Dhaka University, Oct 14 (UNB) - Six people have been detained for their alleged involvement in the reported question paper leak of ‘Gha’ unit admission test under Social Sciences faculty of Dhaka University.

Law enforcers arrested them from Doyel Chattar area of the university with the cooperation of a DU proctorial team on Saturday night, said campus sources.  

The detainees are Md Zahidul Islam, Insan Ali Roki, Mostakim Hossain, Sadman Salid, Md Abu Taleb and Tanvir Ahmed. 

DU chief security officer SM Kamrul Ahsan filed a case with Shahbag Police Station under the Digital Security Act over the matter.

DU Proctor Prof AKM Golam Rabbani told UNB that they have urged law enforcers to take proper action against the detainees and find out the mastermind of the crime.
 

Islamic University, Oct 14 (UNB) – Dr. M Anowar Hossain, a Professor of Islamic History and Culture department, has been made the new chairman of the department of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Sunday.

IU acting registrar, SM Abdul Latif told UNB that IU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari appointed him to the post for the next three years. 

The new chairman was appointed as the tenure of previous chairman, Professor Dr. M Jahangir Hossain of the same department has already been expired, he added.
 

Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB) – ‘Dhaka University Telemedicine Program’ has won the ‘Third Commonwealth Digital Health Award’.

The university achieved the award in the telemedicine category for outstanding contribution to developing healthcare quality in rural areas across the country, said a DU press release on Sunday.

Director of Dhaka University Telemedicine Program and Honorary Professor of Biomedical Physics and Technology (BMPT) department Dr Khondakar Siddique-e-Rabbani received the award at a function held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 12. 

Dhaka University Telemedicine Program is being conducted by the BMPT department.

Islamic University, Oct 14 (UNB) - The schedule for the admission test for the 1st year honours courses under the academic session 2018-19 of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia was published on Saturday night.

According to the schedule, the first shift will be held from 9:30 am to 10:30 am while the second shift from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, third shift from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm and fourth shift will be held from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of IU central admission test committee with its Vice-chancellor Professor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari in the chair.

The admission test, however, will be held in two days from November 4 to 5 instead of four days, said IU Pro-VC Professor M Shahinoor Rahman.

The admission tests of 'A' and 'B' units will be held on November 4 while 'C' and 'D' units will be held on November 5.
 
Details information regarding the admission test is available on the university website at www.iu.ac.bd.
 

 
Kushtia, Oct 13 (UNB) – A daylong workshop on ‘Quality Assurance’ was held at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Saturday.

IU Institutional Quality Assurance Cell organised the workshop with a view to make qualified teachers at the third-floor of administration building of the university around 10:00 am.
 
IU Vice-chancellor Professor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari addressed the workshop as the chief guest while Professor Mahbubul Zowardar, a teacher Metropolitan College of New York City was present as the resource person.
 
Among others, IU Pro-VC Professor M Shahinoor Rahman and Treasurer Professor M Selim Toha spoke as special guests with Institutional Quality Assurance Cell Director Professor M Abdus Sobhan in the chair.

Around two hundred teachers from different departments of the university took part in the workshop.