Jahangirnagar University (JU) has suspended eight of its students in connection with the death of former student Shamim Ahmed, also known as Shamim Mollah. Shamim was beaten by a group of students on the campus on Wednesday. The suspended students are Mohammad Rajan Mia and Raju

The Dhaka University authorities have decided to ban all kinds of party-based politics for students, teachers, officials, and employees on the campus until further orders. This decision was made at an emergency syndicate meeting on Thursday night with Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed

Donation cheques worth TK 2 lakh were distributed among two students of Noakhali Science and Technology University who were injured in the recent Anti-discrimination Students Movement. Vice Chancellor of the university Dr Mohammad Ismail handed over the cheques at a function held at

Three students of Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall of Dhaka University have been detained for interrogation over the death of Tofazzal Hossain, 35, who was beaten to death early today after being suspected as a thief at the university’s hall. “The university's proctorial team

Dr. Md. Shanawez Hossain, Associate Professor of Global Studies & Governance (GSG) Department under the School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (SLASS) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been selected for the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), a

Hasnat Abdullah, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, has placed a 14-point demand, including a call for banning student politics on the Dhaka University (DU) campus and strengthening the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu). He presented the

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to resume its academic activities and classes from September 22 which was officially shut on July 17 amid the countrywide Anti Discrimination Student Movement. The decision came from a university's syndicate meeting held on

Dr Mamun Ahmed, professor of Dhaka University's Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, has been appointed as the new Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the university. The tenure of his appointment will be four years from the date of his joining the office, according to an

Two professors from Dhaka University were appointed as full-time members of the University Grants Commission (UGC). A gazette notification, signed by Dr Md Farhad Hossain, Deputy Secretary of the Private University-1 Branch under the Ministry of Education, was issued on Thursday (Sept

Students under the banner of "Technical Student Movement" blocked the roads at Satrasta in the capital's Tejgaon Industrial Area on Monday (Sept 9) to press home their six-point demands. This created severe traffic congestion in and around Tejgaon, Hatirjheel, and

A fire broke out at a girls’ school in central Kenya Saturday night police said, with conflicting reports over whether there were casualties, just two days after an inferno killed 21 boys at another school. “Around two to three buildings are on fire” at Isiolo Girls

James Peter Gomes, an undergraduate student of Physics at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has achieved a significant milestone by participating in the prestigious CERN Summer Student Program 2024.  James, who is also associated with IUB’s Center for Computational

Professor SMA Faiz, former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, has been appointed the new chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC). He will serve as UGC chairman for the next four years, according to a gazette notification issued by the Secondary and Higher Education

Dr. Sayema Haque Bidisha, has been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (administration) of the Dhaka university. She is a professor of economics department The tenure of her appointment will be four years from the date of her joining the office. Education Ministry issued a gazette

IUB chess players Amit Bikram Roy (Computer Science and Engineering) and Justin Matthias (General Management) have secured a resounding victory in the Team Battle of the Summer Season Collegiate League.  This prestigious tournament, sponsored by the leading online chess platform

Professor Abdur Rob Khan has been appointed as the acting vice-chancellor (VC) of North South University (NSU). He has been serving as the treasurer of the university. According to the decision of the emergency board meeting on August 28, the board of trustees of the university has

Hasnat Abdullah, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, today said a vested group is exploiting the movement's name to carry out extortion schemes across the country.  “Apart from this, cases are being lodged using our names and copying our

Australia will introduce a cap on the number of new international students it accepts, as it tries to reduce overall migration to pre-pandemic levels. The nation has one of the biggest international student markets in the world, but the number of new enrolments will be limited to

Today is the 48th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. On 27 August (12 Bhadra of Bangla calendar year) in 1976, the poet breathed his last at the then PG Hospital, now Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, in the city. The poet was buried with state

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives on reforms in the secondary school education system. The petition demands the formation of an investigation committee to identify those responsible for creating flawed curricula and calls for the suspension of