English medium schools:聽No govt check on foreign teachers, staff
The government has no monitoring on the foreign teachers or officials working at different English medium schools in the country.
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Time to phase out SSC exams?
FOR decades, the Secondary School Certificate examinations have been a gateway to higher education and socio-economic mobility. Introduced during the colonial era and modified post independence, the examinations have for long been perceived as a milestone that shapes the future of millions of students every year. But in 2025, amidst rapid shifts in pedagogy...
Milestone resumes classes of IX, X, XII after 15 days
The Milestone School and College resumed classes partially on Wednesday 15 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
25 injured as fire breaks out in school lab
At least 25 students were injured after a fire broke out during a training session in the science lab of Niyaz Mohammad High School in Brahmanbaria town on Wednesday afternoon...
Milestone to resume classes partially today
The Milestone School and College will resume classes partially today 15 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
Milestone partially reopens, classes from Aug 6
The Milestone School and College partially reopened on Sunday 12 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
Another child discharged, 28 survivors at burn institute
The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Saturday discharged another child, who suffered burn injuries in the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara.
HC to rule Sunday on plea to remove images of Uttara plane crash victims
The High Court will give its order on Sunday on a petition seeking the removal of images and videos of the victims of the July 21 fighter jet crash at a building of the Milestone School and College in Uttara.
Two schoolgirls drown in Kishoreganj
Two schoolgirls drowned in the Narsunda River at Ashtaka Manikpur village of Gundhar union under Karimganj in Kishoreganj on Wednesday...
Pry edn ministry to recruit 2,382 head teachers in govt pry schools through PSC
The primary and mass education ministry has taken an initiative to recruit 2,382 headteachers for government primary schools through the Bangladesh Public Service Commission...
Bangladesh upgrades salaries of govt primary school head teachers
The head teachers of all government primary schools have their salaries raised to the 10th grade.
Death toll in BAF jet crash reaches 34 as another victim dies
The death toll from the July 21 fighter jet crash into a building of Milestone School and College at Uttara in the capital reached 34 as one more victim died from his burn injuries on early Monday...
It manifests faults of deposed fascist govt: Farida
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhtar at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday said that the jet crash into a building of Milestone School and College was a manifestation of faults of the deposed fascist government...
BAF JET CRASH:聽Death toll reaches 35
The death toll from the July 21 fighter jet crash into a building of Milestone School and College at Uttara in the capital reached 35 as two more victims succumbed to their burn injuries on Saturday.
Milestone should be relocated: BIP
The Milestone School and College in the capital鈥檚 Uttara area is situated within the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport鈥檚 approach area (runway take-off and landing), said urban planners on Friday.
Special prayers held for Uttara air crash victims
Special prayers were held in all mosques in the country after jumma prayers on Friday seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of those killed in the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into Milestone School and College in Uttara on Monday.
Indian govt school roof collapse kills seven children
Part of the roof and walls of a government-run school collapsed in western India, killing at least seven children and injuring 26 others on Friday, police said.
BAF JET CRASH: Two more die, death toll hits 33
The death toll from the July 21 Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into Milestone School and College in the capital鈥檚 Uttara area reached 33 as two more victims died on Friday.
BAF JET CRASH: Govt approves state honour for 2 Milestone teachers
The government on Thursday decided to confer a state honour on two teachers from Milestone School and College who were killed in the recent jet crash in Dhaka鈥檚 Uttara.
Schoolboy drowns in Gaibandha
A schoolboy drowned in a pond at Horin Singha village under Ramchandrapur union of Gaibandha Sadar upazila Thursday afternoon...
BAF JET CRASH:聽Bodies of five聽victims identified by DNA tests
The forensic DNA laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Department on Thursday disclosed identities of five charred bodies found in a building of Milestone School and College in the capital鈥檚 Uttara after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into it on July 21.
Rumours spreading on social media over death toll: ISPR director
Inter Services Public Relation Directorate director Lieutenant Colonel Sami Ud Dowla Chowdhury in a text to media on Wednesday said that rumours were spreading on social media about the death toll in Monday鈥檚 Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash on a building of Milestone School and College at Uttara in Dhaka.
Transforming tragedy into meaningful change
THE Milestone School and College jet crash of July 21, 2025, is a national tragedy of unspeakable proportions 鈥� one that transcends the conscience of the entire nation. The tragic and untimely deaths of our children have plunged the country into profound grief. For the families affected, the loss is irreparable, and those who survived will undoubtedly carry the trauma...
Pilot Towkir laid to rest in Rajshahi
Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam, the pilot of the Bangladesh Air Force jet that crashed into Milestone School and College in the capital鈥檚 Uttara area killing at least 31 people, including him, was laid to rest in Rajshahi Tuesday afternoon...
Death toll reaches 31, including 24 students
The death toll in the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash on a building of Milestone School and College at Uttara in the city reached 31 on Tuesday while seven bodies were yet to be identified...
Bangladesh observes state mourning for jet crash victims
A one-day state mourning was observed on Tuesday over deaths in Monday鈥檚 crash of a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet on the campus of Milestone School and College in Dhaka鈥檚 Diabari area, which left at least 31 people dead and 165 injured as of Tuesday evening....
Prime Bank to give Tk聽5 Crore to support victims of Milestone plane crash
Prime Bank PLC has committed to contribute of Tk聽5 crore to support the medical treatment and rehabilitation of the critically injured students and teachers of the tragic aircraft crash at Milestone School and College at Uttara in Dhaka...
MCCI mourns BAF jet crash incident
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka has expressed its profound shock and deepest sorrow at the tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft into Milestone School and college campus in Uttara, Dhaka on Monday...
Grieving public demands accountability, investigation
NEW Age deeply mourns the unimaginable loss of lives from the Bangladesh Air Force jet crashing into Milestone School and College campus in Uttara and stands in solidarity with the bereaved student, teachers, parents and larger community in grief. An air force training aircraft, the FT-7 BGI, crashed into the campus immediately after take-off in early afternoon on July...
BAPI expresses sorrow over loss of lives in BAF jet crash
The executive committee of the Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry Association has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in the crash of a BAF jet into Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, on July 21, says a press release.