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Academics warn Columbia deal sets risky precedent

Columbia University’s $200 million agreement with president Donald Trump’s administration marks the end of a months-long showdown, but academics warn it is just the first round of a government ‘assault’ on higher education...

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Two-day int’l conference begins at KU

A two-day international conference titled Peace Building through Arts and Humanities began at Khulna University on Saturday, aiming to highlight the transformative role of cultural expression in fostering global harmony.

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CU students outraged 

Students at Chittagong University have alleged that female residential students were threatened that their seats would be cancelled for returning to their halls later than the prescribed hour, prompting a wave of protest on the social media.

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DU syndicate recommends cancelling ex-IGP Benazir’s DBA degree

Dhaka University syndicate has recommended cancelling the Doctor of Business Administration degree awarded to former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed by the business studies faculty after finding that he had obtained the degree without meeting the minimum eligibility criteria.

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ULAB hosts national symposium on Kenyan author

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh on Thursday hosted a national symposium on Kenyan author and academic Ngügi wa Thiong’o at Mohammadpur in the capital Dhaka...

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Pattachitra exhibition observes Global Tiger Day

A week-long solo pattachitra exhibition of artist Nazir Hossain, observing the Global Tiger Day, is under way at the Zainul Gallery of faculty of fine art on the Dhaka University campus...

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Dhaka Univ should see to safety issues of hall residents

PLASTERS having flaked off the ceiling in several rooms of the Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall in the University of Dhaka has once again exposed the neglect of student safety. A large chunk of plaster came off the ceiling of a bathroom in an extension building of the hall early July 29. While no injuries were reported, resident students say that such incidents are far from...

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Rabindra University holds demonstration on highway demanding DPP approval

Teachers, employees and students of the Rabindra University, Bangladesh protested on the highway, demanding early approval and full implementation of the development project proposal for the construction of a permanent campus of the university, at Shahzadpur in Sirajganj on Wednesday...

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National seminar of PME department held at CUET

The department of petroleum and mining engineering at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology held a national seminar at the Central Auditorium of CUET in Chattogram on Wednesday...

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BMU, ICESCO hold meeting on academic–technical collaboration

A meeting on academic–technical collaboration between the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation and the Bangladesh Medical University held at the conference room of the Super Specialised Hospital of the BMU in Dhaka on Tuesday...

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ICT to decide on framing charges against 30 on Aug 6

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday set August 6 to decide whether charges will be framed against 30 accused, including former Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid, over the murder of student Abu Sayeed during the July 16, 2024 protests...

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11 DU students receive Kazi Motahar Hossain award

Eleven students of Dhaka University’s statistics and Institute of Statistical Research and Teaching who secured 1st place in the master’s examinations from 2017 to 2023 received the Kazi Motahar Hossain awards at a programme at the auditorium of DU Teachers-Students Centre on Wednesday...

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Smart water, secure food

IN A sunlit classroom at Bangladesh Agricultural University, final-year students gather around a miniature canal model, tracing the path of water as it flows towards a simulated paddy field. It may seem like a simple academic exercise, but for these young engineers-in-training, it symbolises a quiet revolution. This is where Bangladesh’s future is being engineered...

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UCSI Univ marks 1st July uprising anniv

UCSI University Bangladesh Branch Campus commemorated the first anniversary of the July 2024 uprising with a discussion and photo exhibition, reflecting on the movement’s legacy and the nation’s political direction, in Dhaka’s Banani area on Tuesday...

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RUCSU polls scheduled for September 15

The authorities on Monday announced that the elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union would be held on September 15...

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Medical science should not be applied for business: BMU VC

Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a programme in Dhaka on Monday said that medical science should be applied in the interest of patients, not for business interests or corporate influence...

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Reconstructing killing through counter-forensics

ABU Sayed, a student activist at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, was killed on July 16, 2024. The death became a flashpoint in what would grow into the July uprising. While the Awami League government, toppled in the uprising,  then claimed that Sayed had been killed with bricks and firearms by other protesters, video footage shared widely on social media...

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Preserving July uprising history called for

The first-ever international conference on the July uprising was held at the University of Dhaka on Sunday, with researchers and analysts from home and abroad calling for a national commitment to documenting and preserving the history of the 2024 student-led mass uprising...

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AIUB holds discussion on causal inquiry in international relations

The department of social science of American International University-Bangladesh and the politics and international relations department of the University of Reading in the United Kingdom jointly organised an online discussion on the book titled Causal Inquiry in International Relations...