A coalition of 371 university and medical college teachers on Saturday issued a strongly worded statement demanding prompt legal action against Baul leader Abul Sarkar and calling for an end to what they described as the “fraudulent promotion” of Baul practices in the guise of Islam. The declaration — coordinated by the platform MulloBodh Andolon...
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) kicked off the Third National Career Carnival (NCC 3.0) on Friday morning, drawing students from across cohorts to workshops, employer panels and CV-and-interview clinics — with a full-scale job fair scheduled for Saturday on the university helipad where major corporate recruiters will set up stalls. Organised by the BAU Career Club...
Afnan Alom Shakib, a recent graduate of the Law Department (Batch 54) at Eastern University and a noted youth organiser from Brahmanbaria, died on Friday morning after a motorcycle crash in Dhaka, university and local reports confirmed. According to campus sources, the accident occurred on the morning of Friday when Shakib was involved in a...
Dhaka University law faculty member Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Curzon was released from Dhaka Central Jail (Keraniganj) on Friday evening after the High Court granted him interim bail earlier this week, university and jail officials said. The jail administration received a certified copy of the High Court order on Friday afternoon, after which authorities completed...
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology’s (SUST) election commission on Friday issued a revised timetable for the SUCSU (central students’ union) and hall union polls, announcing that nomination papers will be distributed on 2 December and that the final campus-wide vote will be held on 20 January 2026. Under the revised schedule, the election commission...
More than a year and a half after Jahangirnagar University appointed a structural expert to advise on the demolition of Mir Mosharraf Hossain (MH) Hall, there has been no visible action to dismantle the building — despite an earlier government directive that placed the hall among dozens of structures to be vacated and removed. The...
Dhaka University officials held talks on Friday with representatives of the Turkish non-profit IDDEF over the reconstruction of the varsity’s central mosque complex, advancing plans for a modern facility that will combine worship space with education, research and other campus amenities. The delegation from IDDEF, led by its president Mehmet Turan and international coordinator Salahuddin...
The British House of Commons has formally recognized and applauded the recent curriculum reforms and modernization efforts of Bangladesh’s National University (NU), specifically its aggressive shift toward creating a skilled workforce through technical and AI education. The commendation came during a high-profile roundtable discussion at the UK Parliament, organized by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham,...
Barishal University (BU) has approved a full waiver of fees for students who were injured during the July–August 2024 unrest, the administration announced on Thursday. The fee relief covers tuition, examination fees, transport charges, department development fees and all hall-related dues for the listed injured students. The decision was formalised in a circular signed by...
Green University of Bangladesh today opened the fourth international conference “Innovation and Transformation for Development (ITD) 2025”, assembling academics, policymakers and industry experts from countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Malaysia and India to debate sustainable business, law and technology for emerging economies. The two-day conference, hosted at Green University’s permanent campus in...