DHAKA UNIVERSITY: First year honors admission tests for the session 2017-18 at Dhaka University (DU) will begin from Friday (September 15). The tests will be taken in a total of 53 centers including at DU. DU Public Relations office issued a press release regarding the schedule of

DHAKA: Education Secretary Sohrab Hossain said Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should no longer be part of SSC and HSC examinations as those are ruining students’ potentials indeed. He expressed the opinion at a program where he handed over revised versions of six secondary level

DHAKA: Dhaka University pro-vice-chancellor professor Md Akhtaruzzaman was made acting vice-chancellor of the university as the immediate past VC AAMS Arefin Siddique’s tenure has ended. Education ministry issued an order on Monday (Sep 4) saying that president Abdul Hamid, also

BARISAL: Vice-Chancellor of Barisal University (BU) Professor Dr SM Imamul Huq claimed that he had received a death threat as form of a text message in his cell phone. On Wednesday (August 23), he filed a General Diary (GD) with the Port Station of Barisal Metropolitan Police (BMP).

DHAKA: Degree pass and certificate course' examinations of 2015 scheduled to be held on Aug 19, 20 and 21 under National University (NU) have been postponed due to worsening flood situation of the country. NU authority issued a press release in this regard on Aug 17 saying that

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: The online application for sitting in the first year honours admission tests at Jahangirnagar University (JU) will start on Sunday (August 20). The application process for the honours entrance tests for session 2017-18 will continue till September 21, said JU

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Two female students accused an assistant proctor on charge of sexual harassment while they were protesting over the election of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU).    The accused, Dr Md Robiul Islam, is an assistant proctor and professor at the

DHAKA: National University (NU) suspended the exams of Degree Pass and Certificate courses scheduled for Sunday (August 13), due to flood in some parts of the country triggered by heavy rainfall. NU authority confirmed the news by sending a press release Sunday morning. On Saturday

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Rajshahi University (RU) Professor Mojibul Haque Azad Khan resigned from the office of the varsity proctor Sunday (August 6). RU Vice Chancellor Professor M Abdus Sobhan told Banglanews that the resignation letter has been accepted. Mojibul stated personal problems

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday (July 24) stayed the process of holding the July 29 special general meeting of Dhaka University senate for electing a panel to appoint a new vice chancellor. An HC bench comprising Justice Tariqul Hakim and Justice M. Farooq passed the order after

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was nominated for ‘World Education Congress’ award for the year 2017 for his profound contribution in education. He will be honored with the prestigious award at the sixth conference of the organizing body in Mumbai, India on November

DHAKA: To make the application procedure further easier, Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) has launched helpline for the applicants of upcoming BCS examinations. A press release signed by PSC Examination Controller (Cadre) AEM Nesar Uddin issued on Tuesday (July 11) said that

DHAKA: Public Service Commission (PSC) of Bangladesh backed down from their earlier decision and said applicants need not submit National Identity Card (NID) to sit for upcoming 38th BCS examinations.  The new instructions said that the applicants can apply all the exams under PSC by

JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY: Jagannath University authoruty sacked a teacher of mass communication and journalism department Mir Mosharef Hossain alias Razib Mir over sexually harassing several female students. The decision was made in the university's 74th syndicate meeting on Sunday

DHAKA: Professor Ahmadullah Mia, PhD, renowned researcher of the country, has been appointed as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Development Alternative (UODA). President Abdul Hamid appointed the pro-vice chancellor for four years as per Section 32 (1) of Private University

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), secured the first position among all Bangladeshi participating universities, in the 2017 round of University Rover Challenge (URC) held in Utah of the United States recently.   The University Rover Challenge (URC) is the world's premier

NEW DELHI: South Asian University (SAU) is set to conduct its second convocation at the Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi on Monday, 12 June 2017.  The convocation will be presided over by Deep Kumar Upadhayay, Ambassador of Nepal to India and MJ Akbar, Minister of

DHAKA: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to deduct marks of examinees in their medical and dental admission tests for the second time. The decision was made in a meeting led by Health Minister Mohammed Nasim   regarding admission in the MBBS and BDS courses for 2017-18

CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY: Authority of Chittagong University (CU) asked the students to vacate the dormitories by June, 9. The authority issued an urgent notice saying that no student can stay in the dorms till July 4, for almost 25 days. The notice also said that no shuttle or

DHAKA: A total of Tk 45,163 crore has been proposed for the education sector, including primary and mass education, in the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2017-18. Finance Minister AMA Muhith placed Tk 4,00,226 crore budget before the parliament on Thursday (June 1). In his