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5 protestors killed
Over 300 injured Industry Desk: The quota movement for thefifth day was continuing yesterday and has spread over the country. Al least five students have been killed in Chittagong, Dhaka and Rangpur and over 300 others wounded in clashes with Chattara League and police. Of them 3 killed in Chittagong,…
Read More »Barisal University students stage highway blockade demanding quota reform
Barisal Correspondent: Students of Barisal University blocked the Dhaka-Barisal highway on Thursday afternoon demanding reform in the quota system in public service. The students gathered on the highway adjacent to the university gate around 4 pm amid presence of huge number of police. A large number of police took position…
Read More »US Embassy Official: Bangladesh ranks 13th among countries sending students abroad
Industry Desk: Congratulating outgoing students, US Embassy’s Public Affairs Counselor Stephen Ibelli on Wednesday said Bangladeshi students enrich US campuses and strengthen people-to-people ties.A record number of 13,563 Bangladeshi students enrolled in US higher education institutions last year, making Bangladesh the 13th top source country of international students in United…
Read More »Anti-quota protesters block major Dhaka roads for second day
Staff Correspondent: Students and job aspirants have been enforcing the “Bangla blockade” programme for the second consecutive day on Monday to press home their four-point demand, including reinstatement of the government circular issued in 2018 cancelling the quota system in government jobs.As part of the movement, the demonstrators under the…
Read More »When quota system in job started
Staff CorrespondentThe student movement across the country took a different dimension in 2018 demanding reform of the quota system in government jobs. At that time the government was forced to cancel the quota system. However, in 2021, when the children of some brave freedom fighters petitioned the High Court, the…
Read More »Education system must ensure learning with joy: PM Hasina
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government wants to develop an education system in the country so that the students can pursue their studies with interest and joy.“There should be an education system so that students can pursue study with interest, there would be no need…
Read More »33 private universities run without proper authority
Zarif Mahmud: Seventy-three,out of the country’s 112 private universities have at least one post of the top three posts of VC, Pro-VC and Treasurer vacant. Somewhere 2 posts are vacant in 33 universities. This means that these 33 universities are currently in a guardianless state. In these universities there is…
Read More »83.04 pc pass in SSC equivalent exams
Staff Correspondent: The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2024 under 11 education boards were publishedyesterday with 83.04 percent pass rate, a 2.65 percent rise than the last year.“A total of 20, 13,597 examinees appeared in the SSC and equivalent examinations this year. Of them, 16, 72,153 students…
Read More »Pvt varsities ruin quality education
Syed Nasir Hossain: Tabassum Islam could not get admission in medical college despite good result in higher secondary examination. She could not pass the admission test in Dhaka and Chittagong University. Later, she was admitted to the private North South University by family decision.On the other hand, after passing HSC…
Read More »Trustees looted funds of Islamic University
2-varsity running on same name Staff Correspondent: The members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Bangladesh Islamic University have taken huge financial and vehicle benefits. Even though there is no rule, the university’s fixed deposit with interest of Tk 5 crore has been withdrawn. A loan of Tk…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
