Education

Five things that are wrong with the world's best country

Is life in the world's nicest country all it's made out to be? Most of those surveyed, mainly Norwegians, said yes. But, for balance, here are some aspects of Norwegian life that don't tick everyone's boxes.
18 December 2015, 07:20 AM

Women on the move

Bangladesh hasn't ratified the Domestic Workers Act itself, making it difficult for the government to require the same of destination countries.
8 December 2015, 18:00 PM

10 hurt in BCL infighting at Comilla University

At least 10 people are injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League Comilla University unit over establishing supremacy near Kotbari Government Laboratory School.
4 December 2015, 09:45 AM

Monday’s primary, ebtedai exams to be held Nov 30

The primary and ebtedai terminal examinations scheduled for tomorrow will be held on November 30.
22 November 2015, 05:09 AM

Body finds proof of medical admission question leak

The mass probe body formed over alleged question leak of medical and dental admission tests reports to have found proof of leak.
17 November 2015, 15:52 PM

[WATCH NOW] The blind Teacher

Fazlul Haque is visually impaired but he is teaching voluntarily at two schools including a govt primary school and a junior high school at the same campus at a remote village Charkhatamari in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila at the Dharla river basin.
9 November 2015, 12:50 PM

Only 9% pass DU 'Gha' unit entry tests

Only nine percent of the admission seekers passed the entry tests to Dhaka University’s ‘Gha’ unit under social sciences faculty.
9 November 2015, 08:26 AM

Today's JSC, JDC exams start at 2:00pm

Today's Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will begin at 2:00pm instead of 10:00am due to half-day hartal called by Gonogajoron Mancha.
2 November 2015, 18:00 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

Complex 'character test' facing tardy Chinese students

A professor in China invents a taxing new way of preventing students from turning up late for his classes.
29 October 2015, 11:22 AM

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

Students to get textbooks on time: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today assured that the printing of textbooks would be completed on schedule and school students would get them by the start of next year.
28 October 2015, 08:18 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

Govt to control staffing in pvt education bodies

The government plans to regulate staffing in non-government schools, colleges and madrassas, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said today.
14 October 2015, 09:57 AM

Bogra medical college shut after BCL infighting

Authorities have shut Ziaur Rahman Medical College in Bogra for an indefinite period after an infighting of the college’s BCL.
7 October 2015, 07:48 AM

Cops charge batons at Medical test protesters

Police charge batons to disperse medical test protesters demanding retake of medical and dental college tests at Karwan Bazar today, as they were heading towards health directorate to submit evidence of question paper leak.
7 October 2015, 06:10 AM

ANGELS WITHOUT WINGS

It's time to steer our children back to school. If India could pass the Right to Education Act in 2009, whereby almost 2 million children were targeted for rehabilitation through education with scholarships, stipends, regular health checkups and nutrition, why can't we?
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Materialisation of a dream

It is not every day we get to hear a story like this. Bijoy Rahul Paul, whose father is a bicycle mechanic and mother works in a tea garden, was born into a life of hardship and had to drop out of secondary school due to poverty.
29 September 2015, 18:00 PM

TIB for probe into medical question leak as protests continue

Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International voices support for protestors and urged for a neutral probe in the recently-held medical admission tests.
28 September 2015, 11:23 AM

Is education helping or hurting human evolution?

In a nutshell, we're influencing education more than education is influencing us. Compared to an aircraft, fake diplomas, superficial learning, material pursuit and contempt for conscience have switched it from headwind to tailwind.
17 September 2015, 18:00 PM