Search committee formed for VC appointment at public univs
The education ministry has formed a high-level search committee to make recommendations on appointing vice-chancellors to public universities in the country.
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Edn ministry asks public univs to hold cluster-based admission test
The education ministry on Monday directed the country鈥檚 public universities to hold admission tests under the cluster-based system this academic year to keep order in the sector and avoid confusions.
Public universities directed to hold cluster-based admission test
The interim government鈥檚 education ministry adviser, Wahiduddin Mahmud, directed public universities to hold the admission test under the cluster-based system this academic year to keep order in the sector and avoid confusions...
Decision on cluster-based univ admission test delayed
The government on Wednesday has sought some more time to the public universities to take a final decision on continuing or scrapping the cluster-based admission test system...
Public univs to accommodate 37pc GPA 5 achievers
Around 63 per cent of examinees securing a Grade Point Average of 5 in this year鈥檚 Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations will not be able to get admitted to the...
Govt appoints VCs to six more public universities
The government on Wednesday appointed vice-chancellors to six public universities...
University authorities should address seat crisis in halls
SEAT crisis in residential halls in public universities has been a persistent problem, with 60 per cent of students having no access to residential facilities. The halls of residence had, moreover, been under the control of ruling party student organisation that used to run seat trade and allocate them in exchange for partisan loyalty. Leaders and activists of the...
Public universities need to be put back in order early
PUBLIC universities need to be put in order, with an immediate resumption of academic and administrative activities that have stalled for about two months, partially since July 1 when teachers began work abstention demanding their exclusion from a universal pension scheme that the government finally cancelled on August 3...
Academic activities in all public universities in Bangladesh remain stalled聽
Amid the academic activities coming to a near halt in most public universities triggered by a wave of resignation from top officials, the Secondary and Higher Education Division on Thursday in an order asked the...
Top officials of 40 of 55 public univs missing
The interim government鈥檚 education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said on Monday that all senior officials in more than 40 public universities had disappeared following the...
A stitch in time would have saved nine
TWO protests began on July 1. Teachers of the 35 public universities that have teachers鈥� associations started abstaining from work to press home their exclusion from the universal pension scheme called Pratyay that the government made mandatory. And, students and job-seekers started holding protests, first, against civil service job reservations and, then, for reforms...
Public univ teachers vow to continue strike
The teachers of public universities announced on Thursday that a resolution to their demand for the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme Prattay was...
Public univ teachers continue strike for 16th day
The teachers of public universities across the country observed their indefinite work abstention programme for the 16th day running on Tuesday, demanding the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme Prattay, terming it discriminatory...
Public univ teachers鈥� strike passes half a month
Half a month passed on Monday of the work abstention programme enforced by the teachers of public universities, demanding the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme...
Public univ shutdown passes 11 days
The teachers of public universities across the country continued their indefinite work abstention programme for the 11th day on Thursday, demanding the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme that was made mandatory for new recruits...
Public univ teachers in Bangladesh mull new programme as strike on
The teachers of public universities are planning for new programmes to press for their demand for cancellation of the new universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...
Public univ shutdown continues
Many students of different public universities and service seekers are facing difficulties regarding studying abroad or joining jobs amid the ongoing work abstention programme of the...
Public univ staff threaten to shut down聽admin work as teacher strike continues
The teachers of public universities resumed their indefinite work abstention programme across Bangladesh for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday while the officers and...
Public univ shutdown to continue
After the weekend of Friday and Saturday, the teachers of the public universities are going to resume their indefinite work abstention programme across Bangladesh today pressing for their demand for the cancellation of the universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...
Anti-quota protests keep spreading
The students of different public universities continued their protests on Friday demanding cancellation of the High Court order for restoring a 30 per cent quota for...
Unrest at public universities
A SURGE of protests by teachers and students at public universities across Bangladesh underscores a deepening crisis in the country鈥檚 higher education system. The causes of this unrest are multifaceted, involving contentious policies such as the newly introduced pension scheme named Prattay under the Universal Pension Scheme and the reinstatement of...
Teacher strike paralyses public universities across Bangladesh
Academic activities in public universities in Bangladesh came to a standstill on Monday as teachers started work abstention for an indefinite period, demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme made...
Public univ teachers set to go on indefinite strike from tomorrow
Teachers of all public universities are scheduled to observe a full-day work abstention today demanding cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...
Public univ teacher strike continues for 2nd day
Teachers of the country鈥檚 different public universities on Wednesday observed the half-day work abstention for the second consecutive day under a three-day protest demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...
Budget allocation for public univs reduced
The budget allocation for the country鈥檚 55 public universities has been reduced for the financial year 2024-25...
Public univ teachers observe strike for cancellation of pension scheme
Teachers of different public universities across Bangladesh on Tuesday observed half-day work abstention demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...
Public university teachers demand pension scheme notice cancellation
Teachers of different public universities on Sunday called for the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...
Five public univs teachers to get PhD fellowship in Canada
A total of five teachers from public universities of Bangladesh will get the opportunity to do PhD every year under a fellowship at the famous McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...