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English-medium schools, coaching centres to close from Monday for Ramadan–Eid holidays
The Ministry of Education on Sunday decided that all English-medium schools across Bangladesh will remain closed from Monday until the end of the government-declared Ramadan and Eid holidays, reports UNB. The decision was taken at a meeting held at the conference room of the Secondary and Higher...
18 March declared holiday, Eid vacation extended to 7 days
The government has decided to declare 18 March a public holiday in addition to the previously announced leave to ensure smooth travel for people heading home during Eid-ul-Fitr. The decision was approved at a cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat on Thursday, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique...
Technical education must align with global labour market trends: minister
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Wednesday stressed the urgent need to modernise technical and vocational education to meet evolving domestic and global labour market demands. Speaking at a view-exchange meeting with officials at the Directorate of Technical Education, the minister...
Centre authorities liable if cheating materials found in toilets: Minister
Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon on Tuesday warned that authorities of examination centres will be held responsible if cheating materials are found in toilets during the examinations. He made the remarks at a view-exchange meeting with chairmen of all...
Teachers need approval for outside jobs: Minister
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has said that teachers cannot engage in any profession other than teaching without prior approval from the authorities. He made the remarks on Friday afternoon while responding to questions from journalists in his constituency in Kachua, Chandpur....
Primary scholarship exam to be held in April
The suspended primary scholarship examination will be held in the first week of April, ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference at the Secretariat, the minister said students from kindergartens will also...
Education sector faces major challenges
Bangladeshs education sector faces mounting criticism as pass rates and GPA-5 scores rise while overall learning standards decline sharply. Educators and analysts say students show major gaps in reading skills, subject knowledge and practical application. International forums have also raised...
Education sinking into corruption
The primary goal of education is to develop honest and competent individuals. Education enlightens people and removes darkness; that is why educational institutions are considered factories for building human character. But if those responsible for shaping the nations future citizens themselves...
No quality in education, only unchecked tuition fees
In the 1990s, opportunities for higher education in Bangladesh were extremely limited. A small number of public universities could not meet the growing demand from upper- and middle-class families. As a result, many students pursued higher studies abroad particularly in India, Europe, and North...
Steps to regulate English medium schools: Education Minister
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan on Thursday said the government will take measures to bring English medium schools under a clear regulatory framework. The newly appointed minister made the remarks at a press briefing held in the meeting room of the Ministry of Education. Steps will...
Cheating, question leaks not to return to exams: Education Minister
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Wednesday said cheating and question paper leaks would not be allowed to resurface in public examinations. Speaking at a press conference held at the Ministry of Education conference room at the Secretariat, Milon said firm measures had been taken...
Uncertainty over primary school holidays during Ramadan
Uncertainty has arisen over whether government primary schools will remain open during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, after a High Court directive ordered the closure of all types of secondary schools but made no reference to primary institutions. The court instructed that lower secondary...
NSU–BSH make partnership to boost clinical training, research
North South University (NSU) and Bangladesh Specialized Hospital (BSH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at expanding clinical training, applied research, and professional development in pharmaceutical sciences, says a press release. The agreement, signed on Sunday between...
Pentagon to cut academic ties with Harvard over “woke” ideology
The Pentagon announced Friday that it will cut all academic ties with Harvard University, ending military education programs, fellowships, and certificate courses. The move is the latest escalation in the Trump administrations dispute with Harvard over claims that the Ivy League institution...
MoPME declares letter claiming nationalization of 104 private primary schools fake
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) has declared a letter circulating on social media, which claimed the nationalization of 104 private primary schools across the country, as fake and baseless, reports BSS. A notification sent on January 27 by the Ministrys School-1 wing to the...
SUST VC edged by students demanding SUCSU election as scheduled
Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Monday confined Vice-Chancellor Prof A M Sarwaruddin Chowdhury and other senior officials, demanding that the SUCSU and hall parliament elections be held as scheduled on Tuesday. The protest erupted after the High Court...
Private University Academics Deprived of Proper Service Rules and Unions
Private university academics in Bangladesh face significant challenges such as lack of formal transparent service rules, job insecurity, uncompetitive pay, limited career growth (due to prioritising public university professors external resources over internal full-time faculty), lack of service...
Education in the ICU: Who will save it?
Thursday is the last working day of the week, when people are usually busier than usual, rushing to complete tasks before the two-day weekend. But last Thursday, 15 January, turned into a nightmare for thousands of city residents. Anyone who heard the desperate cries of people stranded on the roads...
DSHE issues new guidelines to strengthen secondary school inspections
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has issued new inspection guidelines aimed at strengthening academic supervision and monitoring in secondary schools across the country. Under the revised framework, a maximum of 12 inspections per year has been set for each institution,...
Maldivian delegation to visit Dhaka to strengthen educational diplomacy
A high-level delegation from the Maldives is set to visit Dhaka to participate in the South Asian Regional Higher Education Conference, to be held from January 12 to 15 at Hotel Le Méridien. The delegation will be led by Fathimath Mohamed, State Minister for Higher Education, Labour, and Skills...
Dr Bidhan for quality research of science to take country forward
Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar on Saturday said emphasis must be given on quality and practice-oriented research of science to take the country forward, reports BSS. In our country, science has long been used as an ornamental element rather than being...
Primary students have received 100% books: Adviser
Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder has said that primary students have received 100% books on the first day of the year. He said this after inaugurating the book distribution program at Abul Basar Government Primary School in Agargaon in the capital on...
Country’s 1st female PM, architect of reform Khaleda Zia
Begum Khaleda Zia rose to national leadership after winning the general elections held in the aftermath of the 1990 mass uprising. With her victory, she became the first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh and the second female Prime Minister of a Muslim-majority country in world history. During...
Recruitment test of directorate of primary education postponed
The recruitment test for the post of Accounts Assistant under the Directorate of Primary Education has been postponed. This information was given in a notification signed by the Director (Administration) of the Directorate of Primary Education on Friday. The recruitment test was scheduled to be...