More edu institutions to come under MPO: Dipu Moni 

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today (June 10, 2022) expressed hope that the ministry would be able to publish the new list of educational institutions which will be brought under the monthly payment order (MPO) scheme within a week.
10 June 2022, 16:59 PM

55yr old Balayet sits for DU admission test tomorrow

Fifty-five-year-old Balayet Sheikh, who has become a familiar name to netizens in the country, is going to sit for Dhaka University admission test under Social Science faculty (D unit) tomorrow (June 11, 2022).
10 June 2022, 13:49 PM

Nuclear energy education: Bangladesh signs MoU with Hungary

Bangladesh has signed two MoUs with Hungary -- one on Cooperation in the Field of Training and Education of Atomic Industry on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the other on the Diplomatic Exchange Program.
8 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Why I waited to sit for O levels in November instead of June

In 2021, Edexcel announced International GCSEs (O Level) will not be held in person in the May/June session. Instead, the students will be awarded Teacher-Assessed grades (TAGs). This method of grading is commonly known as “predicted results”. During this time, the pandemic has already flared its fangs at the entire world. For us candidates, the news came as a shock.  I discussed it with my friends and classmates. Almost everyone decided to go for the May/June session. No one wanted to wait for the next session. We have A levels in 2022, and time is a huge factor in preparing for those exams. They believed online classes were barely enough to prepare us. Everyone wanted to go with the flow. Still, I could not agree to take the
8 June 2022, 11:33 AM

No PEC exams this year: Ministry

The Primary and Mass Education Ministry has taken decision that there will be no Primary Education Completion Examinations (PECE) this year.
6 June 2022, 16:29 PM

No JSC, JDC exams this year: Education Minister

There will be no Junior School Certificate (JSC) and its equivalent Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) exams this year, Education Minister Dipu Moni said today.
5 June 2022, 05:37 AM

Students in “kafon” halt CU shuttle train, want another shot at admission test

Students, who want to take Chittagong University entry test for the second time, today blocked the shuttle train to the university near Sholoshahar station of the port city for half an hour.
2 June 2022, 07:03 AM

Long school closures during pandemic: The kids are not alright

Long-term school closures during the pandemic have badly impacted the lives of adolescents in a multitude of ways, beyond disruption in education, finds a recent study.
2 June 2022, 03:00 AM

CUET, KUET, RUET applications for online admission test to begin June 6

The online admission test applications for CUET, KUET, and RUET will start from 10am on Monday, June 6, 2022. The last date to apply is June 19, 2022 at 5pm.
1 June 2022, 15:07 PM

No Bangladeshi university in Asia’s top 250

No Bangladeshi universities have been ranked among the top 250 Asian universities, according to the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022 launched today (June 1, 2022).
1 June 2022, 14:17 PM

HC orders NTRCA to recommend recruiting 2,500 candidates as teachers

The High Court today (June 1, 2022) directed the Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to recommend to the authorities concerned to recruit around 2,500 candidates, who qualified relevant exams as teachers of private educational institutions in 2016.
1 June 2022, 12:21 PM

How many students studying for free at private univs?: HC

The High Court yesterday asked for a report on how many underprivileged students and children of freedom fighters  studied without tuition fees from 2010 at all 105 private universities.
30 May 2022, 18:00 PM

How many poor students at pvt universities studying for free? HC asks

The High Court today (May 30, 2022) wanted a report on how many underprivileged students and children of freedom fighters have received the opportunity to study at private universities without paying tuition fees since 2010 under the relevant law.
30 May 2022, 09:52 AM

Abinta Kabir Foundation School celebrates 5th anniversary

Abinta Kabir Foundation School is going to complete its fifth year on July 6, 2022.
29 May 2022, 10:36 AM

Ensuring education quality: Rajshahi University to reduce number of seats

Authorities of Rajshahi University (RU) have decided to reduce the number of seats from next academic year.
29 May 2022, 09:26 AM

"Some parents collect leaked questions for children, all for GPA-5"

Renowned writer and academic Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal has said some parents go as far as collecting leaked questions and make their children memorise the answers, just to ensure that they score GPA-5.
26 May 2022, 13:20 PM

US resumes ‘Fullbright Program’

The US yesterday resumed its “Fulbright Program” that was suspended following the 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery attack.
25 May 2022, 18:00 PM

US resumes Fullbright Program, launches Academy for Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

The US today resumed its Fulbright Program that was suspended following the 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery attack.
25 May 2022, 09:48 AM

US Embassy wishes 55yr old DU admission seeker Balayet good luck

The US Embassy in Dhaka has wished 55-year-old Balayet Sheikh ahead of Dhaka University admission test.
22 May 2022, 14:52 PM

Nursing students in Kushtia protest "demanding money to allow internships"

Students of a private nursing institute in Kushtia staged a human chain to protest the demand of money to allow their internships.
21 May 2022, 10:19 AM