At least six students of Viqarunnisa Noon School & College suddenly fell sick on Wednesday (June 7) due to the ongoing scorching heat. However, the students were immediately taken to a nearby hospital. College principal Keka Roy Chowdhury confirming the matter to Banglanews said

All secondary schools and colleges across the country will remain closed tomorrow (June 8) due to the ongoing heatwave. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) issued an order in this regard on Wednesday (June 7).  Earlier, the Ministry of Primary and Mass

The Department of General Education (GED) of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and ULAB Library jointly organized two training sessions on Zotero: Citation and reference management tool and Turnitin: Similarity & plagiarism checker including Turnitin Draft Coach for the GED

The government on Sunday (June 4) decided to keep all public primary schools closed from June 5 to June 8 as the severe heatwave is sweeping the country. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education informed its decision through a press release today.  Public Relations Officer of

The government proposed an allocation of Tk 88,161 crore for education sector in the national budget the for 2023-24 fiscal year (FY24), which was Tk 81,448 crore in the revised budget for FY 2022-23. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal allocated Tk 34,772 crore for primary and mass

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (May 29) asked the university authorities to formulate and implement employment-based academic curriculum so that students can get jobs immediately after completing their higher education. The President, also the Chancellor of the universities, came

Admission tests for the first-year honours courses in the 2022-23 academic sessions at Rajshahi University (RU) begin today (May 29).   In the three-day entry test, a total of 1,78,591 students are appearing and the RU administration has adopted all sorts of necessary measures for

Admission tests for the first-year honours courses in the 2022-23 academic sessions at Rajshahi University (RU) will begin tomorrow (May 29). In the three-day entry test, a total of 1,78,591 students are going to appear and the RU administration has adopted all sorts of necessary

Prof Dr Kazi Shahidullah has been appointed as chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for the second consecutive time. The Ministry of Education on Thursday (May 25) issued a notification in this regard. The appointment order will be effective from the date of his

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a seminar on Tuesday (23 May, 2023) to celebrate Bangabandhu’s receiving of Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace.  On 23 May 1973 the World Peace Council awarded the prize to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Amit Bikram Roy, a student of Computer Science and Engineering at IUB, has clinched the title in the individual category of the 8th NDC National Chess Carnival 2023. He finished with a perfect 6 wins in 6 matches to become the champion. Last year, Amit won a silver medal in Men’s

Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir announced that they will organise the competition internationally from Bangladesh in future. Expressing his gratitude to Almighty Allah for smoothly holding the competition, he said: “We will organise the competition

Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan announced on Saturday that an Islamic university will be established to facilitate Islamic education and research in the country. He also urged Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir to take initiative to this end.

Hafez Nuruddin Muhammad Zakaria has become champion in the ‘Quraner Noor’ competition, the biggest-ever Quran recitation contest in the country, defeating around 10,000 participants. Shahriar Nafis has become first runner-up while Mosharraf Hossain second runner-up.

The prize distribution ceremony of the national Quran recitation contest titled “Quraner Noor Powered by Bashundhara Group, has begun in the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) of the capital today (May 20).  The prize money and certificates are being handed

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized an event titled “Industry-Academia Meet” on May 18, 2023. The event brought together industry professionals, academicians, and stakeholders from various sectors for a

Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary test of 45th started on Friday (May 19). The MCQ test of 200 marks will be held, between 10 am and 12 pm. The examination is being held in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Rangpur and Mymensingh centres. A total of

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has moved up 21 notches in the coveted Global Top 100 Innovative Universities in the World's Universities with Real Impact (WURI) Ranking – from rank 96 in 2022 to rank 75 in 2023.   In ceremonies held on 17 May 2023 in

The Department of Life Sciences (DLS) under the School of Environment and Life Sciences (SELS) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a two and half day long technical skills development workshop titled “Hands-on training: Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology”

Singapore secured top spot in the rankings with an average score of 587, while South Africa ranked last on 288 points - below second-last Egypt's average of 378. The scores are benchmarked against an international average of 500. The study also showed that overall, girls were ahead