RAJSHAHI: The boycott of classes and examinations of Rajshahi University continued for the third day as the university’s teachers association called a program protesting the killing of Sociology Department teacher AKM Shafiul Islam. The university’s Sociology Department organized a

UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA (DU): The students, who were enforcing hunger strike demanding second-time for the admission test at all the public varsities including University of Dhaka (DU), called off their protest on Monday evening after the sixth day. Sources said they called off the

RANGPUR: Six more teachers of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) have resigned from their respective administration posts on Monday as their demands of promotion paid unheeded.Earlier, some 19 teachers also quitted from the administration posts with the same demand.However,

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) issued court contempt rule against National University (NU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Harun-or-Rashid as he denied its order.An HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi M Ejarul Haque Akondo passed the order on Monday and asked the VC to

RANGPUR: Most of the government primary schools in Rangpur have been running without headmaster.Over one hundred schools in eight upazilas of the district lack the headmaster while over 50 schools lack assistant teacher that has been hampering the study of the students.Rangpur district

RU (RAJSHAHI): Sociology Department of Rajshahi University has announced a three-day mourning program over the killing of the department’s teacher AKM Shafiul Islam.Head of the department Professor Wardatul Akram informed the media after a meeting at Sunday noon.He said that all

UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA (DU): Instead of meeting demand, Dhaka University (DU) authorities asked the second time admission seekers to leave the Central Shaheed Minar on the fifth day of their indefinite hunger strike.A group of DU admission seekers arranged hunger strike unto death with

RAJSHAHI: In a latest development to the killing of Professor AKM Shafiul Islam of Sociology Department at Rajshahi University, students began demonstration on the campus since Saturday evening.Over half-a-hundred students of the department took position on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in

RAJSHAHI: Miscreants chopped Professor Dr AKM Shafiul Islam of Sociology Department at Rajshahi University to death in front of his residence in Chaddapai area on Saturday afternoon.Pro Vice-chancellor Professor Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan told banglanews that Shafiul was on way to home by a

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Students can complete the processes of admission in the honours first year for the session 2014-15 on online. Applicants have to fill-up admission forms on online after sending the fees of faculty and halls through bKash. The matter was disclosed through a notice,

DHAKA: The silence of night was broken with the sound of songs, recitations and protest slogans. The cultural program on the premises of Central Shaheed Minar was seen Thursday midnight.A group of Dhaka University admission seekers arranged the program as part of their hunger strike

RAJSHAHI: The fourth convocation of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) will be held on November 18. President M Abdul Hamid, also Chancellor of the university, is scheduled to attend the program as chief guest. Several committees have been formed led by

JESSORE: Acting Principal of Kesabpur Degree College Jamal Uddin, also vice-chairman of the college, on Tuesday filed a case under Special Power Act against suspended principal of the college, 21 lecturers who were dismissed and two night guards.Police sources said the case was filed

DHAKA: Prominent educationist and author Professor Zillur Rahman Siddiqui passed away at his Banani residence in city Tuesday night. He was 85.Senior Medical Assistant of Samorita Hospital Rabindra Haldar told banglanews ZR Siddiqui died around 11:45pm.He left his wife, three sons and a

DHAKA: The High Court Monday asked to stop charging extra fees from Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinees for form fill-up.Justice Kazi Rezaul Haq and Justice Abu Taher passed the suo-moto order after national daily published news saying schools are charging students seven to

DHAKA: Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations have begun Friday (November 7). On the first day, JSC Bangla 1st Part and JDC Quran Majid and Tazbid examinations have kicked-off at 9:00am. Education Ministry sources said the JSC and JDC

DHAKA: The final results of the government primary school assistant teacher recruitment-2013 were published on Thursday. A total of 6,933 candidates have finally selected. The district-wise results are available at the websites of the Directorate of Primary Education (www.dpe.gov.bd)

CHITTAGONG: The first-year honors admission test under academic session 2014-1015 at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) will be held on Saturday.The written (MCQ) examination of ‘Ka’ and ‘Kha’ unit will begin at 10:00am and another part of ‘Kha’

DHAKA: Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will begin Friday (November 7).JSC Bangla 1st Part and JDC Quran Majid and Tazbid examinations will be held at 9:00am in the day. The disclosure came from a press release issued by education ministry

DHAKA: The preliminary test of the 35th BCS (Bangladesh Civil Service) will be held across the country on February 6, 2015 simultaneously.The exam will begin at 9:30am at all centers across the country’s seven divisions--Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet and