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Class 1 Written Admission Test From 2027 Bangladesh

Admission test woes of first graders

21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The government’s move to reintroduce written admission tests for class-1 from the next academic year has sparked concern among parents, with many turning to coaching centres and private tutors to help their children prepare for the exams.
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Lionel Messi World Cup 2026 journey

When calling Messi GOAT is no longer enough

17 July 2026, 12:43 PM
Until the 85th minute of Thursday’s semifinal, Argentina were trailing England by a goal, and a spot in the final seemed to be slipping away. The clock seemed to be carrying Lionel Messi away with it.
17 July 2026, 12:43 PM

UGC to track 15 years of university research funding

14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is preparing a research repository to track how university research funds were spent and what they produced over the past 15 years.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Draft guidelines signal new direction for primary curriculum

13 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The primary and mass education ministry has prepared draft guidelines for updating the primary curriculum, suggesting an approach that defines what children should know and the skills and competencies they should attain by the end of class-5.
13 July 2026, 00:00 AM

Govt asks pry schools to keep Zia, Khaleda, Tarique books

6 July 2026, 00:00 AM
All government primary schools have been asked to keep three books -- two on late president Ziaur Rahman, former prime minister Khaleda Zia, and one written by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
6 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Government to fix learning standards in pry schools

6 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The government plans to introduce minimum learning standards for students from class one to class five across government primary, private, and English-medium schools, while allowing each stream to retain its distinct identity.
6 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Govt asks primary schools to keep Zia, Khaleda, Tarique books

5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
All government primary schools have been asked to keep three books -- two on late president Ziaur Rahman, former prime minister Khaleda Zia, and one written by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Education outlay rises sharply

12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The new budget has proposed a sharp increase in education spending for the next fiscal year, but experts said a larger allocation would mean little unless the money is spent efficiently and translated into better learning outcomes.
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM

Assault on Polytech Institute Principal: Police identify 12 BCL men who were ‘directly involved’

Police yesterday said around a hundred Chhatra League men were found involved in the assault of Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute Principal Farid Uddin Ahmed, while 12 of them directly pushed him into the pond on Saturday.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM
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Assault on Polytech Principal: BCL men wanted to pass without examination

During an exam for second semester students in September, the teachers of Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute noticed, to their astonishment, that some of the students were whiling away the hours.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM
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Series set for Bangladesh women’s teams

While the Bangladesh men’s team are currently participating in cricket’s biggest event -- the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup -- in England, Bangladesh’s women cricketers have been toiling hard at the Shaheed Kamaruzzaman Divisional Stadium in Rajshahi ahead of their tour of South Africa
4 July 2019, 18:00 PM

RU student orgs continue to hold events 'ignoring' ban

On March 3 of 2014, Rajshahi University authorities imposed a ban on all types of processions, rallies and use of megaphones on the campus.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM

No dormitories for RU IBA students

It has been three years since Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Rajshahi University (RU) was given a separate academic building, but its students are deprived of residential facilities. Students of all other departments can live in university dormitories.
21 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Hope revived for student union polls

With election to Ducsu being slated for March 11 and other public universities also planning to hold polls, students and teachers of Rajshahi College are hoping that their longstanding demand for the student union election will be met soon.
1 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Physical education limping at RU

Academic activities of Physical Education and Sports Science (PESS) department at Rajshahi University (RU) are limping along on limited resources although it has been four years since the department opened.
25 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Hope of Rucsu polls this year getting stronger

The hope for holding election to Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (Rucsu) by this year is getting stronger as the university authorities are planning to discuss relevant issues with student organisations soon.
18 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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7 hurt as BCL men attack RU protesters

At least six students and a journalist were injured when Chhatra League activists attacked a group of students protesting the screening of commercial film “Dohon” at Rajshahi University yesterday.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
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Textbook-laden truck plunged in Tangail

A textbook-laden truck plunged into a roadside ditch in Tangail yesterday.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM

To screen or not to screen

The decision of screening Jaaz Multimedia's new film “Dohon” at Rajshahi University has created mixed reactions among students.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Fuelling creativity

Four undergraduate students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) recently launched a crowdfunding platform, kandaribd.com.
22 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Students, colleagues seek fair probe

Teachers and students of mass communication and journalism department of Rajshahi University yesterday sought a fair investigation into the death of Akter Jahan Joly, an associate professor of the department.
9 September 2018, 18:00 PM
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'Circus Circus' staged at RU Auditorium

Popular theatre troupe Prachyanat's much-talked about play “Circus Circus” was staged at the Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium of Rajshahi
10 April 2018, 18:00 PM
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“Sampan Naiya” and “Putulnatya” staged at RU

Two plays, “Sampan Naiya” and “Putulnatya”, were staged at Rajshahi University (RU) auditorium last week. Two troupes, Chattogram-based Uttaradhikar and Bangladesh Putul Natya Gobeshona O Unnayan Kendra respectively staged the plays on the third day of the week-long 'Bangladesh-India alliance theatre Festival-2018' at Rajshahi University campus.
6 April 2018, 18:00 PM

RU website: A window into hollow

When the expectations among the Rajshahi University students are running high in terms of an informative web presence of the educational institution, the authorities have apparently failed to deliver up to the expectations.
17 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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MCQ Blunder: RU to punish two teachers

Rajshahi University on Wednesday decided to take punitive action against two teachers of the fine arts faculty for their involvement in making and selecting controversial multiple-choice questions for its admission test.
7 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Money matters!

Even a few years back, Rajshahi University (RU) used to conduct the first-year admission tests in a day or two.
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Traffic jam shatters dreams of hundreds of RU admission seekers

Many students fail to sit for Rajshahi University admission tests as they could not reach in time being stuck in severe traffic congestion on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway.
22 October 2017, 13:37 PM

RU administrative work at a standstill

Most academic and administrative activities at Rajshahi University have ground to a halt as it has been running without a vice-chancellor and a pro vice-chancellor for 21 days.
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM

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