NU exams postponed

All the examinations, under National University (NU), scheduled to be held from December 7-9 were postponed due to the blockade called by BNP-led 18-party alliance.

In a statement on Thursday, the NU authority said they would announce the dates of the postponed examinations later on the university website.

Meanwhile, in another press release, the NU authority said, considering the situation of the country, they had extended the date of filling up the online application form for honours first year admission in 2013-14 session upto December 7.

On Thursday noon, 18-party called for a 72-hour blockade across the country from 6:00am December 7.

SSC exams begin from Feb 9

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations under ten education boards will begin from February 9 in 2014.

A press release signed by Oli-Ullah, deputy secretary of the education ministry made the disclosure on Wednesday. All practical examinations would be held from March 16, the press release added.

Thursday’s PSC exam shifted

The Primary School Certificate (PSC) and Ebtedayee examinations have been rescheduled due to 60-hour blocked called by BNP-led 18-party alliance.

The science examination of PSC and Arabic of Ebetedayee scheduled for Thursday will be held on Saturday at 11:00am. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid made the disclosure at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon at his secretariat office.

CYP awards Commonwealth declares 16 finalists

A total of 16 young people from across The Commonwealth have been shortlisted for the 2013 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development by innovative projects that have made a significant difference to their communities and countries.

The projects range from providing youth employment and job creation initiatives, protecting the environment through innovative ideas in waste management, empowering persons with disabilities and women in rural communities, and leadership through peer education. The finalists are from Bangladesh, Barbados, Canada, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Mozambique, New Zealand, Pakistan, Rwanda, Samoa, Solomon Islands and South Africa, selected from 296 nominations. Each of the finalists will receive £1,000 and assistance with developing their projects. Of the 16 finalists, one young person from each of the four regions: Africa and Europe; Asia; the Caribbean and Canada; and the Pacific - will be named a regional finalist and receive an additional £2,000. One of the four regional finalists will take the overall prize of Pan-Commonwealth winner and receive an additional £2,000. The regional and Pan-Commonwealth awards will be presented in London on October 16, 2013, at a special ceremony in the Commonwealth Secretariat’s headquarters. The Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development were re-launched in 2012 to highlight the positive contribution which young people aged 15-29 are making to the development of Commonwealth countries. It is run by the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP). Katherine Ellis, Director of Youth Affairs at the Commonwealth said: “These awards showcase the brilliance and the diversity of what young people are doing in The Commonwealth, and what a valuable contribution they are making to development. These 16 finalists are deeply inspiring young people who truly deserve accolades and recognition for the outstanding development work they are doing.”

Amazon removes abuse-themed e-books

Retailer Amazon has removed several abuse-themed e-books from its Kindle Store after a report highlighted titles depicting rape, incest and bestiality.

Titles such as Taking My Drunk Daughter had been on sale. Amazon took down the books found by technology news site The Kernel, but many others still remain. Other online stores, including WHSmith, Kobo and Barnes & Noble featured books with similar themes. They are yet to respond to requests for comment. The BBC found that on Amazon`s store, the search function automatically suggested explicit topics to users typing seemingly innocuous keywords - without age verification taking place. Amazon has not responded to the BBC`s request for comment on the issue, except to confirm that the specific books listed by The Kernel had been removed.

JU admission test registration begins

The registration for the admission test of honours programmes at Jahangirnagar University for the academic session 2013-14 began.

JU said the registration for the admission test began on Tuesday at around 2:00pm and will continue till October 28. The admission seekers will have to register by sending a SMS from a Teletalk number to 16222 and the admission registration fees for each department are TK 150. Further details regarding the admission test, registration procedure, fee and eligibility are available on the university website — www.juniv.edu.

IU academics activities resume Tuesday

The academic activities of Islamic University (IU) will resume Tuesday after protracted protest from teachers association (IUTA) demanding removal of proctor and student adviser.

General Secretary of Islamic University Teachers’ Association (IUTA) Professor Dr M Iqbal Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews. He said, “We took the decision to return to the academic activities from Tuesday as the proctor and student adviser were removed.”

Thursday’s NU exams postponed

The examinations, scheduled to be held on Thursday under Nation University (NU), have been postponed due to hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami.

The disclosure came from a press release issued by the public relation service of the university on Wednesday. The news release said due to hartal NU authorities decided to postpone all examinations scheduled to be held on Thursday. The new schedule of the examinations would be disclosed later on NU website, it added.

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