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Appointments for US student visa halted

The US State Department has ordered the suspension of student visa processing in the latest escalation of a Trump administration crackdown on foreign students criticised yesterday by China.

Navigating the UK undergraduate admission process

Here’s a comprehensive guide to applying for undergraduate studies in the UK.

Moving out, for all its challenges, can be liberating

Living on your own can be empowering, but it also comes with its fair share of emotional hurdles.

City of dreams and struggles

The rapid urbanisation of Dhaka has constructed a landscape brimming with promises and challenges alike. With each day appearing to be an endless grind, it’s plain to see that dreams come with a cost.

Centralisation of opportunities in Dhaka

University students and job seekers alike face significant challenges due to the centralisation of resources, often having to relocate to Dhaka for better educational and career opportunities.

UoL to revert to closed-book examinations: What it means for students

Open-book examinations were first started by the UoL in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. From that time onwards till this year’s October/November session, students have been allowed to carry desired hard copy study material during exams—books, teachers’ handouts, and personal notes.

Forget startups, Nafiz Azad Prithibi’s food cart is schooling us on Business 101

A class IX student at Dhaka Residential Model College, Nafiz Azad Prithibi along with his mother, started a food stall at Ring Road, Mohammadpur on 18 September. Later, he moved the business to a small food cart on the lane just beside Suchona Community Center.

40 hurt as students clash with protesting Ansars

Clash erupts near secretariat after members of Ansar continue to protest defying govt assurance

Why you should consider doing an exchange semester abroad

The concept of exchange semesters has long been popular in the education sector. Yet, it remains relatively unfamiliar to Bangladeshi university students.

November 26, 2015
November 26, 2015

Muggers stab student near Dhaka airport

Muggers have stabbed a student and took off with his money and mobile phone near Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

November 25, 2015
November 25, 2015

Porimol gets life term for raping Viqarunnisa student

Porimol Joydhor, a teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School, gets life term imprisonment for raping a class-X student in 2011. The court also fines him Tk 50,000, in default to serve six months more in jail.

October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015

Sweden sword attack: Two dead after masked attacker strikes

A pupil and a teacher at school in Sweden are killed after a masked man with a sword entered the building.

October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015

Medical test protesters to demo at Shahbagh tomorrow

Students to hold a demonstration at Dhaka’s Shahbagh to press for retake of medical and dental college admission tests.

September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015

Cops nab 16 medical test protesters

Police allegedly arrest 16 agitators demanding retake of admission test for entry into medical colleges on the 12th day of their agitation.

August 9, 2015
August 9, 2015

HC questions VAT on private universities

The High Court questions the legality of a government decision to impose 7.5 percent VAT on the tuition fee of students of private universities.

July 9, 2015
July 9, 2015

5 DU students suspended over ‘militant link’

The Dhaka University authorities have suspended five of its students for distributing leaflets and CDs of the banned militant outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir on the campus.

May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015

3 madrasa teachers detained for torturing student in Dinajpur

Police picks up three madrasa teachers in Dinajpur Sadar Upazila for their alleged involvement in torturing a student accused of stealing.

May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015

Clash over land dispute kills college student in Dhaka

A college student is killed and at least five people are injured today in a clash between two groups of locals over a land dispute at Uttar Kalshi of Pallabi in Dhaka.

May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015

Selfie course introduced in California university

Students at a top California university can now take a course devoted to selfies.