Wednesday, 01 May, 2024

Education

6th Chemistry Olympiad begins Friday

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chemical Society is going to hold the first round of the 6th Bangladesh Chemical Olympiad on Friday. Professor M Abu Bin Hasan Susan of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Dhaka and also the Convener of the program confirmed the matter to banglanews on

Nahid meets educators June 11

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will hold a meeting with educationists, intellectuals and other noted persons of the country on June 11 to finalize to-do list to prevent leaking of question in the public examinations. The minister will also discuss about the progress in the

PMC principal confined, classes boycotted

PABNA: The agitating students of Pabna Medical College (PMC) on Tuesday confined the principal at his office and boycotted classes to press home their 6-point demand, including hostel, transport, teachers and their security. The students locked Principal Dr Muhammad Ali at his office

Tiger attack injures 12 in Sylhet

SYLHET: At least 12 people were injured in tiger’s (that lives on eating fish) attack in Osmaninagar area of the district on Saturday night. Today locals informed to be alert about the fishing tiger through mosque mike. Locals said that a fishing tiger attacked Amina Begum, 60, when

NU admission test result out

DHAKA: The first-year honors admission test results of National University (NU) under the session of 2013-14 published on Sunday. A press release issued from the university made the disclosure. The result published on the website of the university, www.nu.edu.bd/admissions, while anyone

‘Govt liable for question paper leak’

DHAKA: The government is responsible for question paper leak and education system will be destroyed if corruption entered in this system. He said that the government was appraised for the changes in the system. But they should examine the new ‘Creative system’ how suitable for

Zafar Iqbal for public hearing

DHAKA: Renowned educationist Muhammad Zafar Iqbal urged the government to hold public hearing for fixation of ways to stop question paper leak. He came up with the urge in sit-in demonstration at central Shaheed Minar protesting the leakage of HSC questions on Friday morning. Zafar

5 Asst Proctors of BU Resign

BARISAL: Five assistant proctors, including president and general secretary of teachers association of Barisal University (BU), resigned from the proctorial body on Thursday.  They are assistant professor Shafiul Alam of Mathematics Department, Tanvir Kaiser of English Department, Dil

Notre Dame to take admission test

Dhaka: Declaring a government circular illegal, the High Court Wednesday cleared the way for Notre Dame College to admit students of class-XI through admission tests. A high court bench of Justice M Moazzem Hossain and Justice Bodruzzaman passed the order. Barrister Rokon Uddin Ahmed

Shun war, destruction, go for safe world

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed hope that educated generation would create a safe and secure world for the posterity and development, removing away all the barriers and prejudices like war and destruction.  The premier was addressing at Waseda University in Tokyo on

HSC questions leaked in Proshnobazar

DHAKA: The mathematics question paper for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations matched the leaked questions circulated on popular social networking media Facebook on Saturday night. The Dhaka Board HSC mathematics examination was held on Sunday amid allegations of the

102 DU students expelled, teacher sacked

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Dhaka University authorities expelled 102 students of different departments of the varsity and affiliate colleges on charges of taking unfair means in the examinations.   Besides, Nur Uddin Alo, a teacher of Political Science department of Dhaka University (DU), was

BAU teachers call indefinite strike

MYMENSINGH: Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) teachers Thursday called an indefinite strike protesting the dishonouring of Professor Dr Akhter Hossain, director of central laboratory. General Secretary of Teachers’ Samity Professor Abu Hadi Nur Ali Khan made the announcement in

NU Masters Exams Begins June 19

DHAKA: The final part examinations of MA, MSS, MBS and MSC-2011 under national university will begin June 19.           A press release from the university made the disclosure on Thursday.   The examinations will continue till August 7, it added.   Details of the examinations

Admission begins in RU Journalism Dept

RAJSHAHI: Department of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) of Rajshahi University has started admission procedure for 2-year long Masters Program for the evening session. The interested students can apply for the admission till June 25. The students having completed Honors Degree

JU student killed in road crash

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: A female student of Jahangirnagar University was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in front of the main gate of the university on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Fatema, a student of Anthropology Department of the

HSC, Equivalent results today

DHAKA: The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in 2014 are set to be published on Wednesday. The results under eight general education, vocational and madrasa boards are scheduled to be released subsequently on 1:30am on the day. Education

Agri varsity in Khulna soon

DHAKA: As per the commitment of Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina, the government will establish an Agriculture University in Khulna. Cabinet, in its weekly meeting on Monday morning, chaired by the premier, has approved the Khulna Agriculture University act-2014 in consideration of the

NU 4th year results out

DHAKA: The results of National University (NU) Honors 4th year examination-2011 were published on Sunday afternoon.A press release issued by the university made the disclosure. This year passing rate of the 4th year examination is 94.99 percent, it added. The results are available on

CU teacher dismissed for carrying ammos

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong University authorities Saturday have temporarily dismissed associate professor of zoology department Dr Mohammad Habibur Rahman, also a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader. The decision came from an emergency meeting, with university’s vice chancellor Professor Anwarul