DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested the acting exam controller of National University (NU) M Badruzzaman in a money embezzlement case. ACC deputy director (public relations) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya on Monday (March 13) told Banglanews that a team of the anti-graft body

DHAKA: India has donated Tk 12.08 crore for building a modern girls’ school in Khulna to ensure better education for women on the occasion of International Woman’s day on Wednesday (March 8). The donation was given to an ongoing construction project titled “Construction of

KUSHTIA: The authorities of Islamic University (IU) have suspended three people including a mathematics department chief over question paper leakage in the first year admission test of the ‘F’ (Applied Science and Technology) unit of the 2016-2017 sessions.  The university

DHAKA: Speakers at a seminar put emphasis on building a digital platform to ease the total education system for students. They were addressing the seminar titled “Education for Every Citizen – Building a Digital Platform for Education and Learning” held during BASIS Soft Expo

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: The 50th Convocation of Dhaka University (DU), the biggest program to confer degrees, began in a festive manner through a procession of around 18,000 students Saturday morning (March 4). The procession started from Curzon Hall premises at 11:25am. Later, the main

DHAKA: Detective branch (DB) of police teams detained eight people across the country for their alleged involvement with the leaking of fake questions of secondary school certificate (SSC) exam. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) deputy commissioner (media and public relations) Masudur

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (March 1) gave stipend 1.30-crore primary school students through Mobile Banking. The government stipends for primary students would be disbursed into their mothers’ mobile banking accounts. The premier gave the money

DHAKA: Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Thursday (February 23) announced the date for the Viva Voice of 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), starting from March 12. The viva voce for the General and Technical/Professional Cadres will continue till April 12. The test

DHAKA: A daylong International Conference is set to be held at Bashundhara campus of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in Dhaka on February 23. Global Studies and Governance (GSG) Program at IUB has organized the Conference -- China, India & the United States in Bangladesh:

SYLHET: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Tuesday (February 14) said individual effort is not enough to stop the leaking out of question papers of public examinations. The minister was talking to journalists at Osmani Airport in Sylhet. Seeking journalists’ help in nabbing

DHAKA: Deputy Commissioner (Uttara zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Bidhan Chandra Tripura categorically said they would detain students who will hang around with friends wearing school uniforms during class time. He was addressing a press briefing at DMP media centre on

DHAKA: Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained six persons on charge of leaking SSC question papers. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) deputy commissioner (DC-media) Masudur Rahman confirmed the matter to Banglanews. A press conference is expected to be held on

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday (February 8) upheld the High Court order to shut the activities of Darul Ihsan University (DIU). A four-member appellate division bench, led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, handed down the verdict canceling the

DHAKA: A total of 5,990 candidates have passed the written test of 36th BCS. The Public Service Commission (PSC) published the results on Tuesday afternoon (February 7). PSC public relations officer M Hafizur Rahman confirmed the matter to Banglanews. He further said the results

DHAKA: Former Chairman of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) and also a retired teacher of the Department of Economics of Dhaka University Professor Dr. Zahurul Huq passed away at Square Hospital in Dhaka Tuesday morning (February 7). He was 79 years old. He left

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said innovative, mutual and prudent policies are needed in a bid to curb terrorism and militancy. She made the remarks while inaugurating E-9 Ministerial Meeting on Sunday (February 5) at Hotel Radisson. The premier also urged the E-9

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday deferred the inauguration of the conference of E-9, a forum of nine countries to achieve the goals of UNESCO’s Education For All (EFA) initiative, to be held on Sunday (February 5), for half of an hour to ensure smooth movement of SSC

DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to host the conference of E-9, a forum of nine countries formed to achieve the goals of UNESCO’s Education For All (EFA) initiative, for the first time. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was addressing a press conference at Bangladesh Bureau of Educational

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2017 under eight general education boards, Madrasa and vocational have begun across the country on Thursday (February 2). This year, 17,86,613 students have registered to sit for the public test, which is

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said school or college authorities will not be allowed to go on picnic in other districts without authorization of district commissioner or education officer. He made the remarks on Monday noon (January 30) while visiting injured school