Tag: students
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Students ‘inciting violence’ can face cancellation of their identity cards, passports
The Interior Ministry has announced that strict measures will be taken against students involved in or promoting violent activities, including their names being added to the Fourth Schedule. According to Section 11EE of the ATA, the Fourth Schedule is to include “any person who is an activist, office-bearer or an associate of an organisation kept…
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At least 174 killed, more than 2,500 arrested amid Bangladesh protests
The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on Tuesday, after protests over employment quotas sparked widespread unrest. At least 174 people have died, including several police officers, according to a separate AFP count of victims reported by police and hospitals. What began as demonstrations…
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More than 500 arrested in Bangladesh capital over violence: police
More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been arrested over days of clashes in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka sparked by protests against job quotas, police said Monday. “At least 532 people have been arrested over the violence,” Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruk Hossain told AFP. “They include some BNP leaders,” he added, referring to the…
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Bangladesh imposes curfew, calls in military after deadly unrest
Bangladesh on Friday announced the imposition of a curfew and the deployment of military forces after police failed to quell days of deadly unrest that has spread throughout the country. This week’s clashes between student demonstrators and police have killed at least 105 people, according to an AFP count of victims reported by hospitals, and…
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Khyber Medical University prohibits ‘intimate relationship’ between faculty, students to counter sexual harassment on campus
Khyber Medical University (KMU) has officially prohibited ‘intimate relationship’ between members of staff and students in accordance with the Higher Education Commission to put an end to harassment on campuses. Dr Brekhna Jamil, the chairperson of KMU’s harassment inquiry committee, issued the notification, stating that severe penalties will be implemented if the policy is violated…
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Candidates awarded better grades in 2022 than in 2023, reports Geo
It has been revealed that there is a clear difference in grading of the first year (Inter) 2023 and 2022 examinations under Higher Secondary Education Board Karachi. More A1, A, and B grades were awarded to candidates in 2022 than in 2023. According to details reported by Geo, the percentage of success of A1 and…
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Three Palestinian students studying in US shot for wearing keffiyah
Three Palestinian students were shot for wearing their country’s traditional keffiyeh scarves in Vermont, USA. The three boys – identified as Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid and Tahseen Ahmed – were in Burlington for Thanksgiving holidays when they were targeted and injured, leaving one critically wounded. The victims, aged 20, were students of Harvard University,…
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: MDCAT retest paper goes viral
The second retake of the MDCAT exam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has gone viral despite secrecy measures, raising concerns among students. The test was conducted on Sunday across the province in 11 examination centres. More than 40,000 students appeared in the exam. The test was conducted by Khyber Medical University (KMU) after the Bluetooth Scandal in…
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Another exam, more cases of cheating
After cases of cheating during MDCAT examination in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in September, the Public Service Commission examination has also been infiltrated with cheating. According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission, a test was held on June 24 for the recruitment of SDO in the Irrigation Department and CNW, during which 18 candidates were caught…
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A school in India charges plastic bottles as fee
A school in India has adopted a unique means of educating underprivileged children while creating awareness about environmental concerns at the same time. In a remote village of the Indian state of Assam, plastic bottles are taken from children as fees. The school was started by a couple, Mazin Mukhtar and Parmita Sarma, in 2016…