RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL) activists of Rajshahi University (RU) unit beat the acting chief engineer of RU over extortion on Thursday. Sources said general secretary of BCL Tawhid-al-Tuhin demanded extortion from acting chief engineer Sirajum Munir for holding

BARISAL: Dr M Muhsin Uddin, dean of the Arts and Humanities at Barisal University, resigned from his post on Wednesday.Muhsin submitted his resignation letter to the university’s acting Treasurer Monirul Islam in the afternoon on the day.Confirming the matter to banglanews at Wednesday

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday said creative questions would be introduced in six more subjects in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in 2016 and nine more subjects in 2017. In Alim examinations, the students would have to appear four subjects in creative

DHAKA UNIVERSITY (DU): Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu termed those autocrats who do not want policy. “Policy is not a law, it is a direction. When we did reform some old things must be removed. So, all should be adopt with the news one,” he said. The minister made the

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: A female student of Statistics Department of the university was suspended for filing false complaint against a male student of the university. The decision came from a syndicate meeting considering the investigation committee report on August 23. In the

DHAKA: International Inter-University Photography Exhibition (IIUPE) is going to be begun at Shilpakala Academy in the city from Friday. The exhibition will remain open from 11:00am to 6:00pm everyday at the National Art Gallery’s Hall-2. The North-South University Photography Club

NATORE: More than 100 students of Natore Government Girls High School fell sick after eating cake on Wednesday.Moreover, all the teachers fled away after the incident, alleged the guardians.Sources told banglanews that as usual students were given cake as tiffin during the leisure

    JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY: The deadline for application submission for admission-test of Jagannath University for Honours first-year for 2014-2015 session has been extended till 12:00am on August 31.The disclosure came from a press release issued by the university. The details can

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Tuesday categorically said the public and private universities have to make ranking through quality education. The education minister came up with the observation while addressing a program of vice-chancellors of public and private

FROM NOAKHALI SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY: The honors first year admission tests for the session 2014-15 in Noakhali Science & Technology University (NSTU) will be held on November 21 and 22.The date was disclosed through a press release, signed by NSTU Registrar Professor M

IU (KUSHTIA): The authorities of Islamic University (IU), Kushtia, on Monday formed an investigation committee following a clash between police and BCL men on the campus on Sunday. Professor Dr TN Lokman Hakim from Department of Islamic History & Culture of the university will lead the

IU (KUSHTIA): As per the order of the authorities, thousands of students of Kushtia Islamic University (IU) left the halls suffering a lot on Monday.A fourth year student of management department Emi Khan told banglanews, “The order to leaving the hall put us in deep trouble. I am

IU (KUSHTIA): The authorities of Kushtia Islamic University (IU) decided to keep the university closed til September 7 following in a clash with police and BCL men on the campus.The decision came from an emergency syndicate meeting on Sunday night.Until than, all classes and

RAJSHAHI: The first-year admission process of Rajshahi University (RU) under the academic session of 2014-2015 will begin on August 27 instead of August 25. Public Relations Office administrator Professor Ilias Hossain made the disclosure through a press release on Sunday. The release

DHAKA: A total of 215,360 students applied seeking recheck their scripts of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations for 2014. Education Board Chairman and Examination Controller and Teletalk authorities confirmed the matter to banglanews. On August 13, the

JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY: Six journalists were injured in a clash between two groups of Jagannath University Journalist Samity on the university campus on Sunday noon. The injured journalists include Jagannath University Journalist Samity president Kazi Mobarak Hossain, Alokito Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG: The activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir locked into clash at Chittagong University on Sunday afternoon. Sources said Shibir activists took position in front of Suhrawardy Hall and Chhatra League activists took position in front of Amanat

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY: Islamic University Chhatra League (BCL) unit called an indefinite strike at the university in Kushtia from Monday following a fierce clash with police on Sunday. University Chhatra League joint convener Abujar Gifari Gaffar confirmed the matter to banglanews in the

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY: At least 20 people, including officials and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), were injured in a clash with police at Islamic University in Kushtia on Sunday. Of the injured, five received bullet injury and four members of proctorial body were also attacked

JANHAGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY:  Jahangirnagar University authorities terminated a teacher on ground of discipline violation and suspended another for his alleged involvement in sexual harassment.The terminated teacher was Professor Mohammad Ali Akand of Botany Department while the