DHAKA: The parliamentary standing committee on Education Ministry affairs Monday decided to write to the premier and the finance minister for making special allocation for bringing more educational institutions under monthly payment order (MPO) this year.The decision came from the 18th

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Monday said the government would set up 25 more polytechnic institutions, including two for women, across the country.“The government has given importance to grooming the young generation as skilled and active. Several long-term initiatives

KHULNA: A clash between KUET students and transport workers Saturday at Fulbarigate in the district over ticket trickery halted traffic on the Dhaka-Jessore highway for an hour.Sub-Inspector M Helal of Fulbarigate police camp in the city told banglanews that two students of Khulna

DHAKA: The historic Education Day was observed across the country on Friday with a vow to implement the National Education Policy.Different political and student organizations organised elaborate programmes commemorating the martyrs of the Day.  On this day in 1962, the student community

SAVAR: Distribution of admission forms for the first year honours course for 2010-2011 session of Jahangirnagar University begins Wednesday.The distribution of forms will continue till September 23, JU source said.The prices of `Students Information Form` (SIF) for Ka, Kha, Ga, Gha and

SYLHET: The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has introduced Wi-Fi Internet connections in two residential halls Monday. Professor Dr M Saleh Uddin formally inaugurated the technology at Shah Paran Hall and Second Hall."Education and research will get a boost with

DHAKA: The University of Dhaka also came up with some innovative initiatives to tide the country over the crippling power and energy crunches. Under the new venture, the university would establish a particular department and an institute for carrying out researches and developing

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY:  Students of Jahangirnagar University Tuesday morning staged  a human chain demo on the Dhaka-Aricha highway demanding uninterrupted power supply to the campus.The student formed the half-an-hour human chain in front of the JU main gate, creating huge traffic

DHAKA: A three-day photo exhibition titled “Sacred Relics” began here at Daffodil University auditorium on Saturday.   Department of English of the university arranged the exhibition in collaboration with Turkish Cultural Centre, Dhaka.Fikret Cick, President of Turkey-Bangladesh

DHAKA: The Education Ministry gave private universities three weeks to fit in the stricter terms and conditions set by the government that ask for closing down outer campuses and stopping ‘education business’.“The universities which did not fulfill the criteria set by the government

DHAKA: Over a thousand students of 2009-10 session of Jagannath University Tuesday deserted classes to protest increase of semester fees.They demanded withdrawal of the fees immediately. The students of the 5th batch alleged that they had paid for two semesters while admission and now the

DHAKA: Over a thousand students of Jagannath University Monday deserted classes and staged a demonstration demanding withdrawal of increased semester fees."More than a thousand of students of 28 departments staged a rally on the campus and declared class boycott until their demand is

DHAKA: Authorities of the Chittagong University Monday terminated Abdullah Al Mamun , Assistant Professor of Anthropology Department, from his job on charge of sexually abusing a female student of the same Department. The decision was taken at a syndicate meeting with Vice-chancellor Dr.

DHAKA: Chief Information Commissioner Muhammad Zamir Monday urged the government to include an article on right to information (RTI) in the syllabus for creating awareness among the students about it.“We’ve already submitted a proposal to the Education Minister to insert it at

DHAKA : Youth Engagement and Support (YES) Group, a student organization of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, on Saturday launched its "Tree Plantation Campaign" to celebrate the monsoon and make a green campus.   Under the programme, 25 saplings of herbal plants were planted at

RAJSHAHI:  Rajshahi University campus was calm on Sunday after a bloody factional clash of Chhatra League on Saturday that left at least 10 students injured. “The situation of the campus is now normal and regular classes and examinations are taking place,” university’s proctor

DHAKA: The Dhaka University authorities have announced to go solar in phases as it began with a faculty on Saturday.  Installing a solar panel at the dean’s office of the Engineering and Technology Faculty, DU Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddiqui said the university would set up

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong University was declared closed till September 16 amid raging campus violence as fresh outbreaks of rioting Monday left over 100 injured.The varsity authorities also asked the male students to vacate their dormitories by 6pm while the females by 10am

DHAKA: Students of ASA University damaged a number of vehicles in the city’s Shyamoli intersection area on Saturday noon protesting the assault of fellow students by some transport workers.Hundreds of students of the university halted all the counter service buses in front of Shyamoli

CHITTAGONG: The demonstrating students of Chittagong University Saturday laid a siege to the Administrative Building of the varsity in protest against the recent tuition-fee hike. Earlier, the protestors locked four departments of the University demanding withdrawal of punishment against