MBBS entrance exams to begin April 1

The MBBS admission test for five medical colleges in Dhaka city for the 2021-2022 academic year will be held in Dhaka from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday (April 1, 2022).
29 March 2022

Star journo Rubel elected DUJA GS

Sirajul Islam Rubel of the Daily Star has been elected general secretary, while Mamun Tushar of the Alokito Bangladesh has been elected as president of Dhaka University Journalists' Association (Duja) for the next one year.
29 March 2022

‘Tobacco haat’ removed from Lalmonirhat school grounds after Daily Star report

The school grounds and Shaheed Minar altar at Lalmonirhat's Durakati Government Primary School are now tobacco 'haat' (market) free.
29 March 2022

Schools to stay open in Ramadan

The education ministry yesterday directed secondary schools and colleges to remain open 24 days into Ramadan, which is likely to begin on April 2.
28 March 2022

Yunus gives out degrees in AIU convocation ceremony in Malaysia

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus gave out degrees in the first convocation ceremony of the Albukhary International University (AIU) in Malaysia.
28 March 2022

CMC student Aqib’s Skull bone replaced: Doctor

Mahadi J Aqib, a second-year student of Chittagong Medical College (CMC), who was fatally injured in an attack by rival Bangladesh Chhatra League activists during a factional clash on the CMC campus last year, underwent a successful operation this morning.
28 March 2022

Schools, colleges to remain open till April 26 during Ramadan

The education ministry today decided that all secondary schools and colleges will remain open till April 26 during the Ramadan.
28 March 2022

Nearly 1,500 students to get India’s 'Muktijoddha Scholarship'

India will provide scholarships to 1,497 students, who are the descendants of freedom fighters, under the "Muktijoddha Scholarship Scheme" this year.
28 March 2022

Petition seeks pry school closure in Ramadan

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to keep the functions of primary schools across the country closed during the upcoming holy Ramadan.
27 March 2022

Schoolgirl falls sick, dies during school assembly at Dhaka’s Farmgate

A ninth grader died after she fell sick during the daily assembly at a school in Dhaka’s Farmgate area this morning.
27 March 2022

IU teachers clash on campus on Independence Day in Kushtia

Two factions of Bangabandhu Parishad -- the ruling Awami League-backed teachers' alliance -- of Islamic University apparently clashed with each other on the campus in Kushtia this morning.
26 March 2022

BCL men snatches food meant for students in RU during Independence Day celebrations

Chhatra League leaders and activists from the Rajshahi University (RU) unit have been accused of snatching food -- allotted for residential students at Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall on the occasion of Independence and National Day celebrations.
26 March 2022

Technical education should be prioritised to reduce unemployment: Dipu Moni

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni urged administrators to focus on technical education, to reduce the unemployment rate in Bangladesh.
25 March 2022

Former PUST proctor files defamation case against ex-VC

Former proctor of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) Awal Kabir Joy yesterday filed a defamation case of Tk 50 crore against its immediate past vice chancellor Prof Rostom Ali.
24 March 2022

PUST teacher files defamation case against former VC

A teacher of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) -- Awal Kabir Joy – today filed a defamation case of Tk 50 crore against former vice chancellor Professor M Rostom Ali.
24 March 2022

On-campus job opportunities (or lack thereof)

On-campus job opportunity? Is that even a thing?
23 March 2022

From lofty aspirations to bored indifference

Growing older, our vision of what we're going to be can change.
23 March 2022

71 students of DU, its affiliated colleges recommended being suspended for breaching exam protocols

The disciplinary board at Dhaka University today recommended that 71 students be suspended for various periods for attempting to obtain unethical benefits during university examinations.
23 March 2022

Conquering math anxiety

To celebrate World Maths Day on March 23, Tashdid, a seventh-grader, signed up for the upcoming Mathematics Olympiad, as per his mother’s wish.
22 March 2022

PhD degree mandatory to become professor, associate professor: DU

The Dhaka University authorities have finally decided to mandate PhD degrees for promotion of teachers as associate professor and professor at the university.
21 March 2022