DHAKA: The Office of the Career Guidance and Placement of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a daylong Alumni Job Fair 2017on May 23, 2017 for its students and graduates at university’s own campus in Dhaka’s Bashundhara.  Mr. Rashed Chowdhury, Chairman, Board of

DHAKA: To explore the options and possibilities for foreign students and scholars in Bangladesh, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) arranged a Roundtable Discussion titled “The Prospects and Challenges of International Students in Bangladesh” on May 16, 2017 at IUB campus in

COMILLA: Comilla Education Board issued ‘show cause’ notices to 930 schools in six districts under its authority for a debacle in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination results published earlier this month. Comilla Education Board school inspector Ilias Uddin confirmed

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has accused the incumbent government of destroying the education system like the democracy. She said that all purposes of the education are now violated. The BNP chief was speaking at a seminar on Saturday (May 13). The party arranged the daylong

Special Correspondent DHAKA: The BNP wants of spending minimum five per cent of GDP in education sector for building an educated and developed nation.   Speakers at a seminar organized by the BNP on Saturday (May 13) said that the neighboring countries spend five per sent in the

DHAKA: The Outreach, Extension and Continuing Education (OECE) of the Independent university, Bangladesh (IUB) delivered certificates among students of a language course “Chinese for Beginners”.  The event took place recently at IUB’s own campus in Bashundhara, Dhaka. This

DHAKA: The process for admission to Class-XI in colleges of the country for the 2017-2018 academic session will begin on May 9 and it will continue till May 26. The Education Ministry published the admission policy on Sunday (May 07) in its website. According to the admission

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: A statue of Father of the Nation,  Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be installed at ‘7th March Building’ adjacent to the Begum Rokeya Hall on Dhaka University (DU) campus.  DU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique on Saturday morning (May 6) visited

CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY: Police recovered 32 rounds of bullet from Shah Amanat Hall of Chittagong University (CU), in raids conducted at six student dormitories, following a factional clash of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student of the ruling party. Huge locally-made weapons and

CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY: Police recovered huge locally-made weapons and iron rods while ransacking six student dormitories of University of Chittagong (CU), following a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling party.   However, none was

DHAKA: The pass rate of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations decreased by 7.94 per cent this year comparing to that of 2016. The overall pass percentage stood at 80.35 which was 88.29 in the preceding year.  Acknowledging the downslide, education minister

DHAKA: The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Thursday morning (May 4) with overall pass percentage of 80.03. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gana

Robert M. Pirsig, who inspired generations to road trip across America with his “novelistic autobiography,” Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, died Monday at the age of 88. His publisher William Morrow & Company said in a statement that Pirsig died at his home in South

DHAKA: Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has fixed 40 private secondary schools and 285 colleges for nationalization. DSHE secondary unit on Sunday (April 23) issued an order saying the finance department has agreed to nationalize 42 schools as per the Prime Minister

DHAKA: Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) celebrated “Pahela Baishakh 1424”at its own campus in Bashudhara, Dhaka on April 14, 2017 by implementing various colorful events.  Welcoming the Bengali New Year, the Division of Students Affairs (DoSA), IUB, organized activities

RETURNING FROM KOLKATA: The famous creation 'Bidrohi’ of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will attain 100 years in 2021. The poem ‘Bidrohi’ or rebel was composed at a house 3/4 C, Taltala lane of Kolkata. In 2021 Bangladesh will celebrate its 50 years. Only few years later from now. In

DHAKA: Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Saturday (April 15) asked private universities to go to their own permanent campuses to avoid legal actions, including ban on further enrolment of students. The minister made the announcement while addressing as chief guest at the 4th

DHAKA: The authorities of the Dhaka University have issued an order, making compulsory of the use of the Bengali calendar (i.e. date, month) simultaneously with Gregorian calendar in official work. Registrar Office of the university issued a notification in this regard on Thursday

NEW DELHI: The Hindi edition of the ‘Oshomapto Attojiboni’ (Unfinished Memoirs), of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been unveiled in India. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India on a four-day state visit, and Indian Prime

DHAKA: Two senior officials of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) have been transferred to different places over errors in the school textbooks.   The ministry of education made the transfer order following an investigation report. The two officials are-- NCTB