‘We demand better food at hall canteens’

Leaders and activists of the left-leaning Samajtantrik Chhatra Front held a human chain on the Dhaka University campus yesterday, demanding lower price and better quality canteen food at the university.
18 November 2021

Number of HSC examinees up by 33,901 compared to last year

The number of examinees for this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams has increased by 33,901 compared to last year.
18 November 2021

Outsiders should decide what ‘necessary reasons’ are to enter DU: Proctor

Dhaka University Proctor Prof AKM Golam Rabbani has not provided a definition of what the authority means by “necessary reasons” to be on DU campus.
18 November 2021

Is education (still) a privilege?

If not, why aren't underprivileged children at schools?
17 November 2021

CU turns 56

Chittagong University (CU) is going to celebrate its 56th founding anniversary today.
17 November 2021

Low on quality, high on price

It has barely been a month since Dhaka University has reopened, but students have already started to find themselves pinched by various problems. One of them, increasing food prices at the university’s canteens, is becoming a particular headache, students said.
17 November 2021

5 DU students accused of ragging at Ruqayyah Hall served show-cause notice

A residential student of Dhaka University’s Ruqayyah Hall today submitted a written complaint against five students for ragging her for two and a half hours last night.
17 November 2021

Admission test results of 7 DU-affiliated colleges published; pass rate 67.9%

Dhaka University authorities have published the admission test results of its seven affiliated colleges, under Arts and Social Science Unit, with a pass rate of 67.9 percent.
17 November 2021

Chittagong University to celebrate 56th founding anniversary tomorrow

Chittagong University (CU) is going to celebrate its 56th founding anniversary tomorrow (Thursday).
17 November 2021

NITER registrar, adviser resign after student demo

Adviser and register of Ashulia’s National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research (NITER) resigned today in the face of student demonstration that started yesterday.
17 November 2021

Secondary School Admission: Form distribution starts on Nov 25

Distribution of forms for admission to all government and non-government secondary schools across the country will start from November 25.
16 November 2021

School admission form distribution starts Nov 25

Distribution of forms for admission to all government and non-government secondary schools across the country will start from November 25.
16 November 2021

Govt urged to move away from forming education board over PECE

Thirty-six eminent citizens today expressed concern over the government’s initiative to form an education board for holding Primary Education Completion Exams (PECE).
16 November 2021

Bangladesh 14th among countries sending students to USA in 2020-2021

Bangladesh ranked 14th on the list of countries sending students to the United States -- for study purposes -- during the 2020-2021 academic year.
16 November 2021

No scope to hold next public exams on time: Dipu Moni

Education Minister Dipu Moni today said that there is no scope to hold the next public examinations on time.
16 November 2021

4,150 public university teacher posts vacant: Dipu Moni

Education Minister Dipu Moni today told the parliament that some 4,150 teacher posts are vacant at 43 public universities of the country.
15 November 2021

SSC students follow rules, parents don’t

SSC and equivalent exams began yesterday amid strict maintenance of Covid-19 health guidelines inside the exam centres.
14 November 2021

Only 2.56% pass DU ‘Cha’ Unit entry test

Only 2.56 percent of examinees passed Dhaka University’s “Cha” Unit admission test, held under the Faculty of Fine Arts, for 2020-21 academic session.
14 November 2021

Education Minister hints at scrapping JSC exams

Education Minister Dipu Moni today said that Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent exams “are not supposed to stay” once the new curriculum is implemented.
14 November 2021

'Govt will try to vaccinate HSC candidates before exams'

The government will try to vaccinate all the HSC examinees across the country before the public exams begin on December 2, Education Minister Dipu Moni said today.
14 November 2021