TWO-THIRDS of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities having no access to education points to the neglect and systemic barriers that the children continue to face. A survey report, made public on July 29, also finds that four-fifths of adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities remain excluded from employment opportunities. The study, conducted in July 2023鈥揓uly...
Findings of a research on neurodevelopmental disabilities in the country on Tuesday revealed that only around one-third of them had access to education...
OVER the past few decades, education has undergone a profound transformation, shifting from rigid, traditional models to more flexible and inclusive approaches. Alternative education 鈥� which includes Montessori and Waldorf schools, homeschooling, online learning and experiential programs 鈥� is increasingly seen as a remedy for the limitations of conventional...
Education adviser Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar on Wednesday said that he had no intention to resign, capitulating to the demand from protesting students in the wake of the fighter jet crash incident that killed at least 32 people 25 of whom are students...
Education adviser Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar on Monday said that education-related proposals proposed in the white paper would be taken forward as much as possible...
Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Michael Miller has said education is one of the most powerful investments they can make for a 鈥榤ore just, inclusive and prosperous鈥� society...
Education adviser Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar on Sunday said that they were working on some internal plans to bridle to prevent corruption in the sector...
Mahinur Akhter Mim, a student of the Institute of Education and Research, has become champion of the debate competition organised by the Dhaka University鈥檚 Roquiah Hall...
IT IS unacceptable that the authorities have yet to adequately respond to the issues that have disrupted the academic environment for the past year. A breakdown in the relationship between teachers and students, a series of protest movements by both groups, and the absence of functioning governing bodies or managing committees in many educational institutions...
Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman on Saturday alleged that no commission had been formed to reform the education sector whereas the historic July uprising began from the educational institutions...
Normal academic atmosphere in the education sector from primary to tertiary levels is yet to be restored in the country, even after a year of the student-led mass uprising in July and August in 2024...
ABOUT half of government primary schools running without headteachers highlights the sheer neglect that primary education continues to suffer. Official records show that the position of headteacher is vacant in 32,000 schools. According to the 2023 Annual Primary School Census, there are 65,567 government primary schools, which means that 48.8 per cent of the schools...
A divided US Supreme Court gave president Donald Trump the green light on Monday to resume dismantling the Education Department...
The proposed reforms to the guideline for the current year鈥檚 college admission that the education boards have submitted to the education ministry contain quotas for the July uprising victims...
A seminar on 鈥榯he role of Carol Ann Egan Fund and Gonoshasthaya Kendra in women鈥檚 education鈥� was held the Gono Bishwabidyalay of Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...
The education ministry on Wednesday gave new directive for police verification in appointing teachers at entry level in the non-government educational institutions...
The primary and mass education ministry has instructed the primary education directorate to upgrade the position of 45 headteachers to 10th grade of the national pay scale...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 journey towards a knowledge-based economy will remain incomplete without meaningful reforms across all levels of education. Recent proposals such as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 pledge to enhance the economic and social standing of primary school teachers, alongside expanded training, deserve serious policy attention. International research...
Bangladesh Research and Education Network, in collaboration with the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, organised a workshop on e-resources at Hotel Lakeshore Heights in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Eastern University held a seminar titled Prospects of Higher Studies and International Work Permit Visa in Japan at the Rezakul Haider Hall of the EU at Ashulia Model Town in Dhaka on Monday...
The Australian Higher Education Roadshow 2025 was successfully held at the Sheraton Hotel in Dhaka on Monday...
FOR decades, the reformation of both school and higher education in Bangladesh has been a subject of discussion in policy circles, academia and civil society. Today, fresh calls are echoing for the immediate formation of a new education commission to address the deep-rooted challenges that continue to undermine our education system.聽 While several education...
Over half of the female beneficiaries of a Bureau of Non-Formal Education pilot project for skill-based literacy for the out-of-school adolescents anticipate or have already faced pressure to exit apprenticeships they got after the project, according to an outcome study released on Saturday...
THE historic July mass uprising of 2024 was not merely a political reckoning, it was a moral awakening. Sparked by growing inequality, youth frustration and lack of access to basic services, the protests united citizens across classes and districts. The people demanded justice, not just in law but in livelihood. They did not ask for luxury, they asked for education...
FOOD or cash for education programme, launched in 1993 by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party under the leadership of its chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, stands out as a landmark initiative that transformed the country鈥檚 educational landscape and social fabric. This pioneering programme, designed to combat poverty-induced school...
BANGLADESH is a densely populated country in the tropical zone where 3,496 people live per square mile. And, more densely populated is Dhaka city where 5,001 people per square mile. If people in this densely populated area do not adhere to proper health rules, it is almost impossible to prevent infectious diseases...
Bangladesh must devise strategies to keep its best brains in the country and engage their merit in advancing the society, experts and other stakeholders have observed and to achieve that they have stressed key reforms in the education system...
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi having cancelled the history second-paper question set for the forthcoming Higher Secondary Certificate examinations amid allegations of a leak from a police station in Naogaon suggests that the authorities have yet to ensure foolproof security to prevent question paper leaks. The set of questions was kept in a...
The Rajshahi Education Board on Saturday cancelled a history 2nd paper question set for the forthcoming Higher Secondary Certificate examinations after a trunk containing the question papers was found unlocked and breached inside the Dhamoirhat police station in Naogaon.
Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a seminar in Dhaka on Wednesday said that although the transfusion medicine department of the BMU provided services to patients by collecting blood safely and provided better higher education to students, more emphasis should be placed on research...