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The story of life frozen in frames

-- 2019-04-11 00:27:29

Asian University for Women Photography Club (AUWPC) hosted the seventh edition of its signature event, AUW Photo Carnival on its campus on April 05 and 06.  Over the last few years, photographers...

Dipu Moni for combined university admission tests

-- 2019-04-10 18:53:16

Education Minister Dipu Moni has backed plans to implement combined entrance tests at universities, much like the admission process at medical colleges. She also sought the support of major universit...

BU students continue demo over VC’s removal

-- 2019-04-10 13:30:09

The students of the Barisal University (BU) have been staging demonstration by putting up barricades on Barishal-Patuakhali highway since Wednesday morning demanding the vice-chancellor's resignation....

EWU organises special cleanliness campaign

FE Online Desk 2019-04-09 14:55:26

East West University (EWU) has organised a special cleanliness campaign at Aftabnagar area in the capital. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam and local Parliament Member, AKM R...

ULAB signs MoU with UK’s Keele University

FE Online Desk 2019-04-07 15:58:45

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and Keele University, UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the ULAB permanent campus in Mohammadpur in the capital. The two institutions...

Weeklong fire safety awareness programme at BRACU

FE Online Desk 2019-04-07 15:00:54

Against the backdrop of recent fire incidents in the capital, BRAC University (BRACU) has undertaken a weeklong programme to create awareness among students, faculty and staff on fire safety. The &ls...

HSBC, IBA award top three business case competition winners

FE Online Desk 2019-04-06 15:26:08

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) in Bangladesh and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka, in partnership with the United Nations Development P...

MIST organises country’s biggest robotic event

UNB 2019-04-05 19:47:30

Bangladesh's biggest robotics event, Robolution-2019 competition, was held at Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) at Mirpur Cantonment in the city on Friday. This is the fourth compet...

Syed Manzur Elahi new chairperson of EWU Trustee Board

-- 2019-04-05 00:50:14

Former adviser to caretaker government Syed Manzur Elahi has been elected chairperson of the Board of Trustees of East West University (EWU), says a press release. One of the founders of the univer...

Dual major, worth the time and effort?

Samira Sabah 2019-04-04 01:12:32

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) usually face a common dilemma at the time of choosing a major. While other subjects have a clear-cut path, a BBA can be tricky to navigate...

Thinking beyond academic skills

Tamjid Haque 2019-04-04 01:10:29

Confucius  said, 'Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life'. Finding a job you thrive for and getting the job is one of the toughest things for students in this er...

Youngsters develop startup ideas

Afraim Karim 2019-04-04 01:09:05

After a successful launch in December 2018, Young Founders School (YFS) held its second bootcamp in Dhaka on March 29 and 30, 2019. With almost 32 students participating from five  different scho...

HSC, equivalent exams begin

-- 2019-04-01 10:30:17

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2019 began on Monday with participation of 13, 51,505 examinees from 9,081 educational institutions across the country. The 1...

HSC, equivalent exams from Monday

-- 2019-03-31 17:09:41

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2019 will begin on Monday. A total of 13, 51,505 examinees from 9,081 educational institutions under 10 education boards will...

President urges IUB graduates to prioritise country’s interest

FE Online Desk 2019-03-31 13:14:43

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has recently celebrated its 20th convocation at the university campus in Bashundhara area in the capital. Md Abdul Hamid, President, People’s Republic o...

Indian Institute provides LSE-based curricula for BD students

FE Online Desk 2019-03-30 13:48:56

 The New Delhi-based Indian School of Business & Finance (ISBF) took London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) curricula based training workshops to vernacular medium students...

BU VC apologises for his comment

-- 2019-03-30 10:56:42

Amid growing student protests, Barishal University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Imamul Haque has expressed sorrow for his recent 'offensive comment'. In a press statement signed by university public relat...

President urges universities to ensure quality education

-- 2019-03-28 17:48:32

President M Abdul Hamid on Thursday asked the university authorities not to compromise on the quality of education and not to use the university as a business centre. “Now our challenge is to e...

Youths brainstorm development trends

Shahreem Ahsan 2019-03-28 11:48:33

Young Economists' Forum (YEF), the first academic student-run organisation of North South University, has been devoted to bridge the gap between the everchanging demand for relevant skillsets and the...

Entrepreneurship, going the extra mile

Melita Mehjabeen 2019-03-28 10:57:29

In Bangladesh, there has been a noticeable change in the trend among business students and graduates. A few years back, most of the business graduates in Bangladesh opted for a career in multinational...

E-commerce is about creating a connection with the customers

Farah Naz Aditi 2019-03-28 10:55:37

In this era of increasing digitisation, harnessing the power of technological advancement is paving the way for trade and commerce all over the world. As traditional commerce continues to take advanta...

AIUB alumni meet Friday

-- 2019-03-28 10:52:38

The first get together of alumni of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), "ExAIUBian Meetup", is going to take place at Amulia Model Town, Demra, Dhaka tomorrow (March 29). More than 4,...

$125m ADB project to improve infrastructure of higher educational institutions

FE Online Report 2019-03-27 21:56:20

Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$125 million for a project to improve infrastructure of higher educational instituions and build capacity of IT professionals in Bangladesh. University Gr...

President to attend Independent University convocation

-- 2019-03-27 13:27:26

President Abdul Hamid will attend the 20th Convocation of Independent University, Bangladesh on Thursday. The convocation will be held at 2:30pm on IUB campus in Bashundhara residential area. Preside...

82,500 students get primary scholarships

-- 2019-03-24 16:12:37

A total of 82,500 students have got scholarships in the Primary Education Completion (PEC) Examinations held in 2018. State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain came up with the i...

First Bangladeshi girl in UN Education Confce

FE Online Desk 2019-03-23 21:38:16

Swastika Gargi Chakraborty will represent Bangladesh for the first time in Mid-Level (Class V-VIII) section in the Global Classroom International Model United Nations Program (GCIMUN) to be held at Un...

Prof Nuri remembered at IU

-- 2019-03-23 16:49:42

A commemoration meeting was held at the Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Saturday in memory of Professor Shahidul Islam Nuri, who died on December 2 last year. IU Dawah and Islamic Studies depar...

SJIBL distributes scholarship among 500 students

FE Online Desk 2019-03-23 13:49:27

Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) on Saturday distributed scholarship among the brilliant and poor students of the country. Governor of Bangladesh Bank Mr. Fazle Kabir handed over the scholarsh...

Working women’s commuting made comfortable

Salwa Rafi 2019-03-20 21:42:45

Three passionate minds -- Reyasat Chowdhury, Jawwad Jahangir, and Shah Sufian Mahmud Chowdhury-- have channeled their expertise to solve a real world problem. Leaving the glamour of corporate life, th...

Five myths about private university students

Samira Sabah 2019-03-20 21:41:31

As a student who just finished her A levels in January, it was quite a daunting task for Maliha deciding which university to join. Not wanting to wait more than six months to start her undergraduate s...