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MNA Editorial Desk: Killing of Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of electrical and electronic engineering of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has been a major concern and issue till he was beaten to death on October 7 by allegedly Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the ruling party Bangladesh Awami League’s student wing, leaders and activists at BUET’s Sher-e-Bangla Hall. He was a promising soul and lost his life for expressing his own opinions freely. Abrar was brutally beaten to death over accusing him to be linked with Chhatra Shibir, student wing of anti-Bangladesh political party Jamaat-e-Islami. It was never ...

MNA Career & Education Desk: Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) finally called off their movement through taking oath on Wednesday, 10 days after the protest against the murder of their fellow Abrar Fahad. The student observed a mass oath-taking programme at the BUET auditorium at about 1:15am against all kinds of crime, and communal and evil forces. BUET Vice Chancellor Prof Saiful Islam, deans of different faculties and hall provosts also took oath. But, the teachers did not join them although they were present in the programme. Before the beginning of the programme, one-minute silence was ...

MNA Science & Technology Desk: A two-day “Robo Carnival-2019” has begun at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on Thursday to engage the robotics enthusiasts of different institutions of the country. State Minister for Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak is expected to be present at the closing ceremony of Robo Carnival-2019 as the chief guest while BUET Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Saiful Islam as the special guest, reports BSS. This national level event is organised by BUET Robotics Society for the third consecutive time, a BUET press release said. Pathfinder, Industrial Automation Challenge, Soccer Bot Competition, ...

MNA Education Desk: Several hundred students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on Monday blocked a road near Palashi intersection protesting at the alleged attack on them by some Dhaka University students. The protesters blocked the road around 2:00pm to press home their 8-point demand, including punishment of the attackers and security on the campus, halting vehicular movement in the area for at least two and a half hours. The protesters also demanded making the campus drug-free, restricting the entrance of outsiders and installation of CCTV camera from Bakshibazar to Palashi intersection area. Later, around 4:30pm the protesting ...