Desk Report: During the last government, many private colleges in the country were governmentized. However, since the order to become government was issued in 2018, a delicate situation has prevailed in the concerned colleges. Governmentization was done considering the facilities and welfare of students, teachers, and guardians. But in reality, the minimum educational environment does not seem to be present in the colleges that were recently made government. In terms of time, it is not at all short, seven years are going to pass from 2018 to 2025. All in…
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Madrasa collapses during prayers in Indonesia, 3 students’ bodies recovered, 38 missing
Desk Report: Madrasa collapses during prayers in Indonesia, 3 students’ bodies recovered, 38 missing At least three students have died after a madrasa building collapsed in Indonesia’s East Java province, with 38 people still missing. The head of the country’s National Search and Rescue Agency, Mohammad Safi, said at around 12:30 pm on Tuesday that the number of victims in the building collapse had reached 102. Al Jazeera reported that the Al-Khojini Islamic Boarding School in Sidoarjo, East Java, collapsed at around 3 pm on Monday. Students were gathering for…
Read MoreThere is a problem with India because they did not like what the students did: Dr. Yunus
Desk Report: India did not like the fact that the Sheikh Hasina government was overthrown by a student-led uprising in Bangladesh. Due to this, relations with the neighboring country are not going well, said Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government. Professor Yunus said this while speaking at an event organized by the Asia Society and the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York on Wednesday local time. In his speech, the chief advisor, Professor Muhammad Yunus, emphasized the importance of regional economic cooperation. In this context,…
Read MoreMusk’s XAI hands over Grok training to college students
Desk Report: Elon Musk’s XAI data annotation team is undergoing a massive layoff and leadership change. In the meantime, the company’s artificial intelligence technology ‘Grok’ training team has been handed over to a college student who joined just eight months ago. Diego Pasini, who graduated from high school in 2023, is currently working as the head of XAI’s data annotation team. This team labels, classifies and analyzes data to help Grok understand real-world data. A few days ago, the first phase closed the Slack accounts of at least 9 high-ranking…
Read MoreNCP leaders exchange views with Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan
Desk Report: A delegation of the National Citizens Party (NCP) visiting Japan held a meeting with the Bangladesh Ambassador to Tokyo. The meeting was held at the Bangladesh Embassy at around 10:30 am local time on Tuesday (September 16). A delegation including NCP Chief Organizer (Northern Region) Sarjis Alam, Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari, Joint Chief Coordinator Mahabub Alam and NCP Asia Representative Zubair Sardar participated in the meeting. Various problems and concerns of expatriate Bangladeshis living in Japan were highlighted in the meeting. In particular, the need to launch a…
Read MoreJACSU elections: Shibir’s victory relies on long-term planning and vote bank
Desk Report: The Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed ‘Integrated Students’ Alliance’ panel has won an almost absolute victory in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JACSU) and Hall Parliament elections. The candidates of this panel have won 20 of the 25 JACSU posts. Now analysts are looking for the reason for Shibir’s victory. However, university students believe that long-term planning and a specific vote bank have brought Shibir such a victory in JACSU. Chief Election Commissioner Professor Moniruzzaman announced the JACSU results at the university’s Senate Hall on Saturday evening. The results…
Read MoreStudent crisis in government schools
Desk Report: KN Road Government Primary School is located on V.E.D. Road in Gaibandha city. The school, established 63 years ago, is densely populated. As such, the classrooms should be packed with students. But the reality is different. There are only 40 students from kindergarten to fifth grade in this school. The number of students by grade is 11 in kindergarten, 7 in first grade, 4 in second, 5 in third, 4 in fourth, and 5 in fifth grade. However, the school has 6 teachers and 2 employees. Although the…
Read MorePrincipal wants to see student without headscarf, puts up banner with screenshot at college gate
Desk Report: Naogaon Government College Principal Professor Shamsul Haque has been accused of sending objectionable messages to female students. Recently, various screenshots related to this have been circulated on social media. This Sunday morning, agitating students hung a banner with these screenshots printed on it at the main gate of the college. In the screenshots printed on the banner, Principal Shamsul Haque is seen commenting on the personal beauty of female students and demanding that they be seen in various outfits, including removing the veil. In one of the screenshots…
Read MoreOC withdrawn over clash in Hathazari
Desk Reports: OC withdrawn over clash in Hathazari The officer-in-charge (OC) of Hathazari Model Police Station, Abu Kawsar Mahmud, has been withdrawn from duty a day after clashes broke out between Qaumi students and Sunnis in Chittagong over an objectionable post on Facebook. He was removed from duty around 11pm on Sunday, but the matter was made public on Monday. Chittagong Additional District Superintendent of Police (Hathazari Circle) Kazi Md. Tarek Aziz confirmed the authenticity of this information. Earlier, on Saturday evening, a clash broke out between Sunnis and students…
Read MoreDr. Yunus meets with International Mathematics and Biology Olympiad medalists
Desk Reports: Dr. Yunus meets with International Mathematics and Biology Olympiad medalists Six students from the country who won medals in the International Mathematics and Biology Olympiads met with Chief Advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus. They met at Jamuna, the official residence of the Chief Advisor, this Monday (September 8) afternoon. The six students who won medals in the Olympiad are South Point School and College student Ariz Anas, who won bronze medals in the 36th International Biology Olympiad 2025, Notre Dame College student Ha-Mim Rahman, and Mastermind English Medium…
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