Category: School

Schools instructed to arrange July uprising memorial meetings

The government has directed all educational institutions to organise memorial meetings to pay tribute to those who died and were injured during the Anti-Discrimination Movement.

School land seized, playground lost

The Paschim Pasharibuniya Sikder Haat Government Primary School in Bhandaria upazila is facing severe disruptions due to the demolition of two of its classrooms to facilitate the construction of a nearby bridge.

New Delhi shuts schools, bans construction as air pollution reaches worst levels

Authorities in New Delhi have closed schools, suspended construction activities, and banned non-essential trucks from entering the capital as air pollution hit its highest levels of the season on Monday.

Schools asked to reinstate science-humanities-business studies groups in Class-IX, X

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) yesterday issued a directive to heads of all secondary level educational institutions throughout the country to reinstate separate three groups - science, humanities, and business studies - in class IX and Class X.

Govt dissolves committee formed over textbook revision

The Ministry of Education has dissolved the 10-member coordination committee formed to revise and amend all textbooks prepared and printed by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB).

Primary teachers demand 10th grade, full promotions

The Primary Teacher Coordination Council has demanded the elevation of primary assistant teachers to the 10th grade and 100 per cent departmental promotions to address discrimination.

Primary textbooks to be distributed timely: Salehuddin

Adviser for the ministries of finance and commerce Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday affirmed that the government would ensure distribution of free textbooks among primary students in due time.

Ad-hoc committee formed for Upz primary education

A 9-member ad-hoc committee has been formed repealing the Upazila Primary Education Committee.

Bangladesh intrim govt chief Yunus vows to fulfil students’ dream

Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday reiterated his pledge to materialise the dream of the students to build a discrimination-free country, urged them to keep up their efforts to rebuild Bangladesh. [inside-ad]

Many edn instts yet to reopen in Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali

Many educational institutions in the flood-hit Feni, Cumilla and Noakhali districts have yet not been able to reopen for different reasons.

Education a basic human right; main tool of nation building

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said has highlighted the importance of both formal and non-formal education programs to build an illiteracy-free Bangladesh.

Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings

The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father, who was arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon, will stay in custody after their lawyers decided not to seek bail Friday.

Back to class after a student-led revolution

After weeks of deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh toppled the autocratic premier, among the first things children at a school in the capital Dhaka did when they returned to class was honour their slain friend.

Primary schools open tomorrow

The government primary schools across the country except 12 city corporations and the municipalities of Narsingdi district will resume academic activities tomorrow.

Educational institutions to be reopened after ensuring cent percent safety of students: Mohibul

Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel today said educational institutions in the country will be reopened after ensuring cent percent safety of the students.

Startup Bangladesh cancels Ten Minute School investment proposal after founder’s quota remarks

The Startup Bangladesh Limited has cancelled the investment proposal for the country’s leading online educational institution ‘Ten Minute School’, days after the founder of the latter remarked in favour of quota reform.

Record number of 13,563 Bangladeshi students studied in US last year

DHAKA, July 10, 2024 - A record number of 13,563 Bangladeshi students studied in the United States (US) last year, making Bangladesh the 13th highest sending country of international students to the country.

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RMP to sensitize school students against social crimes

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has launched a school visiting programme everywhere in the metropolis with the main thrust of sensitizing the students and teachers against various forms of social crimes.