The New Nation, a prominent English daily newspaper in Bangladesh, announced the launch of 'Rising Stars,' a new digital program designed to highlight and encourage rising talent in a variety of sectors. The program will highlight people who are doing very well in a variety of fields, including science, education, music, culture, business, debate, mooting, and programming.
On Thursday, the Director of The New Nation, Javed Hosein, formally announced the debut of "Rising Stars," the show's new digital series, at Ittefaq Bhaban in the capital.
Javed underlined how critical it is to identify and develop young talent in a variety of profes
Coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement said they did not withdraw the protest programme.
Asif Mahmud, a coordinator of the movement, wrote on Facebook, "When we were detained in the DB office, we were asked to meet with the Prime Minister and suspend the movement. There was even a plan to take us to Ganobhaban forcibly.
"We went on a hunger strike in protest against this proposal and to demand our release," he wrote. Our decision not to participate in discussions with the g...
Desk Report:
Teachers from various universities across Bangladesh, united under the banner of the ‘Anti-Repression Teachers Rally,’ have called for an immediate end to the harassment of students and the practice of "mass arrests." They also demanded the release of detained students.
Expressing their solidarity with ongoing student protests, the University Teachers Network organized a rally at the base of Aparajeyo Bangla on the Dhaka University campus, reports UNB. The rally commenced with a minute of silence in memory of students who lost their lives in the recent quota reform movement. The teachers urged that the incidents of violence and deaths be termed the “July Massacre.”
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Saeed Ferdous, Professor of Anthropology at Jahangirna...
DU Correspondent:
Provosts of 11 out of 19 halls at Dhaka University have signed letters of commitment to ban student politics. This action follows a heightened movement by students advocating for quota reform.
The signatures were collected by students after a late-night initiative to remove leaders of the Chhatra League from the residential halls began on Wednesday. In the wake of this move, the rooms of several Chhatra League leaders were vandalized.
The residential halls that have implemented the ban on student politics include Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall, Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall, Amar Ekushey Hall, Ruqayyah Hall, Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall, Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall, Shahid Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall, Shamsun Nahar Hall, Bangamata Sheikh F...
Universal College Bangladesh (UCB), the exclusive partner to Monash College in Bangladesh, has achieved 100% pass rate in the recent Monash exams. UCB is the only organization to have one such passing rate among the 30 Monash partners across the world. Rejoicing the great achievement, CEO of Monash College Australia Jo Mithen has sent a special message of congratulation to the UCB students and staff.
The second MCD intake for 2024 began at the UCB campus in Gulshan, Dhaka on June 23, 2024. The MCD program is the equivalent of the first year of a degree program at Monash University, meaning all successful UCB students are able to enter directly into the second year of their chosen Monash degrees.
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