Chinese students in US will 鈥榖e ok鈥�: Trump
US president Donald Trump told reporters late Friday he wanted to assure Chinese international students in the country that they would be fine amid his administration鈥檚 crackdown on academia.
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Jamaat expels Akash over attack on left students
An activist of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has been expelled for his involvement in an attack on left students鈥� protest that left at least 15 injured in Chattogram on May 28.
Chinese students lament US plans to block visas
Chinese students lamented Washington鈥檚 latest tirade against them on Thursday, accusing the Trump administration of acting 鈥榬ecklessly鈥� and tarnishing their once-sparkling image of an American higher education.
Left students protest at Azhar release
Several left-leaning student organisations, including Bangladesh Students鈥� Union, on Tuesday staged a protest rally protesting at the acquittal of Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former alleged Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam who was charged with war crimes...
3 placed on remand over assault on DU students
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed three individuals on one-day remand each in a case filed over assaulting two Dhaka University students who reportedly protested at stalking their female fellow...
Macron gives Vietnamese students a lesson in 鈥榠mpulsive鈥� superpowers
Between jabs at Donald Trump鈥檚 US trade tariffs and criticism of Beijing鈥檚 assertiveness in the South China Sea, French president Emmanuel Macron warned Vietnamese students Tuesday that 鈥榦n the impulse of a superpower, everything can change鈥�...
Students to get cashback at KFC
KFC Bangladesh has launched an offer allowing students to purchase 2 pieces of hot and crispy chicken at Tk 198 instead of regular price of Tk 329, said a press release...
Trump defends block on foreign students at Harvard
US president Donald Trump defended on Sunday his administration鈥檚 move to block foreign students at Harvard after a judge suspended the action, branded by the top university as unlawful...
Why students remain absent from public exams?
THE fag end of Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations have seen record number of student having been from the examinations halls that actually began with the first day when 26,928 students were absent although registered for the examiantios. The examinations began on April 10 and the theoretical exams ended on May 13 and that day 31,55...
Dabir-Sohani-Suraiya Foundation empowers DU students with scholarships
The Dabir-Sohani-Suraiya Foundation awarded scholarships to meritorious and financially challenged students of Dhaka University faculty of business studies at Professor Dr Abdullah Farouk Multipurpose Hall of the university on Saturday...
NU students begin hunger strike
A group of students started an indefinite period fast-unto-death strike at National University demanding immediate issuance of an admission circular for on-campus honours courses...
Judge puts Trump鈥檚 foreign student ban at Harvard on hold
A judge suspended Friday the Trump administration's move to block Harvard from enrolling and hosting foreign students after the prestigious university sued, calling the action unconstitutional.
Harvard University sues Trump over block on foreign students
Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Friday over its move to block the prestigious university from enrolling and hosting foreign students in a broadening dispute, a court filing showed.
Trump revokes Harvard鈥檚 right to enroll foreign nationals
Donald Trump鈥檚 administration on Thursday revoked Harvard鈥檚 ability to enroll foreign nationals 鈥� more than a quarter of the student body 鈥� in a dramatic escalation of the US president鈥檚 fight against the prestigious university.
RU students continue demo for RUCSU election
Students of Rajshahi University on Monday continued their demonstrations, demanding the announcement of a complete election schedule for the university central students鈥� union elections, including electoral codes of conduct and a draft voter list...
SUST students lock dept demanding removal of teacher
Petroleum and mining engineering students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Sunday staged demonstrations and locked the main entrance to the department building protesting at the appointment of a teacher and demanding cancellation of his appointment...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...