A person walking past the protective rods, installed to support the roof of the age-old Salimullah
A person walking past the protective rods, installed to support the roof of the age-old Salimullah Muslim Hall (S M Hall) of Dhaka University, which has long been in a deplorable condition. The snapshot was taken on Friday. — FE Photo
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Education, not steel, will build BD-China bridge: Milon
DU CORRESPONDENT"Education will be the construction material to build a bridge between Bangladesh and China," remarked Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon while addressing the 'China-Bangladesh Roundtable on Governance Experience Exchange'. The Centre for China Studies, Dhaka University (DU) organised the event at Hotel InterContinental in the capital...
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DU marks Tagore's 165th birth anniversary
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities celebrated the 165th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate and world-renowned poet Rabindranath Tagore with a discussion and cultural programme on the campus on Friday. Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) Prof Dr Abdus Salam presided over the programme, while Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Prof Dr Mohammad Almojaddidi Alfesani attended...
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Young activists stage demo in capital, demanding fossil fuel-free world
FE REPORTYoung rights activists staged a demonstration on Manik Mia Avenue in the city on Friday, demanding a fossil fuel-free world for the sake of saving the nature. They also called for a systematic shift towards renewable energy through a just transition.The programme brought together young representatives from 30 youth...
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ISU hosts research recognition ceremony
International Standard University (ISU) hosted a research recognition ceremony to honour academic excellence and contributions to research at its media lab on Thursday.Professor Dr Md. Hakikur Rahman, head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), was recognised for his longstanding contributions to research and knowledge-based education, according to...
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Seven trips to five offices to pay exam fees at JU
Despite progress in using digital services elsewhere, Jahangirnagar University (JU) still requires students to complete a lengthy manual process, entailing visits to at least five offices and up to seven trips to pay their final examination fees.Under the existing system, the students first collect the examination form from their respective...
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Sedimentation, upstream diversions changing Teesta basin future
"We do not argue about who will implement the Teesta Master Plan," said Hazrat Ali, 55. "We just want a permanent solution to the suffering this river causes us."His pain was deeply personal. Standing beside the Teesta in the northern Nilphamari district, Ali pointed toward the river that had swallowed...
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