Bangladesh’s Bored Tunnelers ranks in the top three in Elon Musk’s Not-a-Boring Competition

Team Bored Tunnelers from Bangladesh became the first ever Asian team to rank in the top three.
2 April 2024, 13:59 PM

The need for cybersecurity education in Bangladeshi universities

Institutions must equip students with skills to steer through the cyber world's complexities.
2 April 2024, 11:17 AM

HC stays ban on student politics at Buet

The agitating Buet students yesterday demanded that the university ensure a politics-free campus through legal means after the High Court stayed a university order banning student politics on campus.
1 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Campus safe, no question about it

The High Court yesterday stayed the ban on student politics at Buet when the students were demanding that the campus be free from politics.
1 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Applications open for the Fulbright Foreign Student Program

The initiative aims to foster mutual understanding between the United States and other nations worldwide.
1 April 2024, 13:19 PM

BUET unrest: BCL, protesters face off over ban on politics

The demonstrators at Buet yesterday vowed to keep their institution free from politics and banned organisations, while Chhatra League demanded that the university authorities immediately lift the curbs on student politics.
31 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Student politics at Buet: What VC has to say

Prof Satya Prasad Majumder, vice-chancellor of Buet, said the teachers and students of the institution have to take the initiative if they want to reinstate student politics on the campus
31 March 2024, 17:35 PM

15pc income tax on private universities could lead to closures: APUB

The Association for Private Universities of Bangladesh today said the government's recent imposition of a 15 percent income tax on private universities could lead to closures, severely limiting access to higher education for students
31 March 2024, 11:46 AM

UK university set to launch esports undergraduate degree course

The University of Suffolk (UOS) in the United Kingdom is gearing up to meet the growing interest in video games among children, teenagers, and university-level students by introducing an undergraduate degree course dedicated to esports. According to BBC, the Esports undergraduate course will accept its first students in 2025.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Politics on Campus: Buet students boycott tests, classes on 2nd day of protest

Buet students yesterday boycotted their classes and exams and demonstrated against early Thursday’s gathering of Chhatra League activists on the campus where political activities are not allowed.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Buet students continue protest for 2nd straight day

Students of different batches started the demonstration by gathering on the road in front of the Shaheed Minar from 8:00am
30 March 2024, 05:21 AM

Buet students protest BCL gathering on campus

Several hundred Buet students yesterday took to the streets protesting a gathering of Chhatra League activists in the middle of night on the campus where political activities are banned.
29 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Protest at Buet over banned political activities by BCL on campus

A group of students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) demonstrated on the university campus today protesting resumption of political activities in the university at night despite a ban.
29 March 2024, 12:15 PM

BRAC University community raises BDT 2 lakh for orphanages, underprivileged, and university staff

A group of students from BRAC University, with support from faculty members and alumni, took the initiative of creating a positive impact on society through multiple campaigns aimed towards orphanages, underprivileged people near campus, and the BRAC University staff.
27 March 2024, 11:03 AM

Brac University holds event in solemn remembrance of 1971 genocide

In a solemn remembrance of one of the darkest chapters in Bangladesh's history, the history club of the Department of English and Humanities at BRAC University today hosted an event titled "Remembering the 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh"
25 March 2024, 12:46 PM

BRACU, MIST, and UIU qualify for University Rover Challenge finals

These three teams are among the top 38 competition finalists.
22 March 2024, 20:29 PM

Sexual harassment in universities and the struggle for justice

The recent case of Fairuz Abontika is a painful reminder of how incompetent universities are in dealing with sexual harassment complaints
21 March 2024, 15:46 PM

JnU teacher suspended for alleged sexual harassment

The authorities of Jagannath University (JnU) today suspended Abu Shahed Emon, a lecturer of the Film and Television Department, for allegedly sexually harassing a student
21 March 2024, 12:41 PM

Should you consider studying Pharmacy?

With the influx of students exploring the vast world of life sciences, Pharmacy has started to see a stratospheric increase in interested youths.
21 March 2024, 09:23 AM

Everything you need to know about capture the flag exercises

As data becomes the most valuable product in a growing tech-dependent world, data security concerns are on the rise.
21 March 2024, 02:00 AM