Shahjalal University, Apr 19 (UNB) – A two-day LICT Techfest 2019 began at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Friday.

University Treasurer Prof Dr Anwarul Islam Dipu inaugurated the festival at 9:30 am in Dr MA Wazed Miah IICT building on the campus.

Prof Muhammad Zafar Iqbal attested the programme as a special guest.
 
A total of 1200 contestants from 54 public and private  universities including Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology(Buet), Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University are participating in different competitions including programming and Robo fight. 
 

Jahangirnagar University, Apr 19 (UNB) - A daylong programme titled ‘Model United Nation Summit: Route to UN’ will be held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus in Saver on Saturday.

Jahangirnagar University Model United Nations Association (JUMUNA), a model organization of United Nation of the university, will organize the programme to celebrate its 4th founding anniversary.

Moderator of programme and skill development secretary of JUMUNA Kazi Md Ashikur Rahman Araf made the disclosure at a press briefing at the office of the Jahangirnagar University Journalists’ Association on Friday.

“We have organized the programme to celebrate our fourth founding anniversary of association where State Minister for Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman MP will be present as the chief guest at Zahir Raihan Auditorium,” he said.

Around 300 students of 40 academic institutions will take part in the programme, he added.

The daylong programme is featured with an inaugural session, rally, and seminar on carrier at United Nations, discussion sessions, reunion of JUMUA former members, honoring the guests, fresher’s reception and cultural session at Selim Al Deen Muktamancha.

Islamic University, Apr 19 (UNB) – The authorities of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia have published the results of Bachelor of Education, Masters' of Education and Diploma in Library and Information Science under the Institute of Islamic Education and Research (IIER).

IIER director Professor M Maher Ali officially published the results on Friday.

The result is available on the university website www.iu.ac.bd.

Dhaka, Apr 17 (UNB)- Dhaka University students on Wednesday demanded expulsion of students, who got admitted to the university through cheating.

Under the banner of general students of DU, around 200 students formed a human chain at the foot of Aparajeyo Bangla at 2pm. Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur expressed solidarity with the protesters. 

“This is only the university that always shows the right direction to the country’s people. It’s regrettable that in the last few years, many students got in by cheating,” he said. “It’s damaging the glorious image and tradition of this university.”

He demanded the university take action against the cheaters as soon as possible.

Ducsu’s independent VP candidate Arani Semanti Khan and joint secretary of Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Council Faruk Hossain also spoke at the gathering. 

After the human chain, students also met Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Akhtaruzzaman and submitted a memorandum. 

The VC said the university has taken a strict stance against cheating.

“We’ll take action through the discipline board when we’ll get correct information. This is an ongoing process,” he added.
 

Islamic University, Apr 17 (UNB) - A workshop on ‘bloom’s taxonomy of learning objectives in higher education’ was held at Islamic University in Kushtia on Wednesday.

Institutional Quality Assurance Cell organised the workshop at the conference room of IU central library around 11:30 am.

Presided over by IU IQAC director professor KM Abdus Sobahan, IU Vice-Chancellor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari addressed the workshop as chief guest where Agrotechnology discipline of Khulna University and former head of quality assurance of University Grant Commission (UGC), professor Sanjay Kumar Adhikary delivered speech as the chief discussant.

Around one hundred teachers of different departments took part at the workshop where IU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor M Shahinoor Rahman and Treasurer Professor M Selim Toha were present as special guests.