Polytechnic students to continue protests
Polytechnic students on Sunday vowed to continue their protests, saying that the issue over their demand for not promoting craft instructors to the post of junior instructor was yet to be settled in court...
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Polytechnic students to hold sit-in, demonstrations today聽
The polytechnic students are scheduled to hold a sit-in programme in front of the High Court and demonstrations at all polytechnic institutes across the country today demanding the cancellation of a verdict on craft instructors.
48-hr ultimatum to arrest killers to expire today
A 48-hour ultimatum to arrest the killers of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a Dhaka University student, is going to be expired at 12 noon today amid ongoing protests by the students...
Four leaders of Students Against Discrimination sued in Sylhet
A case was filed against four leaders, including the member secretary of Sylhet district unit of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement by a female leader of the platform on allegation of threatening to rape her after abduction.
CUET holds programme on digital skills for students
The department of computer science and engineering of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology held an activation programme titled Digital Skills for Students at the CUET in Chattogram on Wednesday...
Eight NCP, SAD leaders injured in attack at Ashulia lead factory
At least eight leaders of the National Citizen Party and Students Against Discrimination were injured as they came under attack early Thursday at a lead factory in the Goailbari Bazar area under Ashulia police station, on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka...
50 hurt as JnU march to Jamuna intercepted
At least 50 teachers and students of Jagannath University were injured in police action on Wednesday when the police intercepted a march towards the chief adviser鈥檚 official residence Jamuna in Dhaka demanding accommodation facilities and the completion of their proposed campus outside the city...
Barishal Univ VC, pro-VC, treasurer removed
The government on Tuesday relieved Barishal University鈥檚 vice-chancellor Professor Shuchita Sharmin, pro-vice-chancellor Professor Golam Rabbani and treasurer Professor Mamunur Rashid from their duties amid student protests demanding their removal...
Four Student Movement Against Discrimination leaders beaten
A group of miscreants allegedly led by an expelled leader of the Student Movement Against Discrimination beat the platform鈥檚 four leaders, including its Habiganj district member secretary Mahdi Hasan, injured on Friday evening.
PRIMEASIA UNIV STUDENT MURDER:聽Female student placed on 3-day remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Friday placed a female student on three-day remand in a case filed on charges of killing Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez in the capital鈥檚 Banani area on April 19.
UGC seeks EU support to expand higher education opportunities
University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has urged the European Union to expand higher education opportunities in various universities in Europe, including scholarships and joint research, for Bangladeshi students...
Socialist Students鈥� Front protests at renaming of univ buildings
Socialist Students鈥� Front on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh protesting at renaming of halls and buildings at different universities by dropping names of martyred intellectuals and historically eminent figures.
BU students stage protests demanding VC鈥檚 removal
Barishal University students on Monday staged a protest on its campus demanding the resignation of its vice-chancellor Shuchita Sharmin.
SSF DU unit convening committee formed
The Socialist Students鈥� Front formed an 11-member convening committee for its Dhaka University unit at its 21st council on the DU campus on Saturday...
MIU holds workshop for law students
Manarat International University held a workshop titled Preparing Future Legal Minds: Equipping for the Bar, Bench and Beyond at the seminar hall of the MIU permanent campus of Ashulia in Dhaka on Saturday...
Anxiety, pride as Harvard digs in for Trump 鈥榖litzkrieg鈥�
Harvard students weave through tree-lined streets and redbrick campus buildings, but beneath the veneer of daily life fear has taken root: the most prestigious university in the United States is bracing for an 鈥榓ssault鈥� by president Donald Trump...
Polytechnic students shut down institutes for 2nd day
The students of polytechnic institutes across the country kept their respective institutions locked for the second day on Wednesday under an indefinite campus shutdown programme to press home their six-point demand...
Balancing technology and student well-being
THE acceleration of digital learning tools has unlocked new opportunities for students, but it has also introduced fresh challenges, particularly concerning mental health. As universities embrace technology, the task of balancing students鈥� learning needs with their well-being has never been more critical. Bangladesh鈥檚 educational landscape has undergone significant...
Four injured in factional clash over NCP rally in Bogura
At least four people were injured as two groups of Students Against Discrimination leaders and activists clashed during a National Citizen Party rally in Bogura on Wednesday.
Addl SP Ishtiaq, son of ex-ICT chair, arrested
The Detective Branch of the police on Tuesday arrested Rangamati additional superintendent of police Ishtiaq Ahmed in a case of crimes against humanity committed during the student-led mass uprising in July and August in 2024...
Three madrassah teachers held for raping minor student
The police detained three madrassah teachers in Fatikchari upazila of Chattogram on charges of raping a 12-year-old boy early Monday...
JnU students demand reform of PSC
A group of Jagannath University students on Sunday staged a demonstration on the campus demanding reform of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission...
Rethinking equality after the July uprising
THE term 鈥榦pposition to inequality鈥� has re-emerged with striking political significance in the wake of the August student-popular uprising led by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. But this resurgence raises a pressing question: Is opposition to inequality merely a slogan to mobilise mass sentiment, or does it hold practical significance in dismantling the...
Univs should hold students鈥� union polls early, regularly
UNIVERSITY of Dhaka students demanding elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions in three to six months is a legitimate demand. The demand came once again through a survey that the advisory committee formed by the university administration conducted in March 23鈥揂pril 6. About 75 per cent of the respondents say that the authorities...
Chanchol elected BSU president, Shimul general secretary
Tamzid Haider Chanchol, Shimul Kumbhkar and Rathindranath Bappy have been elected president, general secretary and organising secretary of the Bangladesh Students鈥� Union respectively...
KUET vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellor removed
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mohammad Mashud and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Sheikh Shariful Alam were removed from their posts on Friday night following prolonged student protests.
3-day convention of Students鈥� Union inaugurated
A three-day national convention of Bangladesh Students鈥� Union was inaugurated at Aparajeyo Bangla sculpture on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday...
Students demand JnU registrar鈥檚 resignation, burn effigy
A group of Jagannath University students on Thursday staged a demonstration and burnt effigy of the university registrar demanding his immediate resignation following allegations of student harassment and administrative negligence...
Student Union鈥檚 42nd nat鈥檒 convention today
Bangladesh Students鈥� Union will hold its 42nd national convention in Dhaka today...
Sunamganj Medical College students withdraw movement
Sunamganj Medical College students on Wednesday withdrew their protest programmes following assurances from the authorities that their two-point demand, including opening of the college hospital, would be met by December this year...