DHAKA: Bangla Academy, the national institute of arts and literatures, earned some Tk 57.66 lakh by selling books in the first half of February during the ongoing Amar Ekushey Book Fair. Public Relations Department of the Bangla Academy made the disclosure at a press conference on Sunday

NILPHAMARI: Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology (BAUST) has been inaugurated in Syedpur Cantonment of the district on Sunday aimed at expanding ICT education in rural areas for building ‘Digital Bangladesh’. Asaduzzman Noor, Minister of Cultural Affairs Ministry,

DHAKA: Former students of the department of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) under Rajshahi University (RU) will organize a get-together at a hotel in the capital on February 27.The decision came from a meeting of Journalism Alumni Forum of Rajshahi University (JAFRU) held at a

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, scheduled for Sunday (February 15), have been shifted to February 20 due to hartal enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance from Sunday morning.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid made the disclosure in a

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Friday assured the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinees and their guardians of holding no more than one test a day.The minister said that two examinations will not be held in a day despite continues blockade and frequent hartal,

DHAKA: Being a riverine country, boats occupied an important place for the movement of Bangladeshi people. A photographer of outstanding repute and a writer MA Taher’s book ‘Boats of Bangladesh’ was launched at Indira Gandhi Cultural Center (IGCC) in Gulshan-1 area in the city

RANGPUR: Six people, including two teachers of Begum Rokeya University Rangpur (BRUR), were admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Thursday after they fell sick due to hunger strike. Three other hunger strikers reportedly became sick following the fast-unto-death. They strikers

DHAKA: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court order that allows five percent freedom fighter quota in medical admission tests for the session 2013-14 as per decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC).The Appellate Division led-by chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha

JU: Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities suspended five students for assaulting Assistant Proctor.The decision was taken in the syndicate meeting on Wednesday night.Suspended students are—Foysal Rabbi Riyad, Anik Shuvon Bala Sonet, Aminur Rahman Taki, Arif Ahmed Mafi and Md Sumon.

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, scheduled to be held on Thursday (February 12), have been postponed due unavoidable circumstances. “We have decided to postpone the examinations as the BNP-led 20-party alliance did not withdraw the hartal

DHAKA: Teachers of vocational institutions on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia demanding to keep country’s educational activities and examinations out of purview of the hartal, blockade and other political programs.A five-member team of Bangladesh

DHAKA: The question papers for Primary teacher recruitment will be printed just an hour before the examination aimed at averting questionnaire leakage.M Alamgir, Director General of Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) disclosed the latest decision of Primary and Mass Education

DHAKA: The decision on Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination, scheduled for Thursday, will be taken on Wednesday.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was briefing journalists on Tuesday afternoon.He said: “We still hope that the BNP-led 20-party alliance will withdraw the

DHAKA: Primary and mass education minister Mostafizur Rahman on Tuesday ordered authorities concerned not to close the primary schools even for a single day amid the hartal and indefinite nationwide blockade.He further said the educational institutions cannot be closed by blasting

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has advised to take Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations on Fridays and Saturdays rescheduling the existing routine.The premier made the remarks while visiting ministry for religious affairs on Sunday.Sheikh Hasina said, “Students feel

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, on Saturday announced an indefinite strike at Dhaka University (DU) from Sunday, demanding the DU vice chancellor’s (VC) resignation and coexistence on the campus.The announcement came from a press statement issued by

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has said that no more reschedule will be needed for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations for 2015 due to hartal.The minister came up with the hope while visiting SSC examination hall in city’s Azimpur on

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations for 2015 began on Friday despite the nationwide road-water-railway blockade for indefinite period sponsored by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.The examination started at 9:00am and will continue till 12:00 noon.The

SIRAJGANJ: Miscreants on Thursday night burnt down here a centre’s office room of this years Dakhil Examinations, equivalent to the Secondary School Certificate (SSC), just hours before of the first test.Sources told banglanews that the centre was damaged at district’s Rayganj

RAJSHAHI: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student affiliate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), on Thursday called an indefinite strike at Rajshahi University (RU) demanding quick release of Kamrul Hasan, general secretary of its university unit.However, JCD also sought level