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The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia have invited international students to apply for admission into any of its thirty-six undergraduate programmes under its 2021-22 academic session. A press release, signed by IU international affairs division director Professor Dr Shahadat Hossain Azad, was issued in this regard on Friday.  A total of 30 students are expected to be enrolled in the 2021-22 academic session. Read:UGC allocates nearly Tk 160 cr for Islamic University The university authorities will admit students from Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Srilanka, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Cambodia and Indonesia. The applicant must have completed a twelve-year education (e.g. A-Level in the British education system) not before 2020, and must have secured a CGPA of 3.5 on a scale of 5 or 3 on a scale of 4 in  both O-Level and A-Level or equivalent examinations. More information regarding the admission procedure is available on the university website at www.iu.ac.bd, the press release added.

The schedule of the postponed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be announced two weeks after distribution of textbooks among the students in the flood-hit districts, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Wednesday. There have been extensive damages due to the recent devastating flood and it was not possible to save the textbooks in the flood area, she told the reporters at the Secretariat. “We need to ascertain how many books will be needed in these areas first. If necessary we will print textbooks.” Once  the distribution of books is completed, the students need a little time to prepare themselves for the exams she added. Read: Floods in the northeast throw over 4.55 lakh students in Sylhet div into uncertainty The SSC and its equivalent examinations, under all the education boards scheduled to begin on June 19, were postponed due to the flood situation in the country on June 17. About the rapid surge of Covid-19, the minister said if they can vaccinate the students below 12, they will keep the educational institutions open. “At this moment, schools will not be closed. Decision will be taken seeing the situation.”

The results of the ‘Gha’ unit admission test under Social Science faculty of Dhaka University for session 2021-2022 session have been published. DU Vice Chancellor Prof. Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman unveiled the results at Abdul Motin Chowdhury virtual classroom of the univetsity around 1 pm. A total of 6,111 out of 71'262 students (8.58%) passed the exam against a total of 1781 seats. By providing information, candidates can check their results at admission.eis.du.ac.bd or use the short message service (SMS) available on any mobile operator, said a press release. For SMS notification of the result, candidates have to type DU GHA [exam roll] in message(sms) option and send it to 16321. Read: 10.39% students pass DU ‘Ka’ unit entry test Successful students have to fill the 'Subject Choice Form' online and submit it between 3 pm of July 7 to 5 pm of July 28. Students can apply for rechecking result from July 17 till July 21 at the dean office of Social Science faculty of Dhaka University by paying tk 1000. Anonyo Ganguli secured 1st position jn the test scoring 103.95 out of 120. Mohammad Tanjid Hasan Akash became 2nd scoring 103.44 and Aysha Jahan Samia 3rd scoring 93.1.

The results of the ‘Ka’ unit admission test under Science  Faculty  of Dhaka University for session 2021-2022  session have been published with a pass rate of 10.39 %. DU vice Chancellor prof. Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman unveiled the results at Abdul Motin Chowdhury virtual classroom around 12:30 pm on Monday. Read: DU MCJ teachers protests speech against ex-VC Arefin Siddique A total of 11,466 out of 11,0374  students passed the exam against a total of 1,781 seats. Asir Anjum Khan topped the list of successful candidates  scoring 115  out of 120. He also stood 1st in Buet admission test. Khalid Hasan Tuhin secured 2nd position while Zarifa Tabassum  got the 3rd place with the same score in the test. Top three students scored the same but their serial number was fixed considering the HSC and SSC exams results. By providing information, candidates can check their results at admission.eis.du.ac.bd or use the short message service (SMS) available on any mobile operator, said a press release. For SMS notification of the results, candidates have to type DU KHA [exam roll] in message (sms) option and send it to 16321. Read: 14.30% student pass DU ‘Ga’ unit entry test Successful students have to fill the 'Subject Choice Form' online and submit it between 3 pm of July 6   to 3 pm of July 21. Students can apply for rechecking the answer script from July 6  till July 21 at the dean office of pharmacy faculty of Dhaka University by paying Tk 1000. The result of Gha unit will be published on Tuesday at 1 pm.

