Govt plans to reform more sectors: Nahid
Information and broadcasting adviser M Nahid Islam on Friday said that the interim government had a plan to bring more sectors, including education and mass media, under reform programme.
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DU teachers submit proposals on higher edn reform
The teachers of Dhaka University on Sunday submitted a 15-point charter of proposals to the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh for reformation of higher education...
Education as climate action catalyst
THE prevailing narrative in climate action vocabulary often underscores technological advancement, policy frameworks and international cooperation as key drivers of a sustainable future. While each of these elements plays a role, the missing piece is education 鈥� a force that holds far more transformative power than we are told. And yet, education for...
A critical need for the future
SINCE the July-August uprising, there has been a significant discourse on reforming Bangladesh鈥檚 education system, particularly focusing on primary and middle school curriculum and textbooks. However, one of the most urgent issues in middle school education has been largely overlooked 鈥� the critical shortage of qualified teachers. Bangladesh鈥檚...
Our universities: testimony of an insider
RESUMING teaching after my doctoral degree, I soon found myself in a new situation. One of the formidable aspects of this newness was, of course, the big class sizes I was having to deal with. In the academic department where I have worked in the past many years, I have usually taught a class size of around 25鈥�40 students. When I first began...
Education reforms to meet market needs, empower work force
IN RECENT years, Bangladesh has been facing a critical issue, widening the gap between the education provided by its higher institutions and the actual demands of the job market. This mismatch is not just a concern for the career prospects of graduates but a pressing challenge that demands immediate attention. It could potentially stifle the nation鈥檚...
Govt must shore post-flood issues to resume educational activities
MANY educational institutions still not being able to resume academic activities especially in Feni, Cumilla and Noakhali that went under water in the recent flooding of Bangladesh鈥檚 east, north-east and south-east warrants an early attention of a few public agencies as the academic year is drawing near. The flooding that had affected about six million people...
Many edn instts yet to reopen聽in Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali
Many educational institutions in the flood-hit Feni, Cumilla and Noakhali districts have yet not been able to reopen for different reasons.
Focus should be on functional literacy, not only three Rs
THE literacy rate for people aged above seven years that the national statistical office has come up with every year for 19 years, from 2023 backward to 2005, shows a consistent increase, by small leaps though. Literacy rate is reported to have been 52.1 per cent in 2005 and it has increased to 77.9 per cent in 2023, keeping to official documents...
A journey of professional development
TEACHERS and students need to take part in the professional development spectrum to remain updated with the current global trends of education, methodology, pedagogy, integrated content approaches and multiculturalism which are essential to ensure substantive and international standards of education in and around the classroom...
Forced resignation goes on defying govt order
Forcible and undignified resignations of the heads of different educational institutions, from schools to universities, are continuing across the country defying the interim government鈥檚 directives.
Asking the right questions
EDUCATION in Bangladesh has been recently experiencing rigorous scrutiny after decades of stagnant underfunding, malpractice and poor prioritisation. Moreover, the broader sector has been crucially lacking accountability for public good under the now-deposed dictatorial regime. Thus, the masses barely had an opinion to pose or a question to ask...
Govt going back to exams, textbooks as per 2012 curriculum
The government has taken decision to go back to the examination-based assessment system from the current year as per the previous curriculum.
OSD professor Reazul Hassan made new NCTB chairman
The education ministry on Saturday appointed professor AKM Reazul Hassan as the chairman of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board on deputation...
People can鈥檛 be forced to resign from edu instts: adviser
Education adviser to the interim government, Wahiduddin Mahmud, said on Sunday that no force could be used against anyone to make them resign from any posts in any educational institutions...
Populist decisions can hardly improve education governance
THE education ministry has decided not to hold the remaining Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations deferred in the changed reality that had emerged in the middle of July out of the student protests seeking reforms in civil service job reservations. The examinations were scheduled to begin on June 30 and end on August 21...
DCs, UNOs in charge of governing bodies of聽non-govt聽edn instts
The divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners and upazila nirbahi officers have got the responsibility for the chairman post of governing bodies in...
Previous education curriculum to return
The interim government鈥檚 education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said that the government would return to the previous curriculum gradually as the new curriculum seemed to be not implementable in Bangladesh...
Edn institutes reopen today
All educational institutions from secondary to tertiary levels under the education ministry are likely to reopen today.
All educational institutions to be reopened from Aug 18
All secondary to tertiary level educational institutions under the education ministry have been instructed to resume academic activities on Sunday.
Revamp of constitution demanded
Speakers in a discussion on Wednesday demanded a revamp of the constitution to plug loopholes preventing any dictators from rising in future...
Few more days needed to make classes in pry schools normal: adviser
The adviser to the primary and mass education ministry, Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar, said on Monday that it would take a few more days to make academic activities at the primary level educational institutions normal...
New curriculum not suspended: ministry
Education ministry officials on Saturday confirmed that a new school curriculum had not been suspended amid a confusion raised in this regard...
Many edn instts聽reopen, very low presence
Different educational institutions, including universities, across the country reopened on Tuesday after half a month amid very low attendances of students.
Byju鈥檚 avoids bankruptcy
An Indian appeals tribunal stopped bankruptcy proceedings against troubled educational technology firm Byju on Friday after the company agreed to settle a $19-million unpaid sponsorship debt owed to the country鈥檚 powerful cricket board...
Houses of edu minister, CCC mayor, BNP leaders in Ctg come under attack 聽
Home of education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury came under attack in the port city on Saturday evening during the ongoing student protests demanding justice for killings of people and students as well as an end to harassment and arrests of protesters...
Education at standstill
The higher secondary and tertiary level students in Bangladesh are likely to face a severe session jam amid the intermittent closures of the educational institutions owing...
Edn instts to reopen after ensuring students鈥� security: minister
Education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury on Sunday said that educational institutions would be reopened in appropriate time after ensuring the security of students...
Educational institutions to be reopened after ensuring safety: minister
The educational institutions in the country will not be reopened until cent per cent safety is ensured for the students, said education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel on Wednesday...
Govt working to restore edn atmosphere: LM
Law minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said that they were trying to reinstate the atmosphere of education as soon as possible.