Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid

Rein in on ad-hoc school fees

We would like to appreciate the stance taken by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid with regards to the freestyle manner in which some schools have collected additional tuition and registration fees from SSC examinees.
9 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Rein in on ad-hoc school fees

We would like to appreciate the stance taken by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid with regards to the freestyle manner in which some schools have collected additional tuition and registration fees from SSC examinees.
9 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Return extra fees taken from SSC examinees: Minister

Education Minister Nahid orders schools to refund in 7 days extra money taken from SSC candidates. Stern action awaits defaulters, he warns.
3 February 2016, 06:04 AM

There’ll be no more question paper leak: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid rules out any possibilities of question papers leakage ahead of any public examination.
1 February 2016, 05:45 AM

No extra marks for SSC examinees: Nahid

Examiners have not been asked to give extra marks to Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinees, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says. “The examinees should get the marks they deserve,” Nahid says during a media briefing on the upcoming SSC examinations at Secretariat.
30 January 2016, 07:24 AM

‘Education law in the offing’

Food Minister Qamrul Islam tells parliament that formulation of an education law is now at the “final stage” for ensuring quality education in the country.
28 January 2016, 13:46 PM

Nahid claims ‘overwhelming success’ in education

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid claims Bangladesh has achieved “overwhelming success” in the education sector.
22 December 2015, 09:33 AM

Primary, Ebtedayee results Dec 31

The results of Primary and Ebtedayee Terminal Examinations will be published on December 31.
21 December 2015, 15:16 PM

Pay-scale demo postponed on minister’s assurance

Public university teachers demanding separate pay scale postpone their demonstration till November 1 following an assurance by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid.
30 October 2015, 15:55 PM

JSC from Nov 1, steps taken to avoid question ‘leak’

The government has taken stern steps against question paper “leak” for the upcoming JSC tests that will begin from November 1, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.
29 October 2015, 09:53 AM

Teachers to inspect educational institutions: Nahid

The chiefs of school, college, madrasa and technical educational institutions will inspect other similar institutions from now on to evaluate their performance, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says today.
18 October 2015, 08:47 AM

Nahid’s ‘talk’ pledge for public university teachers again

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid reiterates assurances to solve public university teachers’ pay issue through discussions.
4 October 2015, 08:38 AM

Solution soon, Nahid assures teachers

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid assures of “solution soon” to public university teachers’ demand for a separate pay scale. He promises to take up their demands to the body formed to review the teachers' pay structure.
19 September 2015, 06:34 AM

Own campus: Pvt universities to report by Sep 30

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid asks defaulter private universities to report by September 30 on progress regarding relocation to own campus premises.
13 August 2015, 11:36 AM

BNP-Jamaat's subversive activities affected HSC results: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the overall HSC results this time would have been much better if BNP led 20-party alliance had not been engaged in subversive activities during the examinations.
9 August 2015, 07:11 AM

JSC, JDC exams from November 1

Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will begin from November 1.
30 July 2015, 12:43 PM

HSC exam results Aug 9

The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be published together on August 9.
26 July 2015, 09:09 AM

Education budget lamentable

It is no wonder that Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid is lamenting the poor budgetary allocation for his ministry, with only Tk. 4000 crore allocated for educational development purposes, while other ministries have been given Tk. 16,000 crore to realise their development objectives.
29 June 2015, 18:00 PM

No top 20 list from next year: Nahid

The government will not prepare the list of the top 20 educational institutions under a board in any public examination from next year in a bid to curb malpractice by the institutes across the country.
30 May 2015, 10:19 AM

SSC pass rate falls by 4.3pc (result link inside)

A total of 87.04pc students pass SSC, equivalent exams, which is 4.30pc points lower than that of last year.
30 May 2015, 04:39 AM