BSEC intensifies financial literacy prog
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission is ramping up various initiatives and activities to enhance investment education and capital market awareness across the nation...
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Int鈥檒 Literacy Day observed
The government and different non-governmental organisations on Monday observed International Literacy Day with different programmes centring on this year鈥檚 theme for the day 鈥楶romoting literacy in the digital era鈥�...
Promoting digital literacy
INTERNATIONAL Literacy Day 2025 was observed on September 8 under the theme 鈥楶romoting literacy in the digital era.鈥� This theme resonates deeply with Bangladesh鈥檚 aspirations of becoming a Smart Nation by 2041. Literacy is no longer confined to the ability to read and write words on paper. In the 21st century, it encompasses the skills required to critically engage...
Primary education deserves priority policy attention
BANGLADESH observed International Literacy Day on September 8 without having any accurate statistics on the literacy rate in the country. During the Awami League regime, the government had manipulated the literacy rate on a number of occasions to falsely claim its success in the education sector. During their three consecutive terms, the literacy rate increased...
Govt in confusion over actual literacy rate
Bangladesh has no accurate statistics on the literacy rate in the country due to alleged data manipulation by the previous government, according to government officials, researchers and campaigners.
Retirement security demands financial literacy
PLANNING for life after retirement is no longer a luxury but a necessity. As Bangladesh sees rising life expectancy and the expansion of its middle class, the central question has shifted: will today鈥檚 savings be enough for tomorrow? Retirement planning is not merely about setting money aside; it is about knowing how to save, when to save and how much to save...
22.1pc people in Bangladesh now illiterate: ministry
A total of 22.1 per cent people in Bangladesh remained illiterate till now, said the officials of primary and mass education ministry officials on Sunday...
Bank Asia hosts financial literacy workshop
Bank Asia PLC on Saturday organised a financial literacy workshop at Sirajdikhan Upazila, Munshiganj, said a press release...
Financial literacy for rural communities
IN THIS fast-changing economic environment, financial literacy has been elevated from a skill to a critical necessity. Nearly two-thirds of Bangladesh鈥檚 population resides in rural areas, where the lack of聽introductory financial knowledge impedes development and perpetuates poverty cycles. Abecedarian financial literacy is still unknown to millions of people living...
IFIC Bank, SUST host financial literacy workshop
IFIC Bank PLC, in collaboration with Shahjalal University of Science and Technology鈥檚 anthropology department, has organised a financial literacy workshop to equip students with knowledge on financial management...
NRBC Bank holds a workshop on financial literacy
NRBC Bank has recently hosted a workshop to raise awareness about financial literacy and financial inclusion activities among marginalised people, said a press release...
NCC Bank observes Financial Literacy Week
NCC Bank celebrated Financial Literacy Week 2025 with the theme 鈥楾hink Before You Follow, Wise Money Tomorrow鈥�, which focused on integrating unbanked and marginalised people into the financial system...
Financial literacy: towards inclusive growth
FINANCIAL literacy day was observed across the country for the third time on March 3 this year. In 2022, Bangladesh Bank issued a circular declaring the first Monday of March as this day to be observed annually. The same circular also introduced the financial literacy guidelines for banks and financial institutions, aimed at strengthening financial inclusion and expanding...
What is unpleasant in deeds is, too, unpleasant in words
SOMETHING that is unpleasant to hear is also unpleasant to happen. This is what the Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner appears to have missed out on when on March 15 he requested journalists to use the phrase 鈥榬epression on women鈥� instead of the word 鈥榬ape鈥� in reports. The city police chief, who has attended as chief guest the inauguration...
Digital literacy, STEM training for young women urged
Experts on Tuesday emphasised introducing digital literacy and science, technology, engineering and mathematics training to equip young women for the job market...
How state actors can strengthen fact-checking?
IN THE ever-changing landscape of misinformation in South Asia, there has always been a debate about the state鈥檚 role in fact-checking. Can the state take on the role of fact-checker? If so, how can the state ensure that its fact-checking initiatives do not lead to censorship, especially in politically sensitive or controversial areas?..
Political literacy required more than ever
Bangladesh鈥檚 political landscape has been marked by a long-standing power struggle between two major parties, the Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. This...
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...
Prof Yunus terms education as main tool for building nation
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has highlighted the importance of both formal and non-formal education programmes to build an illiteracy-free Bangladesh...
Nat鈥檒 standard for literacy lags behind int鈥檒 standard
The Bangladesh standard for literacy set by the government lags behind the international standard and does not fit the needs of the country鈥檚 workforces in this fast-growing world, educationists and...
