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IU gets three new deans

Islamic University (IU) authorities appointed new deans to three faculties on Wednesday. IU Vice-chancellor Prof M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari appointed the deans to their respective faculties for the next three years, said acting IU Registrar SM Abdul Latif. Prof Nasim Banu of Public Administration de

Spanish delegation calls on DU VC

An eight-member Spanish delegation paid a courtesy call on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman today at the latter’s office. Prof. Maria Josefa Martinez Lopez, Head of Inditex Chair of Spanish Language and Culture led the delegation. Other members of the deleg

Skill development programme of DUCC held

A skill development programme for the members of Dhaka University Career Club (DUCC) was held at Bangladesh Shishu Academy today. DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md. Akhtaruzzaman addressed the function as the chief guest, said a DU press release. A website of the organisation was also launched at

IUBAT teacher growing sweet grapes on campus

International University of Business Agriculture and Technology agricultural science Professor Mohammed Ataur Rahman claims that he is growing black grapes on the university campus at Uttara in Dhaka under a successful experiment. The professor told News Age that he had been trying to grow black gr

Mashrafee, Sakib to collect AL nomination paper

Bangladesh cricket skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza and Bangladesh Test and Twenty20 skipper Sakib al Hasan are going to collect the ruling Awami League’s nomination papers for the upcoming 11th parliamentary polls on Sunday. The cricketers phoned AL general secretary and road transport and bridges mi

School offers more than education

Children at Sirajganj's Kagmari char are now free from the hassle of making risky journeys to school on boats. They thank O Aa Ka Kha School, the brainchild of Sirajganj resident Dr Nazmul Islam, for that. The school not only saves the little learners' time but also provides them with education mate

IU ANFT dept gets new chairman

Professor Abul Kashem Talukdar has been made the new chairman of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology department of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia. IU Vice-chancellor Professor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari approved his appointment for the next three years, IU acting Registrar SM Abdul Latif told U

District administration extends support for Sohag’s admission

Rajshahi district administration has extended financial support towards university admission of a poor but meritorious student in the district today. Sohag Alam, son of extreme poor and day-labourer Akram Ali of Bebottor Binodpur village under Pakuria Union Parishad in Bagha Upazila of Rajshahi dis

Madrasa student electrocuted at Suhrawardy Udyan

A madrasa student died from electrocution during a rally of ulamas at the capital's Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday. Saiful Islam, 22, hailing from Brahmanbaria, was declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost. He came in contact with an electric

Sunday’s JSC-JDC examinations postponed to Friday

The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations slated for tomorrow have been shifted to November 9 due to unavoidable circumstances. “The scheduled exams of JSC, JDC and final exams of class nine (vocational and Dakhil vocational) under Technical Education Boar

Hacked Facebook Private messages for sale

Hackers appear to have compromised and published private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook users' accounts. The perpetrators told the BBC Russian Service that they had details from a total of 120 million accounts, which they were attempting to sell, although there are reasons to be sceptical a

DU to publish draft voters roll today

Dhaka University is going to publish today the draft voters’ roll for its long-awaited elections to the university central student union that has remained dysfunctional for more than two decades. Vice-chancellor Professor Akhtaruzzaman would publish the draft voters’ roll at Abdul Matin Chowdhury di

Bijoy Phul competition for students goes on across countr

The first ever countrywide ‘Bijoy Phul’ making competition for students up to Class XII at all educational institutions are being held from October 17 in memory of Liberation War martyrs. The competition which will continue till December 13 also includes story and poem writing, poem recitation, dr

RU ‘E’ unit results published

The results of the first-year honors admission test of Rajshahi University (RU) ‘E’ unit (Social Science and Law Faculties and Education and Research Institute) under the 2018-2019 academic session were published on Monday. A total of 3,480 candidates out of 32, 000 were selected for viva-voce of

JU vice-chancellor mourns death of student

Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor Professor Farzana Islam on Saturday expressed profound shock at the death of Mahmud Bin Ashraf Pranto, a first year student of philosophy department of the university. Mahmud, 21, resident of Meherpur district, died after an iron rod fell on him at a constru

Symposium on neuroscience held in DU

A symposium on “The Scientific Research of Neuroscience” was held today at Dhaka University (DU). DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the programme at the Kamal Uddin Ahmad Lecture Gallery of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on the campus. Neuroscience

Job seekers block Shahbagh for raising govt job age limit to 35

A group of students and job seekers under the banner of “Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Parishad” on Saturday blocked Shahbagh intersection demanding extension of age limit for entry into government jobs to 35 from 30. Several hundred students from different colleges and universities and job seekers

DU to retake ‘Gha’ unit entry test Nov 16

Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to retake the ‘Gha’ unit admission test under Social Sciences faculty afresh on November 16. A total of 18,463 admission seekers who scored the pass mark in the previous entry test can sit for the retest. The exam date was published on the DU website

Schoolgirl electrocuted in Rajshahi

A class-four female student of a local school was killed after being electrocuted in Gangarampur village of Bagha Upazila on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Rasheda Khatun, 10, daughter of Abdur Rashid of the village. Rasheda came in touch with a live electric wire while feeding chic