Two days after the clash between Rajshahi University students and locals, situation on the campus has become normal -- with classes and exams resuming today.  Bus services have also resumed on the Rajshahi-Dhaka highway in front of the main gate of the university. Rajshahi University Proctor Prof Ashabul Haque said, "Situation on the campus has become normal. Students have returned to classes and are sitting for exams. The demands of the students have already been accepted." Meanwhile, Professor Farid Uddin Khan, of the Department of Economics, staged a sit-in program at Zoha Chattar of the university from 10 am to 11 am today, protesting the attack on students. Around a hundred students expressed solidarity with Prof Farid Uddin Khan. Professor Farid said, "Due to the negligence of the university administration, locals and the police attacked on the campus. When the police attacked, the students were behind the Binodpur gate of the university. The police entered and attacked them." "Many students are still injured and admitted at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. There is no question of conducting exams in this situation. I am holding this peaceful program by boycotting classes, in solidarity with students," he said. Meanwhile, a case has been filed against 200 to 300 people with the Railway Police Station, for blocking the railway line and destroying government property, said Abdul Karim, station superintendent of Rajshahi Railway Station.

In-person classes at all secondary schools may start full from mid this month as the Covid cases are declining, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Friday. “We hope to start classes in full swing in the middle of this month,”  Dipu told reporters after attending  'Study in India' event hosted by Indian High Commission in Dhaka. She said, “We are evaluating students gradually. We will give assignments to the students, if needed.” READ: In-person classes at primary schools to resume Wednesday She hoped that the classes of secondary schools will return to normal within a  short time. She also spoke about 'blended learning'. "We are preparing a national policy in this regard," said Dipu adding that she will hand it over to the prime minister on March 26. Regarding the admission in medical colleges on short syllabus, the minister said the  test should be held in the revised syllabus. “I have talked to Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) about this, I will talk again.” Earlier, the minister visited the stalls of various universities of India at the event where the study environment and facilities for the Bangladeshi students in those universities were displayed.

Chattogram University will resume physical classes for all students from February 22 after one month of closure maintaining proper health rules. The CU authorities said all the pre-scheduled examinations will be taken and all official activities will continue from Tuesday, in a press release issued on Saturday. READ:  SUST to resume classes online from Tuesday However, it prohibited  arranging any kind of program other than official meetings, exams and classes that may create crowd on the campus. The authorities also asked all students to carry their Covid-19 vaccine certificates. On January 21, the CU authority decided to take classes online considering the worsening Covid-19 situation. READ:  DU to resume physical classes from Feb 22 The university halls for students remained open during the closure.

All secondary, higher secondary and university-level educational institutions in Bangladesh will reopen for physical classes on February 22, with strict Covid-safety protocols in place. The decision has been taken in view of the declining Covid cases across Bangladesh, Education Minister Dipu Moni told reporters at the Secretariat on Thursday. "Students aged 12 and above who have been vaccinated with the second dose of a Covid vaccine will be able to physically attend classes, while those who have jabbed only with the first dose will attend online classes," she said. At the same time, preparations are being made to reopen primary schools in another two weeks, said Dipu Moni.  "In-person classes at primary schools will remain closed for another 10 to 14 days. Measures are being taken to vaccinate children below 12 years. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry and the Directorate General of Health Services are looking into the WHO approval issues," she added. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has already prepared the list of students eligible for Covid jabs at all primary schools, according to the Minister. So far, 1,26,57,222 students have received the first Covid shot, while 34,40,448 have got the second dose of a Covid vaccine. Asked if the number of classes will increase after the reopening of schools, Dipu Moni said, "We will try to increase the number of classes as the infection rate declines." Read: Covid-19 Advisory Committee to meet tonight to discuss reopening of educational institutions: Dipu

