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Bangladesh IGCSE toppers honored

Four students who sat for the IGCSE 2013 examination at the BangladeshInternationalSchool (English Section) have produced commendable results. Fahim Masum, obtained the first place in Saudi Arabia across eight IGCSEs exam in June 2013, while Afnan Shahid, obtained the joint second place in Saudi Arabia across nine IGCSEs. [caption id="attachment_5100" align="alignleft" width="300"]Fahim Fahim Masum[/caption] Tasnim Kamal Ana, obtained the highest marks in Saudi Arabia for Physics and Rahma Mirza obtained the high...

Online school implants dream to hill children

Indeed geographical location becomes prime barrier some times to avail the life of metropolis for any individual when he or she is living in a remote and hilly area of a developing country. But, getting the bliss of 21st century, any impossible could be composed into reality if there is any tool like internet, which has turned the world into a global village. So, the learning can no longer be acceptable whenever the potentially of people could be realised through internet-based communication. hill

Bangladesh centre at Visva Bharati soon

Strengthening the cultural connect with neighbouring Bangladesh, the Visva Bharati University at Santiniketan in West Bengal is in talks to set up an exclusive centre at the campus, an official said Thursday. BiawabharatiAfter centres were established by the governments of Japan and China at the campus, the varsity officials are chalking out plans for a proposed Bangladesh Bhavan following a visit from Bangladesh government officials this week. "Yes we are discussing about the set-up. It will be primar...

Students, university attacked in central Venezuela

Venezuela-Protests.JPEG-00d19At least three people were wounded Tuesday in the central Venezuela city of Barquisimeto when student protesters blocking streets were attacked by unknown gunmen, a university official in the city said. The attacks came one day after a student leader was shot to death by unidentified attackers in the western city of San Cristobal.   Francesco Leone, rector of the Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado in Barquisimeto, said two protesters suffered bullet wounds while...

Dr. Farzana Islam becomes the country’s first female VC

Dr Farzana Islam, a professor of Anthropology department, was appointed the country’s first-ever female Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Sunday for four years. ju-vcA gazette notification in this regard was issued after President Abdul Hamid gave the appointment. On February 20 this year, Senate members of the university elected a three-member Vice Chancellor panel for the appointment of a VC to the university, from which the President picked Dr Farzana who bagged the highest 40 votes out of 70. The other two members of the...

Coca-Cola helps school students in Gazipur

Senior officials of Coca-Cola, UN HABITAT and Plan Bangladesh spent a day with school students from two primary schools in Sreepur, Gazipur district as part of Coca-Cola Bangladesh’s sustainability campaign ‘Support My School (SMS)’. picture 2Under the SMS Campaign, Coca-Cola Bangladesh is providing sanitation facilities, clean drinking water and recreation amenities in schools around Bangladesh as well as building awareness among school students about protecting and conserving the environment. The campaign aims to address issues in schools ...