The teachers of mass communication and journalism department of University of Dhaka protested the speech of MP Kazi Firoz Rashid against AAMS Arefin Siddique. Prof. AAMS Arefin Siddique was a teacher of MCJ department and served as vice-chancellor of Dhaka University for two terms. In this regard, a press release was issued by Dhaka University's Mass communication and journalism(MCJ) Department chairman prof. Abul Mansur Ahmed. Also read: 14.30% student pass DU ‘Ga’ unit entry test "We, the teachers of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, are very shocked by such a lie of a public representative. The actual information is Professor. AAMS Arefin Siddique obtained his PhD in 1986 from the renowned Mysore University of India. Besides, he has made countless students by making outstanding contributions over the last four decades in the spread of communication and journalism education in Bangladesh," the press release reads. It also says, "Kazi Firoz Rashid has to repent and ask forgiveness from Prof. Arefin Siddique for making such false statements about him." Also read: Fairs & discussions mark DU's anniversary celebrations Earlier, on June 30, while speaking on the closing day of the budget session, MP Kazi Firoz Rashid, said in his remarks that Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique did not have a PhD degree which spread a notable impact on the teachers and the students of the department.

The results of the ‘Ga’ unit admission test under faculty of Business Studies of Dhaka University for session 2021-2022 have been published with a pass rate of 14.30%. DU vice Chancellor prof. Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman unveiled the results on the university website at Abdul Motin Chowdhury virtual classroom around 12.30 pm. A tolal of 4,289 out of 29,997 students passed the entry test.  Only top 1100 students will be allowed to fill up the subject choice forms against a total of 930 seats. READ: 2.56 per cent pass DU ‘Cha’ unit admission test By providing information, candidates can check their results at admission.eis.du.ac.bd or use the short message service (SMS) available on any mobile operator, said a press release. For SMS notification of the result, candidates have to type DU KHA [exam roll] in message(sms) option and send it to 16321. Students have to fill the 'Subject Choice Form' online and submit it between 3 pm of July 6  to 5pm of July 21 Students, who are not happy with their results, can apply for rechecking the exam script from July 6 at Business Faculty dean office of Dhaka University. Sarwar Hossen Khan topped the merit list scoring 116.75 out of 120 while Anima Parvez Elma stood 2nd scoring 110 out of 120 and Mohammad Abdullah Khan got 3rd position scoring 107.75. "The admission test result of 'Ka' unit under Science faculty for 2021-22 academic session will be published on July 4.

Nabiha Raidaa Scholarship was introduced at the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) for meritorious students of  the university. MIST Commandant Maj Gen Md Wahid-uz-Zaman and Fair Group Chairman Ruhul Alam Al Mahbub handed over this year's Nabiha Raidaa Scholarship bank cheques to 18 MIST students at a ceremony held recently, said a press release. A four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between MIST and Fair Group at the ceremony. Read: Bangladeshi students to get FAU scholarships Mutassim Daiaan, Director of Fair Group, and Colonel Muhammad Romeo Nawrin Khan, on behalf of MIST signed the MoU to improve the quality of engineering and technical education in the country. Fair Group Advisor Major General Hamid R. Chowdhury (Retd.), Director-Administration Lt. Colonel Nur Mohammad Sikder (Retd.), Head of Communication & Corporate Philanthropy Hasnain Khurshed, COO-Factory Brig. Gen Akramul Haque (Retd.) and senior faculty of MIST attended the event.

The country's most coveted Dhaka University (DU) observed its 102nd birth anniversary on Friday through day-long programmes. DU Vice Chancellor Prof Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the celebration programmes by cutting a 102-pound cake at the central field of the university campus around 10am.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved a budget of nearly Tk 160 crore for Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia for the 2022-23 financial year. Of Tk 159.69 crore, Tk 1.42 crore (0.89 per cent) has been allocated as expenses for research this year, according to a university release. IU treasurer Prof Alamgir Hossain Bhuiya said that they had proposed a budget of Tk 210.40 crore to the UGC but it approved Tk 159.69 crore for the university. Also Read: RU student suspended for harassing teacher  

Rajshahi University (RU) has suspended a student of the Law Department allegedly for harassing a teacher of the same department. The suspended student is Md  Ashiqullah, a master's student, said university proctor Prof Ashabul Haque Wednesday afternoon. Read:RU student assaulted ‘by BCL men’ “The student has been suspended according to the decision of the university's disciplinary committee and the syndicate,” he said. Ashiqullah was confined to the department chairman’s room for two hours by the fellow students soon after he harassed Prof Asma Siddiqa. The teachers and students of the department later handed him over to the university administration. Professor Asma Siddiqa  said, “When I was about to leave the 4th year class, Ashiqullah blocked my way. When he asked me for a solution to an internal matter of the department, I asked him to talk to Chairman sir. But he misbehaved with me without hearing  my advice.” Read: Two more held for attack on RU student Professor Hasibul Alam Pradhan, chairman of the Law Department, said, “We have taken action against the accused student.” Meanwhile, students of the department staged a sit-in programme in front of the administrative building to press home their three-point demand including Ashiqullah’s expulsion.