Campus Desk

212 students from 55 countries competed in the global olympiad this year.

The team “BUET Potatoes” from BUET has been crowned the Asia West champions at the ICPC World Finals 2023.

Why is Ramadan sometimes 29 days long and sometimes 30 days long?

These three teams are among the top 38 competition finalists.

This initiative, named “Felines for Fee Forgiveness!” is part of the library’s cat-themed month of March “Meawness” celebrations.

Bangladesh's Nafira Nayeem Ahmad and Shamim Ahmed Mridha were honoured with the Legacy Award.

Australia Awards Scholarships, overseen by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, are enduring grants intended to support the developmental objectives of Australia's partner nations as per mutual agreements.

Footsteps Co-Founder and President Shah Rafayat Chowdhury has received the Global Citizen Youth Leaders Award.

According to a study published by Norwegian scientists, writing by hand activates more complex brain connectivity than typing, which, in turn, boosts learning and memory. 

This means some 360,000 study permits will be approved this year compared to last year’s levels when it was around 900,000.

Anica Hossain shares her cosplaying experience – how she got into it, what it takes to cosplay, and how enthusiasts can get into this art form of brining fictional characters to life.

Many BRACU students are upset with the parking fees. Several of them have taken to social media to express their anger.

Gamers exposed to such high-intensity sound levels for long periods may be risking permanent hearing loss and/or tinnitus.

Dhaka University (DU) has secured the top spot among Bangladeshi universities in the AD Scientific Index University/Institution Rankings 2024. Among all 206 institutions and universities listed in the rankings, DU holds the second position trailing behind the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. 

Nine-year-old Indian-American schoolgirl Preesha Chakraborty was recently named in the "World's Brightest" students list by Johns Hopkins Centre for Talented Youth. The list is based on the results of above-grade-level tests of over 16,000 students across 90 countries.

Canada is currently considering putting a cap on the number of international students allowed to live in the country.

The MoUs were signed by Prof. Prasant Kumar Sahu of IIT Bhubaneswar, Prof. Md. Jarez Miah, of BUET, and Prof. M. Shamim Kaiser of Jahangirnagar University. 

Harvard University is looking for teaching assistants to teach a course on Taylor Swift.

London, Tokyo, and Seoul lead the list. Out of the 160 cities in this list, Dhaka ranked 149th with a score of 44.1, one of the lowest on this list.

Researchers found that Queen’s “We Will Rock You”, at a volume of 85 decibels, prompted the strongest insulin release.