DHAKA: Students, under the banner of Bangladesh General Students' Right Protection Council, formed a human chain on DU campus, to press the government for issuing a gazette notification on cancelling quota system in public service jobs. Hundreds of students took part in the human

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said he is considering the low pass rate in SSC and equivalent examinations as a positive sign. The minister made the remarks while highlighting the details of the results in secretariat on Sunday (May 6). Nahid said quality of education

DHAKA: The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Sunday morning (May 6) with overall pass percentage of 77.77. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gana Bhaban

DHAKA: The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on Sunday (May 6). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will hand over a copy of the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at 10am. Sources from the

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said the SSC examinations of any subject will not be cancelled as only questions of objective parts were leaked not creative parts. The Education Minister came up with this decision after evaluating prove committee report and its

PIROJPUR: Primary and mass education minister Mostafizur Rahman said the government will initiate ‘midday meal’ system in all primary schools across the country by May 31. He made the announcement while addressing as chief guest at rally in Gopalkrishna town club in Pirojpur on

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Quota reformist student leaders said they will wage a fresh movement if the government doesn’t issue the gazette on cancelling quota system in government jobs by April. They arranged a press briefing before the central library of Dhaka University (DU), at 11:00am on

RU: Miscreants stabbed a bus driver of Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) to death near Sheikh Hasina Hall on the campus on Monday night (April 23).  The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam, 55. He used to live in the staff quarters of the varsity.  Ruet

DHAKA: The government has postponed the HSC geography second paper examination after a test center in Mymensingh mistakenly opened question set. The examination, was originally set to be held on April 23, is now rescheduled to May 14.  Geography first paper examination was held on

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: The incident of Dhaka University (DU) Poet Sufia Kamal Hall from where a few quota reformist female students were allegedly driven out at night, is an example of institutional oppression on women, said noted writer-columnist Syed Abul Maksud.   Maksud made the remark

DHAKA: After Bangladesh Chhatra Legaue, now Dhaka University (DU) has withdrawn the expulsion order of its Poet Sufia Kamal Hall unit BCL President Iffat Jahan Esha. DU Proctor Dr AKM Golam Rabbani confirmed the move to Banglanews Wednesday (April 18). “The expulsion order has

DHAKA: Education ministry has approved the establishment of two new private universities in Rajshahi and Khulna. The varsities are—Ahsania Mission Science & Technology University in Rajshahi and Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah University in Khulna.     The universities will be

DHAKA: The results of the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations of 2018 will be published on May 6. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid disclosed the matter to Banglanews on Wednesday (April 18). He also said, “Summery of the result was sent to the Prime

BARISHAL: Three teachers were detained for their alleged involvement in leaking question papers in Wazirpur upazila of the district.  The teachers were held for HSC exam question leaks via mobile phone, said Shishir Kumar Paul, officer-in-charge of Wazirpur Police Station to

DHAKA: Demonstrating students have given Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina the title of ‘Mother of Education’ for scrapping quota system in public service. Students made the announcement at a press briefing at Raju Sculpture, adjacent to TSC, Dhaka University on Thursday (April 12).

DHAKA: No innocent student will be harassed in connection with the four cases filed with Shahbagh Police Station over the attack carried out on the residence of Dhaka University (DU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Akhtaruzzaman, said the VC himself. The VC was talking to the reporters, at his

UNIVERSIRTY OF DHAKA: Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) President Dr ASM Maksud Kamal said that the demand of the students and job-seekers to reform the existing quota system is logical. Prof Maksud was talking to the media, at a human chain formed before the Aparajeyo

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU), who are protesting over quota system, demanded Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury to withdraw her Monday’s remark that ‘hurts the sentiment of youths’.   Students announced the demand from a protest rally, on

DHAKA: The official website of Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) was hacked early Thursday (April 5).  A mysterious hacker named ‘Lolls Sack’ claimed to have hacked the site. A notification was found while the site was tried to be browsed saying, “Hey SUST!

DHAKA: The government has decided to scrap the multiple choice questions (MCQs) in the Primary Education Completion (PEC) examinations from this year, to avoid question paper leaks.  The exams will have total competency-based or creative questions, said Primary and Mass Education