DHAKA UNIVERSITY: The honors first-year admission test of Dhaka University (DU)’s ‘Ka’ unit for the academic year 2015-16 is set to be held on Friday morning.The public relations division of the university issued a press release in this regard on Wednesday.It said the test will be

BARISAL: Sher-e-bangla Medical College of Barisal will not be closed.College principal Dr Bhaskar Saha confirmed the matter to banglanews around 4:30pm.He further said he talked to the leaders of both factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) who ensured him about staying in the college

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: The results of admission test under the ‘D’ unit of Jahangirnagar University’s undergraduate program for Biological Science faculty, session of 2015-16 were published early Tuesday.A total of 3,714 students passed out of 41,091 applicants against 365 seats.

DHAKA: The admission test for the Postgraduate Diploma in Capital Market (PGDCM) program under the Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) will be held on November 7.Application form of the 1-year-long PGDCM program is available at website Application Form-PGDCM or office with fee

DHAKA: Those involved in leaking question papers of any public examinations will be awarded maximum four years of jail.Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday also told banglanews that the government has updated the draft of an act that was composed two years ago.He further said

DHAKA: Bangladesh University’s pharmacy department will organize a free medicare service campaign on its Mohammadpur campus in city on October 21.The campaign will be held from 10.00am to 04.00pm on the day.The organizers will test blood hemoglobin measurement, blood glucose level

DHAKA: Education ministry officials reached in a consensus about ensuring 40 percent quotas for admission in Class-I for children of dwellers of areas adjacent to government schools concerned.The proposal, however, will be finalized by education minister Nurul Islam Nahid.Education

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: Jahangirnagar University (JU) Teachers Association has decided to take honors first year admission tests for the session 2015-16.The association president Professor Khabir Uddin said that they took the decision in a general meeting of the association on Monday

DHAKA: Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration & Production Bangladesh president Melody Meyer recently laid the foundation stone for a new building for Nadampur High School near Chevron’s Bibiyana Gas Plant.The proposed structure is five-stories high, and the construction costs for the first

DHAKA: UNESCO has upgraded International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka from third category to second category.The UN organization for education, science and culture recently made this updradation.Cabinet secretary Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan made this disclosure to the media

DHAKA: Some 7,194 students which is 17.56pc of the total candidates have passed the ‘Ga’ unit admission test of Dhaka University for 2015-16 session.VC AAMS Arefin Siddique made the announcement on Sunday noon.A total of 40,956 aspirants sat for the examinations, but 33,762 failed, he

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: The results of admission test under ‘Ga’ unit of Dhaka University’s undergraduate program for Business Studies faculty for session 2015-16 will be published on Sunday.DU vice-chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique will announce the results around 1:00pm.Acting public

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: The admission tests in honors first year for 2015-2016 session of Rajshahi University (RU) will start from November 9 and end on November 12.The university website, www.ru.ac.bd, published the routine of the tests on Friday.According to the website, applicants of

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said the female students in primary to secondary schools in the country have already exceeded the number of male students.“Currently, 51 percent students in primary schools and 53 percent in secondary are girls. In higher education, girls will

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Saturday requested the university teachers not to go on a strike.The minister made this request while talking to journalists after an accord signing ceremony at LGED Building in city’s Agargaon area.Secondary Education Quality and Access

DHAKA: Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Friday said that new educational policy will be composed to keep pace with the world.The minister came up with the assertions while addressing an awareness raising debate competition on ‘social devolution rather than the lack of good

DHAKA: The Dhaka University 'Ga' unit admission test for first year honors courses for the session 2015-2016 was held on Friday morning.The one-hour examination at 56 centres across the capital, including on the DU campus, started from 10am.A total of 43,234 candidates were applied for

DHAKA: The Board of Trustees of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) re-elected Rashed Chowdhury as its Chairman for a two-year term, says a press release.Rashed Chowdhury obtained his Post Graduation in Business Management from Kingston University, UK.He is the Chairman of Mutual

DHAKA: English medium schools in the country will have to pay value added tax (VAT) as a vacation bench of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court (SC) put a stay order of a High Court’s (HC) previous stay order in this regard on Wednesday.Vacation bench Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Non-Government Teachers’ Selection Commission (NTSC) will be formed within one month to ensure transparency in teacher recruitment.After formation of the NTSC, Non-Government Teachers' Registration & Certification Authority (NTRCA) will