office orders in this regard. According to one office order, Md Taifur Rahman Mirza was

The government has canceled the remaining Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations in response to students' demands. Earlier in the day, a group of the HSC and its equivalent examinees staged a demonstration at the Bangladesh Secretariat, demanding

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations have been deferred again. Scheduled to resume on September 11, the exams will now be postponed for another two weeks.  The remaining exams will follow a new format, with only half of the questions being answered,

The students after visiting East West Media Group (EWMG) premises in the capital’s Bashundhara area after attack said they will wind up any attack on the mass media. Earlier, on Monday (August 19) afternoon, miscreants vandalised the East West Media Group’s office and

Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET) vice chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Satya Prasad Majumder has resigned today (August 18). Earlier, on July, 3, this year President Mohammed Shahabuddin reappointed the BUET VC for the second term as per Section 11 (1) and (2) of Bangladesh