An examinee’s ode to the New Year

Amidst the hectic last-minute preparations, drawbacks still remain.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Death of Kuet teacher: 4 including university’s BCL general secretary expelled

The authorities of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) have expelled four students, including Sadman Nahiyan Sejan -- general secretary of the university unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League -- in connection with the death of Prof Md Selim Hossain, teacher of the university's electrical and electronics engineering (EEE) department.
5 January 2022, 09:07 AM

JU student critically injured after 2 auto-rickshaws collide on campus

A student of Jahangirnagar University was critically injured in a head-on collision between two battery-run auto-rickshaws on the university campus today.
4 January 2022, 15:36 PM

BCL GS injured during infighting at DU campus

Bangladesh Chhatra League General Secretary Lekhak Bhattacharya was injured during a clash that broke out between two factions of the ruling Awami League’s student body at Dhaka University campus today.
4 January 2022, 13:41 PM

Guiding the differently-abled

BRIDGE Foundation works for the skill development of people with disabilities. The Co-founder, Swarna Moye Sarker, is one of the 22 Bangladeshi changemakers who have been selected for the Acumen Fellowship in 2021. She has completed her bachelor’s and master’s from Dhaka City College.
3 January 2022, 18:00 PM

JU gets new BCL committee

Jahangirnagar University unit of Chhatra League announced a two-member partial committee this evening.
3 January 2022, 16:01 PM

Students seeking German visas have to wait at least 10 months: Ambassador

Bangladeshi students seeking visas for admission to German universities will have to wait 10 to 12 months amid the surge of Covid-19 cases across the world.
3 January 2022, 07:15 AM

Mobarak, with challenges, aces SSC

Despite having no fingers to grip a pen, Mobarak Ali, 16, has passed last year’s SSC examination obtaining GPA-3.84. Despite an insurmountable odd, Mobarak clung to the hope to pursue his education. He would write with his leg up to class two. Later, he learnt how to write gripping pen with his wrists.
2 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Joyous start

School authorities handed over new textbooks to students yesterday, the first day of the academic year, though many authorities could not give full sets of secondary textbooks.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Shamsuddoha new Eastern University chairman

Dr Shamsuddoha Khandokar has been elected chairman of the board of trustees at Eastern University (EU), said a press release.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Students happy with new books on New Year’s Day

Although the government could not hold the “Textbook Festival” this year due to the pandemic situation, students of many schools got their new textbooks on the first day of the New Year.
1 January 2022, 09:15 AM

Some semblance of normalcy: Now Omicron fear looms

After a difficult 2020, the county’s education sector returned to some degree of normalcy last year.
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM

College enrolment to start on Jan 8

Online enrolment to Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent courses for the academic session 2021-2022 is scheduled to begin from January 8.
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM

SSC, Equivalent Exams: Stellar results on curtailed syllabus

With three optional subjects and exams carrying fewer marks, this year’s SSC candidates have achieved outstanding results, showing an increase in pass rates and number of GPA-5 achievers in nine general education boards.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19: Schools may close again if cases rise

It will not be possible to keep schools open in case the number of Covid cases rises again, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Evening Courses at Public Univs: UGC wants an end to it

The University Grants Commission has said in its latest annual report that it wants closure of evening, weekend and executive courses at public universities as they negatively impact universities’ image.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid situation to determine fate of exams in 2022

Education Minister Dipu Moni has said the Covid-19 situation will decide the fate of next year’s SSC and HSC exams.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Joy unbounded

After a year of uncertainty surrounding exams and students’ academic future owing to the pandemic, results of SSC exams brought a joyous
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Next year's SSC, HSC exams depend on Covid-19 situation

The Covid-19 situation will decide the fate of Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams next year, said Education Minister Dipu Moni today.
30 December 2021, 13:37 PM

DW Akademie’s mentorship programme for women journalists kicks off

DW Akademie, the media development wing of Germany’s public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), has launched a programme in Bangladesh to train and equip women journalists and journalism students with digital and journalistic skills.
30 December 2021, 11:57 AM