JnU to hold first-ever central student union elections
For the first time since its establishment, Jagannath University is set to hold the long-awaited Central Students鈥� Union (JnUCSU) elections.
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Neglect of education continues to undermine students, nation
THE failure to implement the National Education Policy 2010 stands as a stark reminder that education, the backbone of the nation, remains neglected. The policy was welcomed as a landmark for reform, promising to extend primary education up to Class VIII, secondary education up to Class XII, introduce a uniform curriculum, strengthen vocational training and...
Polytechnic students to hold countrywide demos today
Polytechnic students on Tuesday announced countrywide demonstrations for today, protesting against the three-point demand of engineering and technology university students on reforming engineers鈥� recruitment and promotion in public service.
Sussex Univ expands opportunities for Bangladeshi students
The University of Sussex, United Kingdom鈥檚 first post-war university opened in 1961, is now welcoming Bangladeshi students for postgraduate study with the 拢4,000 Sussex Bangladesh scholarship...
SAU holds freshers鈥� reception
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University held the orientation ceremony for freshers of the 2024鈥�25 academic year at the university鈥檚 Teachers-Students Centre Complex in Dhaka on Monday...
Candidates allege vote count mismatch
Several candidates who vied in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections alleged inconsistencies between the announced results and the tally of votes from residential halls...
247 candidates cleared for RUCSU polls
The election commission for the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union and hall elections on Sunday published the final list of candidates, clearing 247 contestants for 23 posts...
2 panels allege bias, irregularities in polls process
Two panels contesting the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union elections on Saturday alleged that the election commission鈥檚 weakness and bias were standing in the way of holding the polls fairly...
Timely demand for cyber safety policy for campuses
THE demand for a cyber safety policy for the campus before the students鈥� union elections in the University of Rajshahi is more than justified in view of the extent of cyber harassment that candidates in such elections in the University of Dhaka and Jahangirnagar University faced during campaigns. Women candidates in the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union elections...
JU teacher dies on duty during JUCSU vote count
A Jahangirnagar University teacher died on Friday morning after collapsing while on duty during vote counting for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union elections, officials said.
JCD walks out of CUCSU polls dialogue
Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Jatiatabadi Chatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Thursday left midway a dialogue on the draft code of conduct for the October 12 Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union elections, alleging lack of independence of the election commission...
DUCSU VP candidate Jalal gets bail in attempted murder case
An additional chief metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Thursday granted bail to Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union vice president candidate Jalal Ahmed in a case filed over the alleged attempted murder of his roommate at Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall of the university...
Another panel led by ex-student coordinators announced
A new panel named Sarbojanin Chhatra Sangsad has entered the race for the upcoming elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union, with a former coordinator of Students Against Discrimination, Tasin Khan, contesting for the post of vice-president...
JUCSU CEC rejects claim of bias in purchase of ballot papers, vote-counting machines
The chief election commissioner of JU Central Students鈥� Union elections, Professor Md Moniruzzaman, on Thursday dismissed allegations that ballot papers and vote-counting machines were procured from a Jamaat-e-Islami-linked institution to favour a particular panel.
JUCSU elections begin amid festivity
Jahangirnagar University students started casting ballots on Thursday morning in the first Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election in 33 years, as polling began in a festive atmosphere under tight security.
255 candidates cleared in preliminary list
The election commission for Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union polls on Wednesday published the preliminary list of candidates, clearing 255 contestants for 23 posts, while rejecting the nominations of seven aspirants...
No polling station in residential halls for CUCSU polls
The election commission for the elections to Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union on Wednesday announced that no polling stations would be set up in the residential halls...
Results unlikely to impact on nat鈥檒 polls, say parties
The results of Tuesday鈥檚 Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections were a bit surprising, which caught many political leaders off guard, a number of political leaders said on Wednesday...
23 DUCSU VP aspirants bag less than聽10 votes each
A total of 23 vice-president candidates bagged less than 10 votes each in Tuesday鈥檚 Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections...
JUCSU elections today after 33yrs
All preparations have been completed for holding the much-awaited elections to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions today after a gap of 33 years...
Shibir bags 23 of 28 posts
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections won 23 among 28 posts, including the vice-president, general secretary and assistant general secretary posts...
A wake-up call for democrats
THE win of the right-wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student front of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, in the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union, the yearly event that took place after a gap of six years on September 9, which were by and large free and fair, is a defeat of the centrist and left student political organisations. This needs to be recognised...
Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed candidates win top DUCSU posts
Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed candidates have won the key positions of Vice President (VP), General Secretary (GS) and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union election with significant margins.
Islami Chhatra Shibir leads in DUCSU polls marked by irregularities
The Islami Chhatra Shibir was in the lead, until submission of this report at 3:30am, in the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions marked by allegations of irregularities....
VP aspirant files writ petition seeking reinstatement of candidacy
Amartya Ray John, a vice-president aspirant in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election, filed a writ petition with the High Court on Monday, seeking reinstatement of his candidacy and inclusion of his name in the voter list...
Number of secondary, higher secondary students falls
The number of secondary- and higher secondary-level students, including the technical and vocational ones, dropped for the second consecutive year in 2024, according to government data.
Legal notice served for reinstatement of Amartya鈥檚 candidature
A legal notice has been served on Jahangirnagar University authorities and the election commission overseeing the JU Central Students鈥� Union polls, seeking the reinstatement of Amartya Ray John鈥檚 vice-president candidature...
Engineering students stage demo again to realise demands
Engineering students on Sunday staged demonstrations again, pressing for reforms in the recruitment and promotion system of engineers in the public service sector...
Collaboration of all stakeholders stressed to eliminate learning losses
Government officials, academicians, education rights campaigners and activists on Wednesday said that all concerned stakeholder, including the government and the non-government organisations, should work together to reduce the learning...
DUCSU election campaign continues in festive mood
Dhaka University witnessed a festive mood on Thursday as the candidates in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections and their supporters campaigned on the campus on the day for the 10th day...