The Dhaka Education Board on Tuesday ordered the heads of the educational institutions under it to find out what caused so many candidates not to take the ongoing Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations.
The Yunnan-Bangladesh Education and Healthcare Cooperation Programme was held at Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Monday...
American International University-Bangladesh in collaboration with two universities in the United Kingdom has secured two project grants from the British Council under the Transnational Education Exploratory Grant programme...
BANGLADESH, home to more than 170 million people, is often lauded for its steady economic growth, social development and demographic dividend. Yet, buried beneath this progress lies a silent but mounting crisis 鈥� the growing number of youth who are Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET). Representing a significant portion of the population, these...
Primary and mass education adviser Professor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder on Saturday said that the government was mulling over making a separate salary grade for primary teachers...
UNIVERSITIES in Bangladesh have recently begun shifting towards outcome-based education, a framework that prioritises student competencies, application-oriented learning and accountability in educational outcomes. While this change signals an encouraging response to the demands of the global economy and the fourth industrial revolution, a mismanaged...
Sahela Parveen has been appointed principal of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute under the technical and madrassah education division of the ministry of education...
The online registration for receiving scholarships and stipends from the Prime Minister鈥檚 Education Assistance Trust through Nagad began on Tuesday, said a press release...
A SERIOUS lack of education for street children in Bangladesh, as child rights campaigners have pointed out on the occasion of International Day for Street Children, is worrying. The Bureau of Non-Formal Education and the Shishu Kalyan Trust programmes cover only 39,415 children against the total of 3.4 million street children. The Shishu Kalyan Trust also provides stipends...
Engineering education in Bangladesh is gradually shaped by the fourth industrial revolution in an interconnected world. Understanding how 4IR is redefining engineering education and the evolving societal expectations of engineers has become more critical than ever. For the first time in history, an industrial revolution is seamlessly integrating digital, physical and...
THERE was a time when government-run primary schools in Bangladesh functioned with little more than the bare minimum. Dilapidated classrooms, broken benches, a severe shortage of trained teachers and scant learning materials were the norm. Yet, against these odds, the system produced learners who, at the very least, attained basic literacy and numeracy...
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education under the education ministry on Monday ordered all educational institutions under it to celebrate Bengali New Year on April 14...
Universities threatened with massive federal funding cuts, research programmes facing closure, and faculty and staff facing possible detention and deportation for political views 鈥� US higher education is being squeezed hard by Donald Trump鈥檚 presidency.
THE education sector continues to remain neglected in the percentage of both the total budget outlay and the gross domestic product although the allocation has begun to increase in recent years in terms of amount. A paper on the education budget that Campaign for Popular Education presented at a press conference in Dhaka on March 24, says that the allocation for...
Educationists, researchers and education rights activists on Monday demanded minimum 15 per cent budgetary allocation for the education sector and 3 per cent share of the sector in the gross domestic product in the 2025-2026 financial year...
VIRTUAL reality is not just the future of education; it鈥檚 the present, reshaping how we learn, interact, and experience the world. As technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, virtual reality (VR) is transforming education by breaking down the traditional barriers of classrooms and textbooks, offering immersive and interactive experiences that deepen student...
The adviser to the interim government for the primary and mass education ministry Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder on Saturday expressed concern over the quality of primary education.
THIS is disappointing that the education system still cannot ensure rights of children with disabilities. Teachers, students and parents have for long talked about the lack of infrastructural support and other resources needed for the education of children with disabilities. In early March, teachers of such non-government schools took to the streets, demanding an early...
US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at 鈥榚liminating鈥� the Department of Education, a decades-old goal of the American right, which wants individual states to run schools free from the federal government.
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order Thursday aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a long-held goal of American conservatives.
THE Private University Act 1992 was amended in 2010 to make it contemporary. None of the 53 sections of the amended law has a single word on academic and intellectual freedom in higher education or the university鈥檚 autonomy. Rather, various sections have been made to keep universities under the strict surveillance of the University Grants Commission through...
The Directorate of Primary Education in a directive has barred conducting private tuition, coaching classes and other activities on the premises of government primary schools after school hours and during holidays...
Twelve student organisations representing national minority communities at a press conference on Monday demanded a five-day government holidays in all educational institutions from April 12 to16 for their major festival, including Changkran, Sangrai, Sangkrai, Baisu, Bisu, Bihu, Sangraing, Thangren, and Bizhu...
M Aminul Islam, chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant who was assigned to the education ministry, on Monday resigned from his post following a request from the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office.
The amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Shafiqur Rahman, at a programme in Dhaka on Sunday said that Jamaat would introduce Islamic education system in the country if they came to power...
IN BANGLADESH, the recent USAID funding freeze and the UK鈥檚 aid cuts have alarmed concerned stakeholders. Foreign assistance has long played a crucial role in healthcare, education, humanitarian aid, and climate adaptation. The fear is that without foreign aid from the giants, essential programs could collapse, leaving vulnerable communities at risk. But rather than...
The students belonging to primary and secondary levels are faced with severe learning losses that started from the Covid-19 pandemic, continuing till now through different challenging circumstances, including the ones leading to the country鈥檚 political changeover.
FOUNDATIONAL learning, the acquisition of basic literacy and numeracy skills, is the cornerstone of a child鈥檚 educational journey. It lays the groundwork for lifelong learning, critical thinking and opportunities. In Bangladesh, a country with a young and dynamic population, ensuring that every child achieves foundational learning is not just an educational goal but...
Speakers at a programme have said that the adoption of modern technologies will play a crucial role in the development of education sector in the country.聽..
EDUCATION is often reduced to formal schooling, with certification seen as the primary measure of an educated person. This, however, is an incomplete and restrictive definition. Education is not confined to classrooms; many highly educated individuals have never undergone formal schooling. The essence of education extends far beyond certification...