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Girl hacked by stalker in Faridpur

A student of class-X was hacked allegedly by a stalker in Jhautala area of Kalkini upazila in Madaripur. The victim's family members claimed that she was hacked by Samon Akon, 25, as she refused to get married to his elder brother Ramon Akon, 30, an expat in Italy. Samon, who had been following th

Journalist Amanullah Kabir passes away

Eminent journalist Amanullah Kabir passed away at a hospital in the city early Wednesday. He was 71. The veteran journalist was undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and breathed his last at around 12:45am. Amanullah Kabir was admitted to the intensive care unit of th

School teacher among 2 killed in road accidents

Two people, including a school teacher, were killed in separate road accidents in Bogura and Jashore on Sunday night and Monday. In Bogura, a school teacher was killed as a battery run vehicle turned turtle at Mathpara in Shibganj early Monday, reports our correspondent. The deceased was identified

Girls must wear burqa if they go to colleges and univs: Ahmed Shafi

Hefazet-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi in a fresh statement on Sunday said girls must wear burqa if they want to get higher studies or they want to go to colleges and universities and their teachers must be female. He made the statement just two days after his sermon to his followers in a mahfil to

India ranks top in Asia in helping children with education

Indian parents spend far more time helping their child with their education compared to other countries of the world.

Shafi’s remarks on girls education his own: Deputy Minister Nowfel

Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel today said that Hefajat-e Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi’s remarks on girls’ education are his own. While exchanging views with journalists this morning, Nowfel said, “It is his (Shafi) personal opinion. He does not hold any executive posit

47 member new cabinet announced

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is heading towards a fresh start forming her third consecutive government with 31 new faces of the 47-member cabinet. The new cabinet will be comprised of 24 ministers, 19 state ministers and 3 deputy ministers. Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam announced

IU winter vacation begins Saturday

The Islamic University in Kushtia would go into a 14 day long winter vacation from Saturday, IU registrar office officials said on Thursday. IU acting registrar SM Abdul Latif told New Age that the academic and administrative activities of the university would remain closed from Saturday to January

Schoolboy found dead in Gazipur

Police recovered the body of a schoolboy from Bahadurpur area in Gazipur on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Ishtiaq Hossain Nifat, a Class-V student of Vhawal Mirzapur Public School and son of Hazrat Ali of Gazipur Sadar upazila. Locals spotted the body near the victim's residence and inf

Prime Minister inaugurates textbook distribution

Hasina launched the distribution effort by handing new textbooks for 2019 to a number of students at Ganabhaban in the capital on Monday morning. At least 352 million free books will be distributed to 42.6 million students of different educational institutions across the country on the first day of

85.83pc pass JSC, JDC exams; GPA-5 achievers drop

The results of this year’s Junior School Certificate, Junior Dakhil Certificate have been published with the pass rate 85.83 per cent. Among them, a total 68,095 students obtained the highest grade GPA-5 which was 1, 84, 397 last year. The results of JSC, JDC and Primary Education Completion and i

No age limit for joining public service, pledges Oikya Front

The opposition coalition of Jatiya Oikya Front has pledged to abolish the existing age limit for joining government services, if it wins the 30 December parliamentary elections. “Except in police and defence, there will be no age limit in joining government services,” the Oikya Front said in its 35

IUJA condemns attack on DU journalists

Islamic University Journalists Association (IUJA) has condemned the attack on three journalists of Dhaka University. A press release signed by IUJA president Abdullah Al-Faruk and its general secretary M Emran Shuvro was issued in this regard on Monday morning. In the statement, IUJA demanded imme

MoU between DU and Kunming University signed

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of Dhaka (DU) and Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST), China was signed here today at the Vice Chancellor’s lounge on the campus to foster international cooperation in education and research. Treasurer of DU Prof. Dr. Md. Ka

Munier Chowdhury’s 93rd birth anniv today

Today is the 93rd birth anniversary of educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident Munier Chowdhury. Different socio-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner. Marking the occasion, Theatre, a leading theatre troupe, w

NU Application for 2018-19 academic year begins Nov 28

The second release slip of online application for first year (honours) courses under 2018-19 academic year will begin on November 28. The admission process will continue till 12 midnight, an official release said today. The candidates, who do not qualify in the merit list or do not get admitted, w

107 DU students get Duke of Edinburghs Award

A total of 107 students from different departments of Dhaka University (DU) have been awarded ‘The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award’ for their success in various extra-curricular activities. Among them, 30 students received Silver Awards while 77 others Bronze Awards, a DU press release said

Chinese delegation calls on DU VC

A delegation of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China led by its Vice President Prof. Dr. HE Chuantian called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman today at the latter’s office. Chinese team members include Prof. Dr. Duoyou Chen and WU Junfeng. Dire

54 students to vie for each BRUR seat

Around 54 students will vie for each of the 1,315 seats under 21 departments in the admission test for the first year honours courses for 2018-19 academic sessions of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR). “A total of 70,667 admission seekers have got registered in the admission tests to be held