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US launches STEM education initiatives for women, girls

The US embassy here today launched a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education initiative for Bangladesh’s women and girls. US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller inaugurated the “Strengthening U.S.-Bangladesh Sustainable Relationship by Developing Student-centered STEM Education” project at BRAC Inn in the capital. While inaugurating the project, Miller recognised the contributions of women to different sectors in Bangladesh and across the world, highlighting the importance of encouraging and supporting women and girls to pursue education and careers in STEM...

Robi, UGC sign MoU to facilitate online education for university students

University Grants Commission (UGC) has signed an MoU today with the country’s leading digital service provider, Robi. The agreement provides an affordable means for the University teachers and students of the country to conduct their educational activities online. Under the agreement, Robi will provide 30 GB data pack with 30 days validity at an affordable rate to any University willing to take up the facility. Robi’s Chief Enterprise Business Officer, Md. Adil Hossain and UGC’s Secretary, Dr. Ferdous Zaman signed the agreement on behalf of their res...

Eight Year Old Received State Recognition 

Time flies, as they say. And it flew pretty fast for me. It was already 8 in the morning, and my brother woke up, ready to do Math4Bronx with me. Our family forced our way through the crowded streets of Bronx, chalk in hand, amused at the crush of people, white and black, rid of any math and walking back to back. We scrawled equations over the green boards, our chalks grinding away at the roughness of the street boards, writes Soborno Isaac Bari.

I leapt out of bed as the clock hit 6. I scrabbled over the buttons on the camera, in a rush to start each lecture. Every lesson I gave, the passion in my heart grew, and the fire of it scorched my heart. Seminar after seminar, the ticks of the clock phased their way inside my head....

Viber making new school year more engaging, fun

Rakuten Viber, the leading messaging app for easy and secure communication, has introduced different enhancements to support teachers, parents, and students during the new school year. The Japanese-owned communications platform has just launched quiz mode in polls for group chats and communities worldwide, including Bangladesh.

The quiz mode will empower teachers to quickly check the level of understanding of the class regarding the recent studies in the respected community for each subject and many more. The quiz can be created in three simple steps – select a community or a group chat and click on the poll icon at the bottom of the screen. Then, in the pop-up, enable the quiz mode, add a question, possible answers,...

BSMRSTU master-roll employees start sit-in program

The muster-roll employees of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) held a sit-in program in front of the university administrative building on Monday seeking fulfillment of their two points demand.

Among the two demands one is the payment of their 13 months' due salary and another is making their job permanent. They started the sit-in program only a day after the new vice-chancellor Prof Dr. A.Q.M Mahbub joined. Sheikh Nahid, Bahadur Khan and Ripon gazi remarked about their dema...

JnU teacher stays abroad without permission

Allegation has been found against a teacher of Jagannath University over his staying abroad without any sort of official permission from the university administration. Alleged teacher, Dr. Abdullah Al Baki, assistant professor of Geography and Environment department of the university has been staying in Australia for last three months without any kind official order from the university. Sources said, Dr. Abdullah Al Baki went to Australia in 2014 in order to pursue a PhD degree. After the completion of the PhD degree in December of 2019, he returned back to Bangladesh and joins the university. Some days after joining the u...