Four Dhaka University students and three policemen were injured in a clash near the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital over a minor issue at noon yesterday.

Eyewitnesses said four students were arrested for accusation of attacking the three policemen they were admitted to the DMCH with severe injuries.

Primary and Mass Education Adviser Rasheda K Choudhury yesterday underlined the importance of constituency advocacy to ensure education for all (EFA) and reach the target of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.

Students of Jahangirnagar University, 32nd Batch observed seven-day-long Rag festival (Education Ending ceremony) with fanfare, festivity and great enthusiasm. The festival had started with a colorful rally on 16th November and ended on 22nd November by taking oath of building a prosperous nation.

A book titled 'Dhaka University: Auguster Ghotona, Greftar-Remand O Karagarer Dinguli' (Dhaka University: Incidents in August, Arrest-Remand and Diary in the Jail') by Prof Dr Harun-or-Rashid was launched at the TSC auditorium on the DU campus yesterday.

Most private TT colleges are not equipped to offer courses

Almost all private teachers training (TT) colleges are incompetent and allegedly engaged in "selling certificates" as the government has yet to take any action against these institutions.

A well-furnished high school set up on 1.32 acres of land donated by local people is yet to start its academic activities in three years.

Valuable furniture, sports items and computer worth about Tk 25 lakh, which have been kept locked in the schoolrooms for three years, are getting damaged by insects.

President and Chancellor of the universities Professor Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday sought cooperation from all quarters for holding the December 18 parliamentary elections freely and fairly.

"The nation is now ready for the election and the government has been working hard to make the upcoming elections free, fair and credible," he noted.

27th Bcs Exams

Mothers of the candidates, who came out successful in the 1st phase result the 27th BCS examinations, submitted a memorandum to the chief adviser yesterday demanding return of the jobs of their sons and daughters.

Mahfuzur Rahman, a candidate, said a three-member team on behalf of the mothers submitted the memorandum to the personal assistant of CA in the morning at his office.

At least 50 more students of Dhaka University were injured yesterday on the second day of clashes between students of Sir A F Rahman Hall And Zahurul Haq Hall.

Witnesses said, following the Monday incident some students of ZH Hall taunted students of AFR Hall addressing them 'Vouya' (useless), when the news spread around students of the AFR Hall and held Babu and severely beat him up with iron sticks and cricket stumps.

Environment Secretary AHM Rezaul Kabir has sought the support of Islamic countries and express solidarity with Bangladesh for establishing an International Adaptation Center in Dhaka.