Saturday, 16 Nov, 2024

Education

President for ideology-based student politics

NOAKHALI:  President M Abdul Hamid urged students to pursue independent, ideology-based politics shunning dependency on parties or persons. M Abdul Hamid said “Student politics should be ideology-based.”  M Abdul Hamid was addressing the 2nd convocation of Noakhali Science and

HSC, equivalent exams from April 1

DHAKA: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin across the country from April 1. The exam routine was published on Dhaka Education Board website on Sunday (Feb 24). As per routine, the theoretical examinations will conclude on May 11 following

Anti-ragging rally held at JU

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: A rally was held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Sunday (Feb 24) with a promise to make the campus free from ragging. The rally, led by JU Vice Chancellor Prof Farza Islam, started from the Central Shaheed Minar of the campus and ended at Mukta Mancha.

2,000 edu institutions to come under MPO soon

JATIYA SANGSAD BHABAN:  2,000 eligible educational institutions will be brought under Monthly Payment Order (MPO) scheme in phases soon, said Education Minister Dipu Moni. “9,000 educational institutions applied through online. Of them, 2,000 institutions have been considered

Primary & Mass Education Board by 2022

JATIYA SANGSAD: State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Ministry Md Zakir Hossain told parliament that the government has a plan to form Primary & Mass Education Board by 2022 to run the Primary Education Completion examination.  He made the disclosure in reply to a written

Teenager held over question paper leakage in Naogaon

NAOGAON:  A team of RAB-5 detained a teenager in Naogaon Sadar upazila for his alleged involvement in leaking question papers of the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations. Barkatullah Limon, 18, was detained from his residence at Ramroypur village of

Digital university to be established in each division: PM

JATIYA SANGSAD BHABAN: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (Feb 13) said digital university will be constructed in each of the divisions of the country. “We are establishing a digital university in Dhaka. After its implementation, we will establish digital university in each

‘Ensure electricity to all edu institutions for ICT learning’

DHAKA: The Ministry of Education gave directives to the authorities concerned to ensure availability of electricity in all educational institutions for the ICT teaching learning.  Secondary and Higher Secondary Education division of the Ministry of Education on Tuesday (Feb 12) issued

2 coaching centres sealed off in Barisal

BARISAL:  A mobile court sealed off two coaching centers in Barisal city, as owners of those have been running the business flouting the government’s ban during the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations. The drive led by executive magistrate Russell

Jashore board postpones SSC ICT exam for question error

DHAKA: Jashore Education Board has postponed the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) examination of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) 2019 due to printing mistakes in question paper.  The examination was cancelled after it started at the scheduled time 10am Tuesday (Feb

Schoolgirl killed, 30 hurt in picnic bus plunge

KHULNA:  A schoolgirl was killed and 30 others suffered injuries when a picnic bus plunged into ditch on Satkhira-Khulna road in Dumuria upazila on Monday (Feb 11) morning.  The deceased was identified as Meghla, a class-VIII student of Shyamnagar Secondary Girl High School in Sadar

SSC exams of Feb 16, 17, 18 deferred

DHAKA:   Due to Biswa Ijtema, the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of February 16, 17, 18 are deferred to February 26, 27 and March 2. Dhaka Education Board chairman Ziaul Haque confirmed matter to Banglanews on Sunday (February 10). This

Teachers’ hunger strike continues

DHAKA: The hunger strike of secondary school teachers who recruited under Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project (SEQAEP) demanding regularization of jobs has entered the sixth day on Friday (Feb 8). After staging the six-day-long strike under the banner of the

HC legalizes govt policy to stop coaching business

DHAKA: The High Court legalized a government policy to stop coaching business which was formulated in 2012. An HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Rajik Al Jalil delivered the verdict after hearing separate writ petitions on Thursday (February 7). Khurshid Alam Khan

Bandarban University starts journey

BANDARBAN: Bandarban University (BU) has started its academic and administrative activities amid festive arrangements Thursday (Feb 7).  CHT Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwi Sing inaugurated the varsity by hoisting national flag and unveiling nameplate around 10am.     A

BSMRSTU sues 6 suspended students for ragging

GOPALGANJ: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science & Technology University (BSMRSTU) authority filed a case accusing six of its students suspended earlier for life over ragging two fellow students. BSMRSTU Assistant Proctor Agriculture Department Assistant Professor Dr Nazmul Huq, as

4 held over question paper leak in Joypurhat

JOYPURHAT:   A team of Rapid Action Battalion detained four persons for their alleged involvement in question paper leakage from Bairagi point area of Joypurhat town on Tuesday night (February 5). A mobile court fined them Taka 25,000 each following detention. The detainees were

EU donates Tk 1,925cr for BD pry education

DHAKA: European Union (EU) donated Tk 1,925 crore 43 lakh to boost primary, technical and madrasha education in Bangladesh.  Bangladesh Economic Relations Division Secretary Monowar Ahmed and EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Rensje Teerink signed a deal in this regard, at NEC Conference

Ragging: BSMRSTU expels 6 EEE students for life

GOPALGANJ: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science & Technology University (BSMRSTU) handed down lifetime expulsion for six of its students on charge of ragging two fellow students. The varsity authority announced the judgment in an urgent meeting of its proctorial body, Monday (Feb

Answer scripts to be evaluated separately

JATIYA SANGSAD BHABAN:  Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni told Parliament that answer scripts of students, who were served wrong question papers at several centres on the first day of SSC and equivalent examinations, will be evaluated in separate way. “Besides, those who are involved