The probe committee formed by Rabindra University has recommended taking action against its teacher Farhana Yeasmin Baten for trimming the hair of its 14 students saying that it has found the ‘proof of her offence’. Registrar of the university Sohrab Ali told UNB on Monday that they received the probe report on Thursday. After receiving the report, a syndicate meeting was called on Friday. Read: RUB haircut humiliation: Students on indefinite hunger strike demanding termination of accused teacher An investigative team of the University Grants Commission (UGC) will visit the university campus on Wednesday and the final decision on the fate of Farhana, a teacher of Cultural Heritage and Bangladesh Studies department, will be taken after that, Sohrab said. Meanwhile, the university students resumed their protests on Sunday demanding that the teacher be terminated. The protestors on that day confined 30 teachers and staff of the university to two academic buildings for at least 10 long hours -- from 2pm-1.30 am.

Khulna University for Science and Technology (Kuet) will reopen its dormitories from October 22 for 3rd year, final year and Masters students. Rest of students will be allowed to stay at dormitories from November 5. Read:DU dormitories to reopen on Oct 5 The decision was taken at the 81st (emergency) meeting of the Academic Council chaired by University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Kazi Sazzad Hossain on Sunday afternoon after reviewing the instructions of the Education Ministry and University Grants Commission (UGC). According to the meeting, classes of the 3rd,  final year and Masters students will start on October 25 and classes of the 1st and 2nd year students will start on November 7. Read:University students to be vaccinated for reopening dorms: UGC Students who have received the first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine will be allowed to enter halls after showing the vaccine card.

The  University Grants Commission (UGC) has allocated Tk 157.58 crore budget for Islamic University in Kushtia under its 2020-21 fiscal year.

A total of eight students from different faculties of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will get the Prime Minister Gold Medal for their outstanding academic results on Wednesday.

A total of 172 meritorious students from public and private universities will be awarded Prime Minister Gold Medal-2018 for their academic achievements.

The authorities Chittagong University (CU) on Thursday night decided to hold the admission test according to their existing rules instead of the integrated admission test of public universities which is expected to begin from the 2020-21 academic session.

BNP MP Harunur Rashid on Thursday demanded that the 1973 Ordinance be amended to force four leading universities, including Dhaka University and Buet, to follow the combined admission test from this year.

Comilla University (CoU) has completed all necessary preparations to hold its first-ever convocation on Monday.