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CU C-3 unit admission test held
CHITTAGONG: The cancelled admission test of C-3 unit under Business Administration Faculty of Chittagong University (CU) was held yesterday.
A total of 5,758 admission seekers took part in the test today, said Business Administration Faculty Dean Prof Dr Jahangir Alam, who is also chairman of the Admission Test Committee.
The examination was held at Social Science and Business Administration faculty buildings, he said adding that the result of the test will be published tomorrow (Saturday).
Earlier, the test was held on October 31 last but later the CU authority decided to retake the test following allegations of irregularities in the question paper.
The admission seekers, who earlier took part in the admission test from science group, alleged that the answers to the questions were already given in the question sheet.
The authority, after the allegation, postponed the viva-voce of the C-3 unit and formed a two member inquiry committee.
Later, the authority decided to retake the admission test after receiving the report of the investigation team.
Bangladeshi students win SAARC quiz contest
Bangladeshi students have obtained the second position in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) General Quick Quiz Competition held in Nepal.
The four-member Bangladesh team comprising --Sakim and Redwan Uddin Ahmed of Notre Dam College and Sadman Kabir and Sayeem Bin Rafiq of Dhaka Science College made the achievement.
The SAARC secretariat in Nepal organised the competition in Voktopur recently.
The Bangladesh team obtained the first and second runner up position in the competition. Former Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma attended the final competition and prize giving ceremony as the chief guest. The Bangladesh team was given medals, certificates and four lakh Nepalese rupees as price money, said a press release.
ULAB holds Vice Chancellors Excellence Awards ceremony
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organised the Vice Chancellors Excellence Awards 2016 ceremony for the third time at ULAB Auditorium on Wednesday, says a press release.
Prof Imran Rahman, vice-chancellor (Acting) of ULAB, presented the awards to five faculty and three admin members for their outstanding performance and valuable contribution to ULAB.
The award recipients and the categories are-- Engagement in Learning Teaching- Arifa Ghani Rahman, Nafees Imtiaj Ahmed; Engagement in Research: Shahnaj Husne Jahan, Mohammad Jalal Uddin Sikder; Community Engagement: Shamsad Mortuza, Niaz Morshed Patwary; Service to Students: Moinak Kanungo, Nabeel Mohammed; Service to the University Community: Jude William R. Genilo, Asif Uddin Ahmed; Support for Learning and Teaching Activities: K M Hasan Emam, Syed Solaiman Ali; Service to Students: Md Taufiq Aziz, Ferdowsi Ara; Commitment to the ULAB Vision: Nikhil Chandra Bhattacharyya, Kaniz Fatema ULAB Provost Prof Brian Shoesmith delivered his welcome speech. Juditha Ohlmacher, ULAB Board of Trustees Member delivered her congratulatory speech and handed over a crest to Professor Brian Shoesmith who is retiring after a decade of service to ULAB.
ULAB Provost Prof Brian Shoesmith delivered his welcome speech. Juditha Ohlmacher, ULAB Board of Trustees Member delivered her congratulatory speech and handed over a crest to Professor Brian Shoesmith who is retiring after a decade of service to ULAB.
