Students of polytechnic institutes yesterday announced to launch a long march to Dhaka if the government fails to respond to their six-point demand within 48 hours.

The 24th convocation of East West University (EWU) was held at Aftabnagar Sports Ground in Dhaka on April 16, said a press release.

The acting headteacher of Bhatiyari Haji Tobarak Ali Chowdhury (TAC) High School in Chattogram’s Sitakunda was allegedly forced to resign on Wednesday due to a rift between local leaders of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.

The procession began from the Payra Chattar of TSC and marched through VC Chattar, Madhur Canteen, Central Library, and concluded at the base of Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University last evening

Students of all polytechnic institutes across the country will stage a protest march after Juma prayers today.

General students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) held a torch procession today demanding the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Professor Mohammad Masud

A group of students of Dhaka University have formed a 35-member shadow investigation committee to identify those directly and indirectly involved in the attacks on DU students during the July uprising

The demands were placed during a joint press conference held at 12:30pm

Students at Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (Kuet) continued their protest yesterday, pressing ahead with their one-point demand -- the immediate resignation of Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohammad Mashud.

A political group is trying to delay the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) election until after the national polls in a bid to control students and misuse power, similar to the previous regime, alleged Chhatra Odhikar Parishad yesterday.

The students said they will continue their movement until their demands are met

The blockade has caused a long tailback on roads in the neighbouring areas.

Canadian academic and international business education leader Prof Daniel W Lund joined Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) as the pro-vice chancellor on April 13, said a press release.

Agitating students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) yesterday entered five residential halls, breaking locks, protesting the authorities’ decision to suspend 37 students and delay the reopening of dormitories.

The confrontations took place in four separate incidents, spanning from last night and today

In KUET, 37 students were suspended for their alleged involvement in the February 18-19

Due to the lack of appropriate scribes, seven visually impaired students in Chattogram, who were unable to write anything during the first day of the SSC exams, have now been granted permission to take part in the second day of the exams on Tuesday with new scribes

The High Court yesterday allowed Dhaka University to hold its "Ga" unit (business studies faculty) admission test (MCQ) for sixty marks afresh.

Demanding the reopening of student dormitories, students of the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) have staged a sit-in in front of the university's administrative building

Students said they will continue their agitation and announce their next course of action