Education reform: Call for systematic, evidence-based move
EDUCATION ministry representatives and the press secretary to the chief adviser addressed a university award ceremony on December 18, presenting a series of proposals for...
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ERI, DPE hold workshop on improving quality of primary education
The Education and Research Institute of Dhaka University and the Directorate of Primary Education jointly organised a workshop titled Draft Findings on Feasibility Study for the Pre-Service Teacher Education for Primary Teachers at the ERI on Tuesday.
Edn ministry asks public univs to hold cluster-based admission test
The education ministry on Monday directed the country鈥檚 public universities to hold admission tests under the cluster-based system this academic year to keep order in the sector and avoid confusions.
Academic atmosphere in higher education declining: Wahiduddin
Interim government education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud has observed that academic atmosphere in higher education institutions, in public universities in particular, is gradually deteriorating.
Govt prioritises timely textbook distribution: adviser
Education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said that ensuring the timely printing, binding, distribution, and supply of textbooks was one of the government鈥檚 top priorities...
Reform Proposals: Health, edn cadre officials planning to hold more protests
Officials of the health and education cadres are planning to make louder their protests against the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals, including separating the health and education sectors from the Bangladesh Civil Service, in the coming weeks...
Edn commission to be announced in few days
The government would announce the education commission within a few days and the commission would prepare a new education policy, the special assistant to the education ministry, Md Aminul Islam, said on Wednesday...
Reform Commission: Admin, edn cadre officials oppose planned proposals
Administrative service officials and government college teachers have strongly criticised the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals that the commission has finalised for submitting to the interim government...
A welcome move to better health, education admin
A COUPLE of recommendations that the commission on public administration reforms, instituted in mid-September, says would make are a welcome move. The commission has said that it would recommend the separation of the health and the education cadre from other cadres the way the judicial cadre has been separated from the...
Transforming Education: Path towards tech-driven learning
OVER the past decade, Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in various sectors, with education being a key focus for the government. Despite these advancements, the country鈥檚 educational system still faces numerous challenges. Traditional teaching methods, limited resources and inadequate infrastructure continue to hinder the full potential of...
How schools can shape young minds
AS A country of demographic dividend, Bangladesh needs and has the scope to develop a pool of technologically sound house resources which can meet the demand of today鈥檚 knowledge economies at home and abroad. So, it is necessary to bring about certain changes in education, making a higher use of technology...
In need of a permanent education commission
EDUCATION is the cornerstone of national development, serving as a foundation for cultivating informed societies, robust economies, and accountable governance systems. In Bangladesh, despite significant progress, the education sector faces persistent challenges that threaten the country鈥檚 trajectory toward sustainable growth. Issues such...
4 women get Begum Rokeya Padak-2024
Four women were awarded with the 鈥楤egum Rokeya Padak-2024鈥� for their outstanding contributions to society, women鈥檚 education and women鈥檚 empowerment...
Salehuddin urges industrialists to invest in education, research
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday urged industrialists to invest in education and research to bridge the gap in skilled manpower and knowledge in the industrial sector...
Govt should pay teachers well to up quality of education
TEACHERS need to be paid well 鈥� well enough so that they can devote their time and energy to teaching without having to worry about the sustenance of the family. This is where the quality of education has suffered, with teachers continuing to go underpaid. Whilst the average salary of schoolteachers at the primary level, which lays the foundation...
Inclusive education for all children demanded
Government officials, educators and rights activists at a workshop on Saturday demanded ensuring inclusive and quality education for all children, including those with disabilities.
Edn sector reeling from graft, mismanagement
Corruption, mismanagement, politically-driven selections and sexual harassment had reigned the country鈥檚 education sector during the immediate past 15-year rule of the now ousted Awami League, a White Paper has revealed.聽
UN urges Afghan Taliban not to block women鈥檚 medical training
The UN mission to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the Taliban government to reconsider a reported plan to ban women from attending medical training institutes, in the latest move to restrict women鈥檚 education...
Bangladesh envoy in Athens hosts educational session
Bangladesh鈥檚 ambassador to Greece Nahida Rahman Shumona hosted an educational session for students of Filothei Preliminary School of Athens marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3...
Bridging Cartesian roots with 4IR realities
THE evolution of higher education over the past three centuries has been guided by the ideas of various philosophers, each contributing to distinct goals: cultivating reason, promoting individual growth, advancing society, and solving practical problems. Dominant philosophies like rationalism during the Enlightenment and pragmatism in the Industrial Age shaped education while coexisting with alternative...
Seminar on physics education held in Dhaka
The inaugural session of the seminar titled Physics Education in the Secondary and Higher Secondary Levels, organised by the Bangladesh Physical Society, was held at the Atomic Energy Centre in Dhaka on Saturday...
Primary students to get all books in Jan: adviser
Primary and mass education adviser professor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder said that primary level students would receive 100 per cent textbooks in January, but there would be no celebrations before...
BRAC University holds confce on evolution of language education
The Institute of Languages of BRAC University held a three-day international conference titled Language Metamorphosis: Implications for Language Education in Decolonial Contexts commenced at the university on Thursday...
65 Bangladeshi students win Top in World award
Sixty-five Bangladeshi students have been honoured with 鈥楾op in the World鈥� awards at the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards 2024, a prestigious event co-hosted by the British Council and Cambridge International Education at a hotel in the capital on Saturday...
British Council organises UK education symposium
The British Council recently hosted the Gateway to UK Education 2024 Symposium, bringing together 78 representatives from schools, education agents, counsellors, and UK universities...
Eastern University hosts seminar on higher education in Japan
Eastern University hosted a seminar titled 鈥業nsights on Opportunities and Challenges of Higher Education in Japan鈥� on Tuesday, at Rezakul Haider Hall, says a press release.
Pearson鈥檚 Principal Network Meet 2024 held in Dhaka
Pearson, a global leader in education, hosted the Principal Network Meet 2024 at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden, gathering education leaders to discuss innovative approaches to future-ready education, said a press release on Sunday...
National curriculum to see more change
The national curriculum from primary to higher secondary level education is set to undergo more changes in the next two years causing uncertainties in the overall process of learning, particularly for the young learners.聽
DU-affiliated colleges to get new 鈥榠ndependent institutional identity鈥�, says adviser
The education adviser to the interim government, Wahiduddin Mahmud, on Wednesday said that the government was working to give Dhaka University affiliated seven colleges a new 鈥榠ndependent institutional identity鈥�...