Unfair means in honours fourth-year exam: results of 260 students cancelled, bans of up to three years
A total of 260 National University students have been punished for adopting various unfair means, including copying, and breaching discipline. The incidents took place during the 2024 honours fourth-year examinations. Their examinations have been…
South Asia’s biggest education festival opens at ICCB on 26 November
The capital will host South Asia’s largest international education festival for three consecutive days, from 26 to 28 November.
JUST professor gets nano urea patent after waiting more than five years
The Bangladesh Patent Office has granted a patent for nano urea developed by Professor Dr Md Javed Hossain Khan of Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST). The approval came yesterday, Sunday. Dr Javed, who works on nanotechnology, said he…
UGC wants to bring students of all subjects under internships within five years
University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) Chairman Professor Dr Mamun Ahmed has spoken about improving the quality of higher education, the international standing of the country’s universities and the road ahead. A professor of Biochemistry…
South Point win 4 medals including kata gold at junior national karate
Karatekas of South Point School and College, Malibagh, have won four medals at the 2nd Junior National Karate Championship 2026: one gold, one silver and two bronze. Organised by the Bangladesh Karate Federation, the competition was held from 22 to 24…
Celebration with band party and sweets as train stops at RU station after 3 decades
After a long three decades, trains have again made a stop at the Rajshahi University (RU) railway station. On Saturday night, RUCSU general secretary Salahuddin Ammar turned up at the university station with a band party to celebrate the moment, and also…
CoU student found hanging at husband’s home, family alleges planned murder
Police have recovered the hanging body of Farzana Islam, a student of the Pharmacy Department at Cumilla University (CoU), from her husband’s home in Fatullah, Narayanganj. The body was recovered from the house in the Signboard area under Fatullah…
New Mexico court fines Meta $25 billion for lying about user data
A court in the US state of New Mexico last Wednesday ordered Meta to pay a fine of $25 billion. Mark Zuckerberg’s company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has never before faced such a large fine. The ruling came on the basis of a…
Two critical PHP flaws: BGD e-GOV CIRT tells organisations to list servers and check versions
Organisations in the country must first draw up a list of where PHP is running on their servers, and then check whether the versions in use are vulnerable — this is the instruction issued by BGD e-GOV CIRT, which is responsible for overseeing the…
Full tuition waiver and monthly stipend for master’s in Denmark, apply by 1 February
Applications have opened for the Danish government scholarship for the 2027 academic year. It is for international students; only students from countries outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) can apply. This…