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7 JU teachers-students among world 2pc top cited scientists

A total of six teachers and a student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have been selected among the top two percent of the most cited scientists in the world in a journal published by Stanford University based researchers in the USA

Floodwaters kill 31 in India's Himalayan northeast after lake bursts through major dam

Ice-cold floodwaters swept through mountain towns in India’s Himalayan northeast, killing at least 31 people, washing away houses and bridges, and forcing thousands of people to leave their homes, officials said Friday. The flood began shortly after midnight Wednesday, when the waters of a glacial

Academic year 2023-24: Marketing of new books for class XI, XII inaugurated

Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni on Thursday inaugurated the marketing of new books for classes XI and XII for the academic year 2023-2024. The programme was inaugurated at the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) auditorium in the capital.

Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ Friday morning

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 153 at 9:20 am on Friday. The air was classified as 'unhealthy', according to the air quality and pollution city ranking. Dhaka’s air on Friday morning turne

Bangladesh witnesses nine more dengue deaths

Nine more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,055 in the ongoing year.

Rooppur power plant is another step towards Smart Bangladesh: PM

Reiterating to build the country as "Smart Bangladesh", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is another step in building smart Bangladesh. "Bangladesh will be turned into a smart country in future, and the nuclear power plant is another step towards building th

Norwegian Jon Fosse wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Norwegian Jon Fosse wins the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy in Stockholm praised his innovative plays and prose, saying he gave voice to the unsayable, reports BBC.

PM to brief media on UNGA session tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference tomorrow to brief the media about the outcome of her joining the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York.

Poet Asad Chowdhury passes away

Ekushey Padak-winning poet, noted media personality and valiant Freedom Fighter Poet Asad Chowdhury died of old-age complications while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Toronto, Canada on Thursday. He was 80.

Shun coaching business to ensure quality education: President

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today asked all concerned to shun coaching business to improve the standard of education in the country.

60 students to be enrolled at DU under sports quota

Sixty students will be admitted in the undergraduate program in Dhaka University for 2022-23 academic year under the player quota.

St. Joseph Old Boys' Foundation gets new executive committee

Imran Karim, Vice Chairman of Confidence Group took in charge as the President and Sheikh Shabab Ahmed, Cheif External Affairs Officer of Nagad Ltd. as the General Secretary of the new Executive Committee of St. Joseph Old Boys' Foundation (SJOBF), the alumni association of St. Joseph Higher Seconda

Nuclear fuel hand over ceremony for RNPP today

The nuclear fuel hand over ceremony (graduation ceremony) for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) will be held at the plant site here today as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to virtually join it.

Environmental fest, career carnival, workshop held at BUP

Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) organized ‘BUP Environmental Fest & Career Carnival-2023’ and a workshop on ‘Youth Participation in Climate Change Negotiations’ on Wednesday. The events focused on inspiring and motivating individuals to embrace an eco-friendly lifestyle that will prepa

What's in a university ranking?

It's an awful time for many universities in Bangladesh, both public and private, that are struggling with their reputation. Over 49,000 students left Bangladesh last year for a whole host of reasons, the biggest being that the local higher education institutions (HEI), with a few exceptions, have ei

PM returns home ending tour to USA, UK

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today returned home from London after wrapping up her 16-day official visit to the USA and the UK. A commercial flight (BG-208) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at

BUP observing global Cyber Security Awareness Month

A month-long programme has begun on Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) campus at Mirpur Cantonment in the city to observe the global 'Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023'.

At least 23 Indian soldiers missing in flash flood: army

The Indian army said Wednesday that 23 soldiers were missing after a powerful flash flood caused by intense rainfall tore through a valley in the mountainous northeast Sikkim state. "Due to sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim, a flash flood occurred in the Teesta River... 23 personn

DU sings MoU on academic collaboration with Canadian University

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of Dhaka (DU) and the University of Regina, Canada was signed today at Professor Abdul Matin Chowdhury Virtual Classroom of the university to undertake joint collaborative academic and research programs between the two universities.