DPS STS School Dhaka (Delhi Public) celebrated its Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2021 on June 25, 2021, at 4:00 pm. The ceremony was conducted virtually through Zoom alongside a continuous broadcast via Facebook Live.

When students of East West University found that their convocation will be held virtually, they were disappointed.

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will establish “Bangabandhu Chair” at the University of Delhi to honour Father of the Nation of Bangladesh and the 50th anniversary of the country’s Liberation War and Indo-Bangla diplomatic relations.

“The Daily Star Campus Stars” is a show that highlights promising young individuals who have excelled in their academics and extracurricular activities, alongside securing success in their professional paths. The fifth episode of the show took place on June 22, 2021, featuring panellists from BRAC University.

Owners of private universities today urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to cancel the 15 percent income tax on the universities, terming it “unacceptable”.

Authorities of Dhaka University have decided to waive students’ dormitory and transport fees as the university has been closed since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangladesh and Hungary have signed a MoU that secured Hungarian Governments' full scholarships under the Stipendium Hungaricum Programme for a yearly intake of 130 Bangladeshi students at undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels for next three years.

July 1, 2021, marked 100 years of the establishment of Dhaka University (DU). The institution initiated its journey with only 60 teachers and 877 students.

Dhaka University (DU), the oldest public university in Bangladesh, started its journey on July 1, 1921. This year marks the centenary of the institution. DU was started after many obstacles and conspiracies; the story behind its establishment comes from the efforts and sacrifices of many selfless heroes.

The University of Dhaka, better known as Dhaka University (DU), played a pivotal role in creating many intellectual minds and charismatic leaders of our country, giving rise to monumental student movements that led to the independence of Bangladesh.

The government has extended the closure of all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions till July 31, as a preventive measure against further spread of coronavirus.

The authorities of Rajshahi University have filed a General Diary (GD) with the city’s Matihar Police Station against teachers, officials and staffers who were recruited “illegally” recently.

Twenty general and science and technology universities have postponed holding of uniform admission tests due to Covid-19.

Lack of support for research and a dearth of quality publications are the main reasons for Bangladeshi universities lagging behind in most of the world rankings, said educationists.

Admission tests of public universities would be delayed due to the country’s coronavirus situation.

The University Grants Commission is considering allowing public universities to hold exams online keeping in mind that it would benefit students and also reduce session jams.

The education ministry is set to finalise the draft of the Education Act soon, keeping a provision for imposing ban on printing, publishing, and marketing notebooks and guidebooks.

The introduction of the new primary and secondary education curriculum will be postponed for the second time as the authorities could not finish preparing the new textbooks amid the pandemic.

The 41st BCS preliminary examination is going ahead on March 19 after the High Court rejected a writ petition filed by a BCS candidate seeking its deferral due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the recent surge in infections and fatalities.

Fifty-five percent of guardians interviewed do not feel safe to send their children to schools when they will be reopened, a survey of Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, said yesterday.