Category: Miscellaneous

Bangla should be medium of higher education: Anisuzzaman

Eminent educationist Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman said that Bangla should be the medium of instruction in higher education in the country on Tuesday (27 Feb). “Experts should write academic books in Bengali, otherwise it will be difficult to study in Bengali language. Only memorization in English is not effective in higher..

Trump says would have run unarmed into Florida school

President Donald Trump said Monday he would have rushed unarmed into the Florida school targeted by a mass shooter, as student survivors of the slaughter brought their campaign for gun control to Congress. Nearly two weeks after the attack in Parkland, Florida left 17 people dead, US lawmakers reconvened after..

IU extends MPhil-Ph.D registration deadline

The authority of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia extended the deadline of registration for MPhil and Ph.D program under the academic session 2017-18, said an IU press release yesterday. Application form for the program will be available till March 20 instead of February 20 and it will be submitted until..

21 get Ekushey Padak, 2018

Twenty one eminent citizens were yesterday given the Ekushey Padak, 2018 for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented the prestigious award to the recipients at a ceremony held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital. The awardees are: AJM Takiullah (posthumous) and Professor Mirza..

Nation pays tributes to language movement martyrs

The supreme sacrifice of the language heroes on this day 66 years back is being remembered as people in thousands are thronging the Central Shaheed Minar at midnight to pay their glowing tributes to the 1952 language martyrs by placing wreaths at the altar of the monument. President Abdul Hamid..

Bangladesh HC confers awards to British-Bangladeshi academic achievers

Bangladesh High Commission in London has conferred awards to the British-Bangladeshi students who have achieved outstanding results in the 2017 GCSE and A Level examinations on Saturday (18 February). A total of 103 students who achieved at least 10 A/A* in GCSE and 3 A/A* received crests and certificates in..

ACC won’t tolerate corruption in education sector: Iqbal Mahmud

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will not tolerate any corruption in education sector for the sake of the country’s sustainable development, the commission’s Chairman Iqbal Mahmud said on Thursday (15th February) . “We will not accept minimum corruption in the education sector,” Mahmud warned while addressing a function at Faridganj upazila in..

4 transport workers to die for rape and murder of law student Rupa

Four transport workers were awarded death penalty in a case filed for raping and killing law student Rupa Khatun in a moving bus in Tangail. The death row convicts are bus driver Habibur and three helpers Shamim, Akram and Jahangir were present in the court when Abul Mansur Miah, acting..

Shajahan for strengthening base of education for better Bangladesh

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan underscored the need for strengthening the base of education further by utilizing information and communication technology (ICT) on Saturday (10th Feb) to build a better Bangladesh. “We will have to put emphasis on technological education. We should keep our children away from venomous bite of drug..

Mobile internet services suspended for 30 minutes

Mobile internet services were disrupted for around half an hour across the country this morning. Different mobile internet service providers stopped their services as Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) asked them to halt their services from 9:00am to 10:00am, sources at four mobile operators and BTRC said. However, the services..

Nasrul urges students to acquire knowledge on science education

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid urged students to acquire knowledge on science education for the advancement of the country on Thursday (08 February). The government is providing opportunities including infrastructural development and enhancing research works to promote science education, he said while addressing the inaugural..

Sign language institute to be set up soon: Menon

Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday (7 Feb) said a sign language institute will be set up soon for hearing impaired people of the country. “There are nearly 1.6 lakh hearing disabled people in the country. So, it is urgent to establish a sign language institute to help..

Hamid awaits second term as president

Abdul Hamid will remain the country’s president for a second consecutive term as no one else is running in the upcoming presidential election. Monday was the last day to submit nomination papers for the post of the president. Only the ruling Awami League submitted the nomination papers for Hamid. AL..

Govt working to enhance quality of tech education: Keramat

The newly appointed State Minister for Technical and Madrasah Education Division of Education Ministry Kazi Keramat Ali said the quality of technical as well as madrasah education would be enhanced in the near future as the government is restlessly working to improve the standard of vocational and madrasah education across..

Mid-day meal programme at primary schools under Mymensingh Division: Mostafizur

Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman today said all primary schools under Mymensingh division will be brought under mid-day meal programme by June this year. “The government is committed to ensure development of primary education and has been spending more for its infrastructural development ” he told a discussion..

SC stays HC order for reopening Lakehead Grammar School

The Appellate Division on Wednesday stayed until Sunday the High Court order that asked the government to reopen Lakehead Grammar School in the capital, which was closed on the allegation of extremism link. Appellate Division chamber judge Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain also fixed November 19 for hearing the matter by..

Death anniversary of two Liberation War martyrs today

Today is the 46th death anniversary of two Liberation War martyrs, Dr Azharul Haque and Dr Humayun Kabir. Azhar, an assistant surgeon, and Humayun, an intern physician at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, were brutally killed on this day by the Al-Badrs for secretly providing treatment to wounded freedom fighters. The..

CEO of ACER meets DU VC

Amit Kaushik, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) paid a courtesy call on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman on Monday (13th November) at his office of the university, said a DU press release here. During the meeting they stressed the need for..

RUET launches computer networking course

The Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has launched an advance level training course on computer networking in order to make its teachers, officers and employees skilled on the modern communication technology. RUET Vice chancellor Prof Rafiqul Alam Beg said this while addressing the closing and certificate-giving ceremony of..