Wednesday, 25 Dec, 2024

Education

DU VC for educated leadership

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Future of a country depends on the younger generation. They will lead the country in future. For that reason, they should be educated. Skilled leadership cannot get without education. Dhaka University vice chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique told students on Monday at TSC

ULAB observes UN Russian Language Day

DHAKA: Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Nikolaev inaugurated the summer seminar series organized by the Department of English and Humanities (DEH) at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) on Sunday.   DEH organized the seminar on the occasion of Alexander S Pushkin’s

Teachers should think twice

After a child is born, there are three things which influenced them the most. First, their parents and second, their teachers and third, the environment. When the children becomes 4 years old and gets ready to go to school, a whole big duty arises to the teachers. A lot of things start to

SSC re-examined result June 15

DHAKA: The re-examined result of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on June 15.Dhaka Education Board Examination Controller SM Wahiduzzaman told banglanews the result can be found through mobile phone. On May 17, SSC and equivalent

Rule against Edu secy among 6

DHAKA: The High Court has issued contempt of court rule against six government officials, including education secretary and vice chancellor of National University, for their inaction in executing its order.An HC bench of Justice Reza-ul-Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain passed the order

Fulltime job trap for BD students in Malaysia

FROM KUALALUMPUR (MALAYSIA): Hundreds of youths are going to Malaysia at the lure of full time job along with completing higher education. But the offer from the agencies is nothing, but a great deception as Malaysian education system does not allow fulltime job. Moreover, there is a

Tk 39,213cr for education proposed

DHAKA: A total of Tk 39,213 crore has been proposed for the education sector, including primary and mass education, in the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2014-15 Fiscal Year. Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the proposal before the parliament while placing the budget on Thursday.

6th Chemistry Olympiad begins Friday

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chemical Society is going to hold the first round of the 6th Bangladesh Chemical Olympiad on Friday. Professor M Abu Bin Hasan Susan of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Dhaka and also the Convener of the program confirmed the matter to banglanews on

Nahid meets educators June 11

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will hold a meeting with educationists, intellectuals and other noted persons of the country on June 11 to finalize to-do list to prevent leaking of question in the public examinations. The minister will also discuss about the progress in the

PMC principal confined, classes boycotted

PABNA: The agitating students of Pabna Medical College (PMC) on Tuesday confined the principal at his office and boycotted classes to press home their 6-point demand, including hostel, transport, teachers and their security. The students locked Principal Dr Muhammad Ali at his office

Tiger attack injures 12 in Sylhet

SYLHET: At least 12 people were injured in tiger’s (that lives on eating fish) attack in Osmaninagar area of the district on Saturday night. Today locals informed to be alert about the fishing tiger through mosque mike. Locals said that a fishing tiger attacked Amina Begum, 60, when

NU admission test result out

DHAKA: The first-year honors admission test results of National University (NU) under the session of 2013-14 published on Sunday. A press release issued from the university made the disclosure. The result published on the website of the university, www.nu.edu.bd/admissions, while anyone

‘Govt liable for question paper leak’

DHAKA: The government is responsible for question paper leak and education system will be destroyed if corruption entered in this system. He said that the government was appraised for the changes in the system. But they should examine the new ‘Creative system’ how suitable for

Zafar Iqbal for public hearing

DHAKA: Renowned educationist Muhammad Zafar Iqbal urged the government to hold public hearing for fixation of ways to stop question paper leak. He came up with the urge in sit-in demonstration at central Shaheed Minar protesting the leakage of HSC questions on Friday morning. Zafar

5 Asst Proctors of BU Resign

BARISAL: Five assistant proctors, including president and general secretary of teachers association of Barisal University (BU), resigned from the proctorial body on Thursday.  They are assistant professor Shafiul Alam of Mathematics Department, Tanvir Kaiser of English Department, Dil

Notre Dame to take admission test

Dhaka: Declaring a government circular illegal, the High Court Wednesday cleared the way for Notre Dame College to admit students of class-XI through admission tests. A high court bench of Justice M Moazzem Hossain and Justice Bodruzzaman passed the order. Barrister Rokon Uddin Ahmed

Shun war, destruction, go for safe world

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed hope that educated generation would create a safe and secure world for the posterity and development, removing away all the barriers and prejudices like war and destruction.  The premier was addressing at Waseda University in Tokyo on

HSC questions leaked in Proshnobazar

DHAKA: The mathematics question paper for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations matched the leaked questions circulated on popular social networking media Facebook on Saturday night. The Dhaka Board HSC mathematics examination was held on Sunday amid allegations of the

102 DU students expelled, teacher sacked

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Dhaka University authorities expelled 102 students of different departments of the varsity and affiliate colleges on charges of taking unfair means in the examinations.   Besides, Nur Uddin Alo, a teacher of Political Science department of Dhaka University (DU), was

BAU teachers call indefinite strike

MYMENSINGH: Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) teachers Thursday called an indefinite strike protesting the dishonouring of Professor Dr Akhter Hossain, director of central laboratory. General Secretary of Teachers’ Samity Professor Abu Hadi Nur Ali Khan made the announcement in