The interim government has expressed deep concern over the recent incidents of obstructing various recreational activities for women in the country.

The government has condemned the actions of those who obstructed the conduct of two women's football matches recently.

A statement sent by the Chief Adviser's Press Wing said, "Women are citizens of Bangladesh and enjoy human and civil rights equally with men. The interim government is trying its best to ensure the full rights of Bangladeshi citizens.

If anyone is involved in any incident that violates women's rights or is involved in imposing such illegal restrictions, he or they will face appropriate action under the prevailing laws of the country."

The statement mentioned that the interim government will take strict action against any attempt to discriminate or oppress citizens of any group.

The Chief Adviser's office has already directed the Dinajpur and Joypurhat district administrations to take necessary steps to resume the suspended football matches.

The district administrators said that they had recently organized women’s football, cricket and kabaddi matches in their districts. Hundreds of people enjoyed the matches and people from all walks of life in their districts appreciated the arrangements.

The statement mentioned that in the past month, the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus had organized one of the biggest youth festivals in the country. This included various events for women players in hundreds of upazilas and district towns. Thousands of girls also participated in football, cricket and kabaddi matches in many remote rural districts.

The statement added that Professor Yunus was a lifelong advocate for women’s rights. The Grameen Bank he founded was more than 90 percent owned by women. Last week, Dr. Yunus met FIFA President Gianni Infantino and sought his help in creating infrastructure and facilities for women footballers in Bangladesh.

Dhaka: A committee led by University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor S.M.A. Faiz has proposed the name 'July 36 University' for the separate university that the government is planning to create for the seven major government colleges in the capital. This name can be accepted if students want.

On Thursday (January 30), UGC Chairman Professor S.M.A. Faiz and three members of the committee in this regard met with Education Adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud. This name was proposed there.

In this regard, UGC Chairman Professor S.M.A. Faiz said that among the few names, the name 'July 36 University' has particularly attracted them. The Education Adviser has also praised this name. However, whatever the students say will be the final word.

These seven government colleges are Dhaka College, Eden Women's College, Government Shahid Suhrawardy College, Kabi Nazrul Government College, Begum Badrunnesa Government Women's College, Government Bangla College and Government Titumir College. There are about two lakh students in these colleges. There are more than one thousand teachers.

In the wake of the movement of students of seven colleges, the university authorities announced on Monday that these seven colleges are being separated from Dhaka University again. The university authorities said that students will not be admitted to these colleges under Dhaka University from the 2024-25 academic year.

The government is working on a plan to make these seven big government colleges separate universities. For this, a committee is working through the UGC. The UGC has already held a series of meetings with the students of these seven colleges in this regard.

The committee also discussed possible names in a meeting with the education advisor today. In addition, discussions are underway to form an interim administration for these seven colleges.

High Court Justice Shahed Nuruddin, who was sent on leave on charges of being an accomplice of the fascist government, has sent his resignation letter to the President.

Appellate Division Media Officer Md. Shafiqul Islam told reporters this on Thursday (January 30).

Justice Shahed Nuruddin had announced the verdict of the trial court in the grenade attack on an Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on August 21, 2004.

Jahangirnagar University (JU) has released the unit-based admission test schedule for the 2024-25 academic year for undergraduate (honors) classes. Like every year, this year too, the admission test will have a shift system. About 145 students will compete for each seat in the admission test to be held from February 9 to February 17.

Syed Mohammad Ali Reza, member secretary of the university's Central Admission Test Management Committee, confirmed the determination of the unit-based test schedule on Wednesday (January 29).

He said that on February 9 (Sunday), the first day of the admission test, the exam for female students seeking admission in 'D Unit' under the Faculty of Biology will be held in 5 separate shifts. The next day, February 10 (Monday), the exam for male students seeking admission in 'D Unit' will be held in 4 separate shifts. The Institute of Business Administration (IBA-JU) exam will be held in the 5th shift on the same day

On February 11 (Tuesday), the 'E Unit' exam of the Faculty of Business Studies will be held in the first and second shifts. The exams of the students seeking admission in the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics and the 'A Unit' of the Institute of Information Technology (IIT) will be held from the third to the fifth shift of the same day. After that, the exams of the students seeking admission in the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics and the 'A Unit' of the Institute of Information Technology (IIT) will be held on February 12.

On February 13 (Thursday), the 'C Unit' exam of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities will be held in 6 separate shifts. The last day of the admission exam is February 17 (Monday), the 'C1' unit exam will be held in the 1st shift. The 'B Unit' exam of the Faculty of Sociology will be held on the same day from the 2nd to the 4th shift.

It is to be noted that after the application process for the admission test, a total of 2,62,490 applications have been received this year against 1,814 seats. Among the applicants, there are 134,570 male and 127,920 female. Accordingly, about 145 students will compete for each seat.

Aspiring students can see the final schedule of the exam and other information about the admission test on the official website of the university (ju-admission.org). Also, the admit card of the exam can be downloaded from the website from February 2. At the same time, the exam results will be published on the official website of the university and the notice board of the concerned unit office.