DHAKA: Association of headmasters of government primary schools has announced fresh movement of work abstention to press their 5-point demands.The indefinite work abstention will be observed from October 6, if the demands of headmasters of government primary schools are not met within

DHAKA:  The results of admission tests of medical and dental colleges for academic session 2015-16 have been published on Sunday with the passages of 48,448 students.It has been published in Health Directorate Conference room in city’s Mohakhali area around 12:45pm.Altogether 84,784

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY (RU): The admission test of first year (honors) for the session 2015-16 in Rajshahi University of Science and Technology (RUET) is scheduled to be held on November 14.The applicants can register their names by sending short message (SMS) through Teletalk SIM from

DHAKA: Teachers of government colleges across the country are observing work abstention protesting cancelation of time scale and selection grade in the 8th pay scale.As per declaration of BCS General Education Association, a platform of teachers and officials in the education cadre,

DHAKA: Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid categorically said that the problems of public university teachers will be solved soon.He made his assertion to the media after a meeting with Bangladesh University Teachers Association leaders at his Minto Road official residence in city on

DHAKA: The one-hour entry tests at 22 government medical colleges and one dental college centers were held on Friday amid rumour of question paper leak.The 100-mark MCQ test for 2015-16 academic year started at 10:00am and continued till 11 am.Altogether 84,784 candidates applied for

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) issued a contempt of court rule against primary and mass education ministry (MoPME) secretary Mezbah-ul-Alam and six other officers for ignoring the court order in appointing the deprived assistant teachers in Registered Primary Schools.A joint HC bench of

FROM SUST: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) vice-chancellor Professor Aminul Haque Bhuiyan sought assistance from the university’s protesting teachers.Seeking cooperation Bhuaiyan hoped the protesting teachers will definitely be back to their works soon to maintain

PSTU:  The first year honors admission test of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) for 2015-16 academic session will be held on December 13.Online application submission that commenced on September 16 will continue till November 20.PSTU registrar professor Dr Sultan

DHAKA: High Court stayed the 7.5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on tuition fees of English Medium schools for six months.BDST: 1328 HRS, SEP 17, 2015AKA

DU: Authorities of Dhaka University has suspended temporarily Mohammad Ajharul Islam, Assistant professor of Law Department, for alleged involvement in tempering marks.The decision came at a syndicate meeting held Tuesday night, said DU Vice-Chancellor and also Syndicate president Dr AAMS

DHAKA: The government has announced that they have withdrawn the value added tax (VAT) on the tuition fees of private universities and medical colleges.A finance ministry press release made the disclosure on Monday afternoon.However, students of private universities organized road blocked

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of police detained seven people, including a staff of Public Services Commission (PSC) for alleged connection in leaking questions of upazila engineer recruitment test.Six of them were rounded up from different areas of the capital early Monday while PSC staff

DHAKA: North South University (NSU) and Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) authorities on Sunday declared their respective universities closed.NSU authorities said that the university will remain close till September 15 while IUB authorities declared the university’s closure till

DHAKA: The Dhaka University website is yet to be restored even two days after it was hacked by Cyber 71.At 12:53pm Saturday, when viewers click the DU website www.du.ac.bd it was seen displaying ‘Under Maintenance, Sorry for the inconvenience.’ The site will be up September 12 noon,

DHAKA: The hall administration of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) expelled two students from dormitory for their alleged involvement in militancy.The expelled students are Abu Barakat M Rafikul Hasan (room no 2007) and Mohammad Nuruddin (extension-2).Regarding

DHAKA: Students of private universities Friday declared to continue their protest in own campuses until the government meet their demand of withdrawing VAT from education.The announcement came from a students’ press briefing in front East West University near Rampura area of the

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: Admission test for bachelors (honors) for 2015-16 session for Jahangirnagar University (JU) will begin from October 25 and continue till November 5.JU public relations deputy-director Mohammad Mohiuddin said that the decision was taken in an emergency meeting of

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Teachers of public universities announced two-day abstention from works on September 13 and 17 as protest of their status and salary in 8th national pay scale.However, examinations on the dates will be purview of the abstention.Bangladesh University Teachers Association

DHAKA: A total of 254,404 students have submitted their applications against 6,685 seats under five units of Dhaka University (DU).At a press briefing at central admission office of academic building of the varsity, vice chancellor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique disclosed the numbers of