Admission seekers on Tuesday a staged demonstration demanding cancellation of the results of the admission tests of MBBS and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) claiming that question papers of the tests were leaked. At about 12:30 pm, the demonstrators brought…
The medical admission seekers warned the government that they would block the important roads of the capital and elsewhere in the country on September 27 if their demands are not met before the time. They said they have submitted a…
The admission tests for BSc (Engineering) course of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) under 2015-16 academic session has been scheduled to be held on 14 November 2015, saya a press release.
Guardians of students preparing for admission test for government medical colleges on Friday demanded increase of seats in different government medical colleges across the country as well as punishment of the culprits involved in medical question paper leakage. They said…
An 11-day vacation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festival of the Muslim community, will begin on September 20 at Rajshahi University (RU). Professor Dr Md Elias Hossain, administrator of RU public relation office confirmed the matter…
Dhaka University authorities have suspended assistant professor of the Department of Law Azharul Islam for allegedly tampering with mark sheets. The decision came at a syndicate meeting held on Tuesday evening. The action was taken against Azharul after the allegation…
A two-day long workshop on “Advancing knowledge and skills on agricultural education and research” was held at the central library conference room of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Monday.
With the intention to launch Chinese language Learning Course MA Yan, director of Confucius Institute of China met Professor Dr. Muhammad Mizanuudin, vice chancellor of Rajshahi University (RU) on Monday. They discussed launching Chinese Language Certificate course under the language…
In the face of a strong movement, the government on Monday withdrew the 7.5 percent VAT from the tuition fees of private university students, bringing an end to their widespread street protests that caused immense sufferings to city commuters. Like…
Dhaka- The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested seven members of question papers leaking syndicate from the city’s different areas conduction simultaneous drives in last 25 hours till 5:00 pm on Sunday. Some question papers, answer sheets, admit…
Students of private universities have strted demonstration on the main arteries of Dhaka’s traffic system for the second day on Monday paralysing the city to press their demand for the withdrawal of Value Added Tax (Vat) on their tuition fees.…
Rajshahi University Teachers Association (RUTA) observed a day-long work abstention and sit-in-strike programme in front of university senate building from 11.00am to 1.00pm on Sunday demanding separate pay scale for them.
Masum Billah ‘When a child reaches the age appropriate for enrolling in class-I, he or she should have to be admitted, and there’s no need to sit for test with printed papers because this is his or her right, not…
The Department of Applied Mathematics of Rajshahi University (RU) observed its 12th founding anniversary on the campus on 12 September 2015 with festivity and fanfare. RU vice chancellor Professor Muhammed Mizanuddin inaugurated the day’s program releasing balloons and pigeons in…
Students of various private universities brought out processions and staged demonstrations in different parts of the country, including Dhaka, Savar, Sylhet and Chittagong, on Saturday as part of their ongoing movement against the imposition of 7.5 percent VAT on tuition…
Badhan, a voluntary blood donation organisation at the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh had a day long programme including free blood grouping, colorful rally and discussion on the campus to mark the 15th anniversary of the organisation.
Former vice chancellor of Dhaka University Prof Dr Emajuddin Ahmed on Saturday termed the government decision to impose VAT (value added tax) on private educational institutions an “immoral” act. “There is no precedence of creating obstruction for education anywhere in…
Students of different private universities have announced a three-day strike on their respective campuses from Saturday, demanding that the government cancel 7.5 percent VAT from their tuition fees. Jotirmoy Chakrabarty, coordinator of ‘No VAT on Education’, a platform of the…
Students of various private universities staged demonstrations at different parts of the city on Thursday protesting the imposition of VAT on the tuition fees and police action on East-West University students, bringing the entire city traffic to a standstill. The…
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday apologised for his remarks against the movement of public university teachers seeking a separate pay scale. “I’m sorry for my remarks if those hurt anybody. What has happened is over here, I’ve withdrawn my…
Student of Rajshahi University (RU) submitted a memorandum to the university authority to get permission for entrance to the University Central Library without any condition. The memorandum was submitted on Thursday to the secretaries Abdus Satter, Alhaj Mozaffar Hossain and…
BNP on Thursday demanded the increase of salary and dignity of teachers in the public universities and withdrawal of VAT (value added tax) on private universities. The party also extended its support to the movement of public university teachers for…
Traffic movement on Rampura Road in the city was disrupted for half an hour on Wednesday as students of East-West University (EWU) blocked the road protesting the imposition VAT on the tuition fees of private universities. Witnesses said the EWU…
The Rajshahi University Teacher Association (RUTA) formed a human chain at the premises of university senate building on Wednesday protesting a remark made by the Finance Minister about university teachers.
Teachers of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Wednesday boycotted all class-exams for indefinite period protesting against the 8th national pay scale and demanded a separate wage structure. Sources said, an emergency meeting was held at the Microbiology and Hygiene gallery…
Information commissioner Professor Dr. Khurshida Beguem Sayid said on Tuesday that Patriotism, honesty and Intellectual development should be pursued to implementation of the ideal of Bangabandhu. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mijubur Rahman makes a nation and this is Bengali nation.
We have been demanding for re-determination of 8th national pay scale and also a individual pay scale, but the government has devaluated us by approving the pay-scale ultimately without considering our demand. We have been compelled to struggle on the…
The authorities of Jahangirnagar University have suspened five students, including a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist, for their alleged involvement in an assaulting of a teacher of the university. The decision was taken at in emmergency syndecate meeting chaird by…
The Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) dissolved its Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) unit committee. Confirming the matter BCL central organising secretary Mobarak Hossain said that the committee was disbanded as investigation found that the tenure expired long ago. Besides the leaders…
UN Shadow Conference of United Nation Youth and Student Association Bangladesh (UNYSAB) held at Rajshahi University (RU) for the third day on Sunday. The Conference consists of five divisions that are United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP), Human Right Council (HRC),…