Quota protests: University students briefly block major highways

Thousands of students from Rajshahi University, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, and Begum Rokeya University today briefly blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi, Dhaka-Tangail, and Dhaka-Rangpur highways to protest the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs
6 July 2024

Anti-quota protests swell across univs

Anti-quota protests intensified across the country yesterday as students of more universities joined in, and the demonstrators announced fresh programmes to press for scrapping of the quota system in government jobs.
4 July 2024

Some BCL men barring DU students from joining quota system protest

Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League were "on alert" to prevent at various halls in Dhaka University this morning to prevent students from joining a protest demanding the reinstatement of the government's 2018 circular that abolished the quota system in public service
4 July 2024

Quota system protest: RU students block Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for over 2hrs

Amid rain, students staged a sit-in on the highway, chanting slogans
4 July 2024

Quader not meeting protesting teachers today: FBUTA

The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association (FBUTA) said the scheduled meeting with Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today to discuss the teachers' ongoing work abstention has been cancelled
4 July 2024

New Curriculum: Questions of half-yearly exams ‘leaked’

The question papers and their answers to the half-yearly assessment for classes 6 to 9 have been allegedly leaked on social media before the exams.
3 July 2024

Prof Satya Prasad reappointed Buet VC

Prof Satya Prasad Majumder has been reappointed as vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet)
3 July 2024

DNCC launches school bus service on pilot basis

The Dhaka North City Corporation today introduced school bus service on a pilot basis in a bid to mitigate traffic congestion and ensure safety of students.
3 July 2024

Quader to meet protesting teachers tomorrow: FBUTA

The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association (FBUTA) said they are scheduled to meet with Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader tomorrow to discuss the teachers' ongoing work abstention
3 July 2024

Teachers' protest over pension scheme: No classes, exams at DU for third straight day

For the third consecutive day, there was no academic activity, including classes and exams, at Dhaka University today as the teachers have been observing work abstention to further their demand of reinstating previous pension facilities in place of the Universal Pension Scheme
3 July 2024

University teachers’ protest against universal pension scheme illogical: finance minister

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali today said university teachers' protest demanding the cancellation of the Prottoy pension scheme is illogical.
2 July 2024

Students, Buet alumni honour Dwip on 11th death anniversary

On April 9, 2013, BUET student Mesbahuddin, reportedly influenced by the sermons of a radical imam, brutally attacked fellow student Arif Raihan Dwip inside a campus dormitory in broad daylight
2 July 2024
2 July 2024

NCCC mulling introduction of letter grades in student assessment

The National Curriculum Coordination Committee (NCCC) is revising its evaluation process under the new curriculum, opting to replace the traditional GPA system with a more expressive and informative method for reporting student performance
2 July 2024

HSC exams postponed in Feni's Fulgazi and Parshuram upazilas

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams scheduled for today in Fulgazi and Parshuram upazilas of Feni district have been postponed due to severe rains and flooding
2 July 2024

School Exam Marks: 65pc for written part, 35pc for practical

The National Curriculum Coordination Committee (NCCC) finalised the evaluation process in summative assessment under the new curriculum at a meeting yesterday.
1 July 2024

NCCC finalises evaluation method for primary, secondary students

The evaluation method for primary and secondary students under the new curriculum has finally been approved today in a National Curriculum Coordination Committee (NCCC) meeting
1 July 2024

HSC exams to be scheduled earlier from next year: Mohibul

Responding to the disruption caused by rain, Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury said yesterday that Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams will be held at an earlier date from the next year
1 July 2024

Academic activities of 35 public univs halted as teachers start work abstention

Action taken to press home demand to reinstate previous pension facilities
1 July 2024

35 public univs: Teachers go on work abstention indefinitely

Public university teachers across the country will go on an indefinite work abstention programme starting today as the government has not heeded their demand to reinstate previous pension facilities in place of the Universal Pension Scheme.
30 June 2024