Friday, 15 Aug, 2025

Education

JSC, JDC pass rate 83.65%

DHAKA: Around 83.65 percent students have passed on average in Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations in 2017. The total number of passed students stands at 20,18,271. The individual passing rate is 83.10% in JSC and 86.80% in JDC.

PM launches free textbook distribution

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated free textbook distribution program for the academic year 2018 on Saturday (December 30), ahead of January 1 ‘National Textbook Festival’. The premier launched the program by handing over books of primary and secondary levels to

PEC pass rate 95.18%, Ebtedayee 92.94%

DHAKA: Around 95.18 percent students have passed Primary Education Completion (PEC) while 92.94 percent students have passed Ebtedayee examinations in 2017. Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman handed over the copy of the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at

Primary, Ebtedayee, JSC, JDC results on Dec 30

DHAKA: The results of this year’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations as well as Primary Education Completion (PEC) and its equivalent Ebtedayee examinations will be published on Saturday (Dec 30). Prior to the results publishing,

UODA admission fair begins

DHAKA: The University of Development Alternative (UODA) has organized an admission fair for the honors and masters programmes in different disciplines. The six-day fair began on Tuesday (December 26) and it will continue till December 31 this year, says a press release sent from the

Activities to resolve pry teachers’ salary discrimination begins this week

DHAKA: Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman Fizar has said that the activities to resolve salary discrimination of the primary schoolteachers will begin this week. He said this while talking to journalists at his office at Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday (December

Pry teachers’ hunger strike enters 3rd day

DHAKA: The primary schoolteachers continued their indefinite hunger strike for third consecutive day on Monday (December 25) at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka. They are observing the hunger strike unto death to press their demand for minimizing the salary difference between the

6 pry teachers hospitalized on day-2 hunger strike

DHAKA: The primary schoolteachers have been observing their indefinite hunger strike for second consecutive day on Sunday (December 24) demanding reducing the salary difference between the head teachers and the assistant teachers. The assistant teachers of state-run primary schools

NU special senate session Saturday

DHAKA: The annual special senate session of the National University (NU) will be held on Saturday (December 23). The session will at 10:00am, at the senate hall on the university campus in Gazipur, said a press release sent from NU Public Relations office.  NU Vice-Chancellor

Primary, Ebtedayee results to be published also Dec 30

DHAKA: The results of Primary School Certificate (PSC) and its madrasa equivalent Ebtedayee terminal examinations will be published on December 30. However, the results of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will also be published on that

Nahid accuses ‘some teachers’ of question leakage

DHAKA: Amid widespread outrage and reports of the question leakage in different examinations, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday (Dec 17) said that some teachers are involved in the evil business of question paper leaking. Nahid was talking to the reporters at the

JSC, JDC exam results Dec 30

DHAKA: The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will be published on Saturday (Dec 30). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid made the announcement to reporters at secretariat on Tuesday (Dec 12). An official of Education

DU rally marks Rokeya Day

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: A procession was brought out on Saturday (December 9) at Dhaka University (DU), marking Rokeya Day, the 137th birth and 85th death anniversary of the pioneer of women rights. The rally launched from Rokeya Hall and ended before the hall again, after rounding Aparajeyo

7 held over carrying devices in MBSTU entry test

TANGAIL: Authorities of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) in Tangail nabbed seven applicants over possessing unauthorized devices during the admission test for 2017-18 sessions. The entry-seekers were later handed over to Detective Branch (DB) of police Friday

38th BCS preliminary exam Dec 29

DHAKA: The preliminary examination of the 38th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) will be held on December 29. A reliable source from Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Sunday (Dec 3). A total of 3,46,532 candidates have applied to

CUB signs MoU with ‘Insurance Institute of India’

DHAKA: Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Insurance Institute of India (III) on Tuesday (Nov 28) at the University’s Banani Campus. Prof. William H. Derrenger, Vice Chancellor of Canadian University of Bangladesh and P.

Govt college teachers to observe work abstention Nov 26, 27

DHAKA: Teachers of all the government colleges across the country are set to observe full-day work abstention on November 26th and 27th, demanding the rank similar to BCS general education cadre. The leaders of BCS General Education Association came out with the decision, at a rally

SSC, equivalent exams begin Feb 1

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations-2018 will begin across the country on February 01. The Ministry of Education published the final routine of the exams in its website on Wednesday (November 22). According to the routine, the examinations will

One hour class on early marriage, violence against women

DHAKA: The Ministry of Education issued a directive, asking teachers to raise awareness among students about prevention of early marriage, and violence against women. Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) is instructed to take at least one hour of class in each month on

Teacher jailed for molesting PEC examinee

NOAKHALI: A school teacher was sentenced to one-year in jail for molesting a PEC examinee in an exam center of Noakhali’s Senbug upazila. The mobile court of Executive Magistrate also Senbug Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sharmin Alam announced the order at her office Tuesday