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Nearly 10m children ‘may never return to school’ after Covid-19 pandemic

Nearly 10m children ‘may never return to school’ after Covid-19 pandemic

Xinhua 2020-07-13 13:31:05

Some 9.7 million children worldwide "could be forced out of school forever" by the end of this year, as a result of increasing poverty and budget cuts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   London-headq...

First-ever Online Orientation Workshop for faculty members held at IUB

First-ever Online Orientation Workshop for faculty members held at IUB

FE Online Desk 2020-07-12 15:34:54

Being one of the pioneers of online teaching, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised the first-ever Online Orientation Workshop for its faculty members recently. More than 500 fulltime an...

Local initiative brings visual recognition technology to country

Local initiative brings visual recognition technology to country

Mohammad Saiful Islam 2020-07-09 00:18:14

To become an entrepreneur, one does not need be an expert beforehand. Rather, most successful people out there begin their journey very early with whatsoever knowledge they possess and leverage the le...

How might local startups survive this downturn?

How might local startups survive this downturn?

Ahmed Fahad 2020-07-09 00:17:13

The nationwide lockdown imposed by the government to curb the spread of coronavirus brought economic activity to a standstill for nearly three months. This has impacted businesses of all sizes, across...

Teens enjoy productive sessions

Teens enjoy productive sessions

Rashik Riasat 2020-07-09 00:15:49

BUP Global Affairs Council (BUPGAC) just finished their second online event called "Quaranteen Week" amidst this dreaded pandemic. The country, as of now, has been in a lockdown state for more than th...

US welcoming international students

US welcoming international students

-- 2020-07-08 16:43:40

The United States is welcoming international students amid COVID-19 pandemic with a mixture of both in-person and some online coursework. "We are pleased that many international students who had plan...

RU to hold online classes

RU to hold online classes

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-07-08 09:41:59

Rajshahi University will hold online classes of all departments. The decision was taken on Tuesday in a virtual meeting between the vice-chancellor and the faculty deans and institute directors. Facu...

ILO to hold online quiz competition for vocational students

ILO to hold online quiz competition for vocational students

-- 2020-07-03 18:27:26

International Labour Organization (ILO) is going to hold an online quiz competition for technical and vocational educational and training (TVET) students marking the World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) on J...

ULAB organises online orientation prog for Summer 2020

ULAB organises online orientation prog for Summer 2020

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-07-02 12:59:24

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) on Wednesday organised an online orientation programme for the incoming students of Summer 2020. The university arranged the online programme amid the...

Endeavours to proliferate AI in retail market

Endeavours to proliferate AI in retail market

Mohammad Saiful Islam 2020-07-02 00:43:02

It was the summer of the year 1993. Mohammad Oli Ahad, just another boy from Dhaka was bracing up for his SSC result to come out. At that time, he took a stiff decision that was quiet unlikely for a b...

Toward a promising head start in engineering and aeronautics

Toward a promising head start in engineering and aeronautics

Shanjida Hossain 2020-07-02 00:41:47

Institution of Mechanical Engineers Unmanned Aircraft System (IMechE UAS) Challenge is an engineering competition solely focused on the development of an Unmanned Aerial System more popularly known as...

Impacts of Covid-19 on FMCG industry

Impacts of Covid-19 on FMCG industry

Rashik Riasat 2020-07-02 00:40:31

Worth $3.4 billion as of 2017, the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry is one of the biggest industries of the country. Hence, it would be beneficial to find out what new trends are taking plac...

US Embassy in Dhaka announces Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 2021-22

US Embassy in Dhaka announces Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 2021-22

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-06-30 15:58:39

The US Embassy in Dhaka has announced the annual competition for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for the academic year of 2021-2022.  This unique, one-year programme is open to profess...

MA Kashem elected chairman of NSU Trust

MA Kashem elected chairman of NSU Trust

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-30 12:27:45

North South University (NSU) has unanimously nominated M. A. Kashem as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT). Mr. M A Kashem is an eminent industrialist and businessman in Bangladesh, philanthr...

DU VC to join UN Secretary-General’s high-level meeting

DU VC to join UN Secretary-General’s high-level meeting

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-29 12:46:08

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman has been invited from Bangladesh to participate at a high-level virtual meeting of Presidents (VCs) of world-leading universities. The two...

AIUB's webinar on creating lectures for online teaching

AIUB's webinar on creating lectures for online teaching

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-29 09:45:49

Faculty of Engineering of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) organised a webinar on 'Efficiently Creating Lectures for Online Teaching: A Comprehensive Review of Useful Teaching Metho...

Over 100,000 technical students to receive stipends

Over 100,000 technical students to receive stipends

-- 2020-06-28 17:05:47

A total of 1,14,697 students of 157 technical educational institutions across the country will receive stipend through bKash for purchasing educational materials. Education Minister Dipu Moni inaugur...

Satya Prasad Majumder appointed new VC of BUET

Satya Prasad Majumder appointed new VC of BUET

-- 2020-06-25 17:46:23

The government has appointed Dr Satya Prasad Majumder as the new vice-chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). The EEE teacher will serve in his new role for the...

Focus, capacity to learn and passion keys to fast career growth

Focus, capacity to learn and passion keys to fast career growth

Md Zarif Tajwar Shihab 2020-06-25 00:00:00

Young professionals need to decide how to spend the early years of their careers so that they can achieve their dream role as soon as possible. Going out of the structured curriculum of a university a...

Preparing beyond the pandemic: The chance to upskill

Preparing beyond the pandemic: The chance to upskill

Farah Naz Aditi 2020-06-25 00:00:00

There has been a lot of talks and motivation directed towards the Class of 2020 about how to survive the ongoing tension created due to the pandemic. Surely this was going to be the most anticipated t...

The future of travel from youth perspective

The future of travel from youth perspective

Nafisul Abrar 2020-06-25 00:00:00

Travelling is one of the most popular leisure activities among the youth of today. The ease of access to information related to traveling through internet and the availability of budget flights have m...

UGC approves Tk 84.85b for 46 public universities

UGC approves Tk 84.85b for 46 public universities

FE Online Report 2020-06-24 18:28:46

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved a budget allocation of Tk 84.85 billion (8,485.12 crore) for 46 public and government universities for the fiscal year 2020-21.   Of the...

Bangladesh approves one more private university

Bangladesh approves one more private university

-- 2020-06-24 15:29:47

The government has approved a new private university amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education issued the order approving the establishment of Microland U...

IUB goes online fully from July

IUB goes online fully from July

FE Report 2020-06-22 09:51:24

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is going fully online from July aiming to continue education during the Covid-19 pandemic. The university authority has already carried out dry run for online...

DPS, Microsoft team up with prestigious partnership

DPS, Microsoft team up with prestigious partnership

FE Online Report 2020-06-21 19:52:03

Aiming to facilitate online education furthermore, DPS STS School has teamed up with Microsoft for a prestigious partnership. DPS STS School is the second organisation in Bangladesh to achieve this...

At least 10,000 primary and secondary teachers get training to conduct online classes

At least 10,000 primary and secondary teachers get training to conduct online classes

-- 2020-06-21 18:22:01

At least 10,000 primary and secondary teachers across the country are getting necessary training to continue with their classes online amid the Covid-19 pandemic. CodersTrust Bangladesh, an internati...

Technology has the power to disrupt future of work

Technology has the power to disrupt future of work

Shanjida Hossain 2020-06-18 16:32:04

Increasing automation and digitisation in the workplace is gradually altering the quality and quantity of jobs. New skills are demanded and hence born, while older skills are becoming obsolete. The ri...

EWU holds online seminar on Rohingya genocide

EWU holds online seminar on Rohingya genocide

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-06-18 16:18:18

East West University Center for Research and Training (EWUCRT) has organised a research seminar on Rohingya genocide in Myanmar on Google Meet app. The online seminar titled ‘Rohingya Persecuti...

When degree is the passport to a global career

When degree is the passport to a global career

MD Zarif Tajwar Shihab 2020-06-18 00:00:00

Rapid globalisation has turned the world into a global village. In this era a qualification like ACCA can be one's passport to a career that transcends national boundaries. ACCA, the abbreviation for...

Online contest aims to hone skills of participants

Online contest aims to hone skills of participants

Rashik Riasat 2020-06-18 00:00:00

Interactive Cares is holding yet another online contest amidst this dreaded quarantine. The lockdown has undoubtedly brought an immense amount of anxiety among all people. Nevertheless, many people ar...