After 27 days of stalemate Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will resume all its academic activities online from Tuesday. The decision came after an emergency syndicate meeting of the university led by Vice Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed on Sunday evening. A day after the protesting students suspended their movement demanding his resignation. "The residential halls for students will be reopened from Monday and physical classes, exams will resume from February 22 if the government does not impose any more restrictions for Covid-19, '' said Ishfaqul Hossain, Registrar of the university. Read:SUST students suspend movement after meeting with ministers SUST authority announced a shutdown following a clash on the campus between police and the protesting students on January 16. The students were asked to leave the dormitories by 12pm the next day. The police action on the students triggered a long protest and hunger strike in campus rejecting the authority’s orders. The students of SUST suspended their movement on Saturday following a successful meeting with Education Minister Dipu Moni on Friday. They suspended the protest after VC Farid Uddin Ahmed expressed regret over the police action on protesting students on January 16 and apologised earlier on Saturday. On Friday, regarding the student’s demand for VC's resignation, Dipu Moni said it will be placed before the President as he is the Chancellor of the university, holding the power to appoint and remove someone from the post of VC. Regarding the two cases filed against the protesting students, she said arrangements will be made to withdraw those cases as soon as possible. The protests began in the middle of January. Over two dozen SUST students who went on fast unto death ended their strike on January 26. They broke the fast after former SUST Prof Zafar Iqbal offered them water to drink. The students embarked on the hunger strike on the university campus on January 19, demanding the resignation of the VC over the police crackdown on their fellows. The strike was launched after police swooped on the protesting students, charging batons and firing sound grenades and shotgun bullets. On the other hand, the police had filed a case against 300 unnamed protesting students. Read: SUST VC finally apologises over cop attack on students The alleged attack was carried out to free the VC from confinement in the university’s IICT building, and it had left 40 people hurt, including teachers, students and cops.  Zafrin Ahmed, a provost of Begum Sirajunnesa Chowdhury Hall, was at the centre of the initial unrest as she allegedly misbehaved with some students on January 13 when they met her with some complaints. She later resigned from her post, citing health issues.

All examinations of National University have been suspended till further notice in view of surging  Covid-19 pandemic. This was announced in a press release  issued by the university authority on Friday. The schedule of these exams will be informed when the situation gets normal, said the release. READ: National University starting online classes Earlier in the day, all schools, colleges and universities of the country were instructed to remain closed from January 21 to February 6 to contain the covid surge. READ: National University postpones Sunday’s exams The Cabinet Division issued a notification in the morning imposing renewed pandemic restrictions  in the country amid a worrying spike in Covid-19 cases.

Dhaka University on Friday suspended all physical classes till February 6, following a Cabinet Division order in the wake of an alarming surge in Covid cases in the country. However, all online education activities will continue with the participation of teachers and students, the prestigious university said in a statement. All offices of the university will remain open on a limited scale during the period from 9am to 1pm. All emergency services -- electricity, water, gas, internet, healthcare -- on the campus will also remain uninterrupted, according to the statement. READ: DU dormitories to reopen on Oct 5 DU authorities advised students to stay in their respective dormitories adhering to all Covid-safety protocols and avoid all public gatherings. The authorities also urged all concerned not to arrange meetings or seminars on the university campus. READ: Female student complains of harassment  at DU dorm "If we close dormitories, students will get scattered and the risk of spreading the virus will increase. So, we are not planning to shut the halls and dormitories," said Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman, Vice-Chancellor of DU.

The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia resumed in-person classes on Monday after about 18 months of closure due to Covid-19 outbreak. The decision of resuming physical classes was taken at the university’s 263rd syndicate meeting held on the campus in October 4. Read:IU student arrested for spreading rumor on social media The classes are being held maintaining health guidelines. The university reopened all the halls for its residential students on October 9. The university authorities allowed only those students, who had received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, to enter the halls.

Dhaka University will resume physical classes from Sunday, after nearly 18 months of Covid-forced closure. The decision was taken at a meeting of the university's Academic Council on October 7, UNB has learnt. On October 5, the university reopened its residential halls to its fourth-year honours and master's students who got at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. READ: DU halls reopen for all students, but no more ‘gano rooms.’ Second- and first-year students were allowed into the halls from October 10, maintaining all Covid-safety protocols. Earlier, on September 28, the Provost Standing Committee and the Academic Council made the decision to reopen dorms at a syndicate meeting chaired by the vice-chancellor. The dorms had remained shut since March 20 last year following the outbreak of Covid-19 in Bangladesh, which prompted the government to shut down all education institutions across the country. READ: DU holds Cha unit admission test