Friday, 29 Mar, 2024

Education

Ramadan class: 10 days for pry schools, 15 days for secondary

The government has decided to keep all primary schools open for the first 10 days of Ramadan. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education today (February 8) made the announcement, correcting the academic calendar for 2024. However, the government has decided to keep the government

Minister Nowfel decides not to visit SSC exam venue

Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel today (February 5) decided that he won’t visit Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination centers this year to minimize students’ anxiety.   He made this decision thinking about the students' psychological

Shakawath Hossain Honored as "The Best Hotelier of Bangladesh" at HI-AIM Conference

Mr. Shakawath Hossain, is a renowned professional in the hospitality & tourism industry in Bangladesh, was bestowed with the prestigious honor of "The Best Hotelier of Bangladesh" at the recent 12th Edition of the HI-AIM (Hospitality Industry – Architecture, Interiors,

BCL leader among 4 arrested for gang rape on JU campus

Four students of Jahangirnagar University, including a leader of the university unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), were arrested today (February 4) for allegedly raping a woman on campus last night after confining her husband in Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall. The incident, which took

Canada province blocks new colleges seeking to enroll foreigners

The Canadian province of British Columbia will stop approvals of new colleges seeking to enroll international students until February 2026, the government of the Canadian province said on Monday. The province will set minimum language requirements at private training institutions and

New USAID-funded disaster shelter and school opens in Cox’s Bazar

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a brand new multi-purpose disaster shelter and school building at Bogachotor Government Primary School in Cox’s Bazar. The new facility is one of 25 multi-purpose disaster shelters built in Cox’s

SSC, equivalent exams to begin February15

The government decides to hold Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of this year will begin on February 15.  The examination will start with Bengali first paper. A total of 20 lakh 24 thousand 192 students of nine general, madrasa and technical boards

Real-life training can bridge industry-academia gap: BGMEA president

The Admission and Financial Aid office of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized the Orientation program for the incoming students of the Spring 2024 semester on January 18 at the university auditorium in the Bashundhara Residential Area in Dhaka.  Faruque Hassan,

Saudi, Bangladesh plan new Arabic language institute in Dhaka

Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh are working on establishing a new Arabic language institute in Dhaka, officials say, as they want it to follow the Kingdom’s teaching curriculum to help professionals prepare to work in the Middle East. Nearly 3 million Bangladeshis live and work in

Education becomes latest casualty of war for Palestine’s youth

More than 100 days of intense Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip have demolished schools and classrooms, displaced or killed teachers, and shuttered access to learning for the hundreds of thousands of children coping with daily horrors as education becomes the latest casualty

Committee formed to review textbook story ‘Sharifar Golpo’

The education ministry today (January 24) formed a five-member committee to review the story namely ‘Sharifar Golpo’, in the seventh grade history and social science textbook. The committee will be led by Islamic Arabic University Vice Chancellor Professor Abdul Rashid,

Five districts of Khulna close schools due to cold wave

Authorities in five districts of Khulna division closed all primary and secondary-level education institutions from today as the temperature dipped below 10 degree Celsius. The order will remain in force until further notice, according to the Department of Primary and Secondary

Cluster admission test to 24 public universities from 8 March

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Sunday announced to hold cluster admission test for first-year undergraduate courses in GST (general, science, and technology) consisting of 24 universities under the academic session of 2023–24 on 8 March. The decision was taken in a

46th BCS preliminary test on March 9

The 46th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination will be held on March 9 (Saturday).  Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) issued a press release in this regard on Thursday (January 18). According to the press release the examination will be held from 10

Estonia arrests professor on suspicion of spying for Russia

Estonian authorities arrested a professor with Russian citizenship on charges of allegedly spying for Russia, the Estonian media outlet ERR reported on January 16, citing information from Estonia's Internal Security Service (ISS). Estonia has long been concerned about undue

France's education minister slips up in public school faux pas

Speaking to reporters on Friday, on her first school visit as minister, Oudéa-Castera defended her decision to educate her three boys at the prestigious Stanislas school – a private Catholic institution in Paris – rather than in the public system. "Loads of

IUB retains top spot as Bangladesh's Best Private University in AD Scientific Index

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has retained its spot as the leading private university in Bangladesh in the AD Scientific Index 2024 in terms of total number of citations of Scopus-indexed publications by faculty members.  IUB has also retained the second position among

HC orders to appoint 285 physically challenged candidates as school teachers

The High Court (HC) in a judgment today (January 14) asked the government to appoint 285 physically challenged candidates, who have already passed the written tests, to the posts of primary school teachers under the quota system. HC division bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and

Harvard University president Claudine Gay resigns

Claudine Gay, the first Black president of the prestigious US university Harvard, resigned from her position on Tuesday, citing personal threats and a "racial animus." Gay had come under fire after she was brought into a congressional hearing to answer questions on the

Ten non-engineering faculties complete basic Python training

Ten faculty members of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) from non-engineering backgrounds have successfully completed the first ever computer programming training workshop for faculty members organized as part of the university’s unique “Coding for All”