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Bangladeshi origin Anisha Faruk elected Oxford University SU president

Bangladeshi-origin student and former co-chair of the Oxford University Labour Club, has been elected president of the Oxford University Student Union. She clinched the victory in a tough election for President of the Oxford SU. The results were announced at an event at the Weston L

Private tuition highest in Bangladesh in the Asia Pacific Region

Though it has been the principal objective of education to develop a student into a value driven man, the current system of education puts much emphasis on the results of public examination that leads the guardians to send their children to coaching centers and private tutors as they think only inst

21 named for Ekushey Padak

The government has announced names of 21 eminent citizens for awarding prestigious Ekushey Padak for 2019 for their contribution in respective fields. The cultural ministry disclosed the names of the recipients today in a press release. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the Ekushey Padak

Schedule for DUCSU polls likely this week

The complete schedule for election to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union is likely to be announced by this week. An election preparatory meeting chaired by vice-chancellor Akhtaruzzaman made the decision on Tuesday, said pro-VC Muhammad Samad. The authorities, however, once again reject

The significance of observing National Library Day

With the meaningful slogan ``Make the enlightened people read books in the library' the country is observing the second `National Library Day’ aiming at building an educated and enlightened nation andmaking the people more library-oriented. It will definitely strengthen cooperation among the existin

Demo held against stalking at BAU

Female students of Bangladesh Agricultural University have formed a human chain on the campus in Mymensingh, demanding that the authorities concerned should take immediate steps stop the miscreants who stalk girls at night in front of the female dormitories. They formed the human chain under the ba

Stern action against question leak attempts: Dipu Moni

Education minister Dipu Moni on Saturday warned of stern action against anyone involved in attempting to leak out question papers of Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations. She also said that strict surveillance is on over question paper leak. During her visit to a school in the

10,387 SSC, equivalent examinees absent, 24 expelled

On the first day of this year’s Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations on Saturday, 10,387 students were absent and 24 were expelled. On the day, 17,98,706 regular and irregular students took exams for Bangla 1st paper, Easy Bangla 1st paper, Bangla Language and Bangladesh Culture

JU punishes 17 students

The Jahangirnagar University authorities have punished 17 students for their involvement in sexual harassment of girls, drug abuse and hooliganism. The decision, taken in a syndicate meeting on January 18, was made public on January 29 in an official notice, said the university’s acting registrar,

5,47,386 students drop out after registering for SSC exams

A total of 5,47,386 students dropped out after their registration for secondary final examinations 2019 under ten boards of education. A total of 17,40,937 regular students along with 3,91,054 irregular students will sit for the Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations of 2019 b

Keep enough time in hand to reach SSC exam centres: DMP

Dhaka police today advised the guardians of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinees to keep enough time in their hands in order to reach the examination centres. Reminding the SSC examinees of the traffic congestions at different points of the capital due to on-going development works, Dh

Candidate’s age limit 30, polling stations at halls - dainik shiksha

DUCSU POLLS Candidate’s age limit 30, polling stations at halls

The Dhaka University authorities on Tuesday(27 january) fixed 30 years as the maximum age limit for participating in the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students Union and hall student unions scheduled for March 11. A meeting of the university syndicate with vice-chancellor professor Akht

Duke University professor removed over 'Speak English' email

A US university professor has been removed as director of a graduate programme, amid a furore over an email she sent urging students not to speak Chinese. Megan Neely, an assistant professor at Duke University in North Carolina, said in an email to students that two unnamed faculty members of the

Seven out of Eight teachers absent at Chattogram school

The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Iqbal Mahmud on Sunday found most of the teachers of different educational institutions of Chattogram during a sudden visit. ACC chairman visited three schools of Chattogram as per complaints those said most of the teachers remain absent at schools in Chattogr

DUCSU election after 3 decades

The first election to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) in 28 years will be held on March 11. The voting will begin at 8:00am and end at 2:00pm, a DU press release said yesterday. As the Ducsu president, DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman set the date in line with Section 8 (E)

CoU gets new IQAC administrators

The authorities of Comilla University (CoU) recently appointed new director and additional director of the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). Professor Dr Bishawjit Chandra Deb of accounting and information systems department was appointed as director while associate professor Dr Banani B

bKash payment is rolled out at KFC, Pizza Hut outlets

bKash Limited, the largest mobile financial service provider in the country, signed an agreement with Transcom foods Ltd, the sole franchisee of KFC a& Pizza Hut in Bangladesh, facilitating its customers to make payment via bKash at KFC and Pizza Hut stores all over the country. Kamal Quadir, C

Still schools are not safe for children

Even in the 21st century we could not have ensured the schools and school premises safe for the children let alone making them attractive for them that attributes to the combined failure of the world leaders and education specialists across the globe. One survey of UNICEF that has been released rece

Coaching centres to remain shut during SSC exams

The education ministry has decided to keep coaching centres across Bangladesh for a month from January 27 to prevent leak of question papers during the Secondary School Certificate examinations. Education minister Dipu Moni informed of the decision after a meeting on the upcoming SSC examinations a