Writ petition seeks suspension of in-person classes

A Supreme Court lawyer today filed an application with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to immediately close physical functions of all schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions across the country for 30 days in order to contain the ongoing Covid-19 surge.
19 January 2022, 07:55 AM

Online classes only if Omicron spreads to educational institutions: Dipu Moni

Education Minister Dipu Moni today said classes will be held online if the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads to educational institutions.
18 January 2022, 14:59 PM

University Teachers’ Network condemns police attack on SUST students

University Teachers’ Network today condemned the police attack on agitating students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), who had confined the vice-chancellor to press home their demands.
18 January 2022, 11:19 AM

Police action at SUST: University students continue nationwide protest

Left-leaning student organisations brought out a procession on Dhaka University campus protesting yesterday’s police action on students at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).
17 January 2022, 09:00 AM

No relation between opening schools and Covid spike: World Bank Education Director

World Bank’s Global Education Director Jaime Saavedra has said there is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and even if there are new waves.
16 January 2022, 12:12 PM

Don’t pay heed to rumours over closure of educational institutions: Ministry

The Education Ministry today urged the people of the country not to pay heed to any rumour over the closure of educational institutions due to the spike in Covid-19 cases.
15 January 2022, 10:07 AM

Students, parents protest in front of a Savar school demanding admission

More than 60 students and parents blocked the road in front of a school in Savar municipality area as the students were unable to get admission according to the school’s rules.
11 January 2022, 07:24 AM

No need to shut educational institutions now: NTAC

There is no need to shut down the educational institutions right now, the National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 has suggested the government.
9 January 2022, 17:25 PM

No in-person classes for unvaccinated students

Due to the rapid surge in coronavirus infections, no students would be allowed to attend in-person classes without getting vaccinated, said the Department of Secondary and Higher Secondary today.
9 January 2022, 16:53 PM

‘Want to keep educational institutions open as long as possible’

Education Minister Dipu Moni today said that there are no plans to close educational institutions at this time.
9 January 2022, 09:21 AM

No plan to shut educational instts now: Dipu Moni

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today said the government has no plan to shut educational institutions due to the spike in the Covid-19 cases right now.
8 January 2022, 08:23 AM

Students seeking German visas have to wait at least 10 months: Ambassador

Bangladeshi students seeking visas for admission to German universities will have to wait 10 to 12 months amid the surge of Covid-19 cases across the world.
3 January 2022, 07:15 AM

Mobarak, with challenges, aces SSC

Despite having no fingers to grip a pen, Mobarak Ali, 16, has passed last year’s SSC examination obtaining GPA-3.84. Despite an insurmountable odd, Mobarak clung to the hope to pursue his education. He would write with his leg up to class two. Later, he learnt how to write gripping pen with his wrists.
2 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Joyous start

School authorities handed over new textbooks to students yesterday, the first day of the academic year, though many authorities could not give full sets of secondary textbooks.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Students happy with new books on New Year’s Day

Although the government could not hold the “Textbook Festival” this year due to the pandemic situation, students of many schools got their new textbooks on the first day of the New Year.
1 January 2022, 09:15 AM

Some semblance of normalcy: Now Omicron fear looms

After a difficult 2020, the county’s education sector returned to some degree of normalcy last year.
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM

College enrolment to start on Jan 8

Online enrolment to Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent courses for the academic session 2021-2022 is scheduled to begin from January 8.
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Evening Courses at Public Univs: UGC wants an end to it

The University Grants Commission has said in its latest annual report that it wants closure of evening, weekend and executive courses at public universities as they negatively impact universities’ image.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid situation to determine fate of exams in 2022

Education Minister Dipu Moni has said the Covid-19 situation will decide the fate of next year’s SSC and HSC exams.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Joy unbounded

After a year of uncertainty surrounding exams and students’ academic future owing to the pandemic, results of SSC exams brought a joyous
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM