""

DU rejects allegations of irregularities in Ducsu polls

The Dhaka University authorities today rejected the allegations of vote rigging and irregularities in the recently-held elections to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu). "A vested quarter was trying to gain political mileage by destabilising the peaceful atmosphere prevailing in the co

Govt working to improve standard of higher education: Dipu Moni

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today said the government is working restlessly to improve the standard of higher education aiming to create skilled manpower in the country. “Everyone must work together to create skilled manpower here. That’s why there is no alternative to higher education,” she sa

No written test for admission to Class I: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the ongoing written admission test system for Class-I in primary schools terming it a ‘mental torture’ on children. ‘This is completely unnecessary...this system has to be scrapped, I’m asking the ministry officials to look in

Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashes, killing 157

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the airline said, and there were no survivors, according to the state broadcaster. The flight left Bole airport in Addis Ababa at 8.38 am local time, before losing co

Candidates for extending voting time - dainik shiksha

DUCSU POLLS Candidates for extending voting time

Contestants in Dhaka University Central Students’ Union polls, scheduled for March 11, on Wednesday demanded extension of voting time. Opposition rivals of Bangladesh Chhatra League-backed Sammilita Shiksharthi Sangsad suspect that the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation and the universi

Final list of candidates published, electioneering begins - dainik shiksha

DUCSU POLLS Final list of candidates published, electioneering begins

Dhaka University authorities on Sunday published the final lists of candidates for the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students Union and hall unions scheduled for March 11. In the DUCSU polls, 229 candidates are contesting for the 25 positions, including 21 for vice-president, 14 for gen

IU scraps results of nine students

The Islamic University authorities scraped results of nine students on Monday for their involvement in adopting unfair means in different terminal examinations. The decision came from an emergency meeting of IU examination disciplinary committee with vice-chancellor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari in the

Meghalaya puts bar on schoolbag weight, homework

Big relief to students, Meghalaya government in India has put a cap on the weight of schoolbags for all classes and set restrictions on homework for classes 1 and 2. According to the state’s education department, the official order issued to the school authorities is in tune with the directives of

Boys dropout in secondary education increases

The dropout rate of boys in secondary education increased last year, according to the draft report of Bangladesh Education Statistics 2018, presented on Sunday. The report also showed that the completion rate of boys in secondary education decreased simultaneously while the dropout rate of girls st

Two jailed for one month over SSC question leak

A mobile court in Tangail on Saturday jailed two persons for one month for leaking out question paper of mathematics of the ongoing secondary school certificate examination.

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

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

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,

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

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)

Covered van runs over college girl in Chattogram city

A college girl died after she was run over by a covered van in Kotwali area of Chattogram city morning. The victim is identified as Suma Borua, 20, an intermediate second year student of Government City College of Chattogram, Md Mohoshin, officer in-charge (OC) of Kotowali Police Station, told The

CU BCL demands CUCSU election as soon as possible

Former leaders of Chittagong University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, ruling Awami League-backed student organisation, on Monday gave a one-month ultimatum to the university authorities for holding the election of Chittagong University Central Students’ Union. They formed a human chain in fro

JUST teachers go on strike protesting at BCL attack

Teachers of Jessore University of Science and Technology continued strike for the second consecutive day on Sunday protesting at the attack by ruling Awami League’s student body Bangladesh Chatra League on a human chain of the teachers on the campus on Saturday. The human chain was formed in prote