DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate National Primary Education Week in city on Thursday (February 4).The event will uphold the slogan of “Quality Education, Nation’s Promise” and feature other activities related to the promotion of primary education.The PM will

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid ordered school authorities to refund extra fees taken for admission and SSC form fill-up within seven days.He was talking with reporters at his secretariat office Wednesday.“Disciplinary action will be taken against the institutions those fail

DHAKA: Consul General of Bangladesh in New York Md. Shameem Ahsan, ndc, donated few sets of books to Manhattan Bangla Cultural School.The books, for the students from class 1 to V, were donated on January 30.Published by Bangladesh National Curriculum and Textbook Board, the books were

DHAKA: Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a seminar on contemporary world poetry and a recitation by foreign poets at IUB auditorium in Bashundhara in city on Tuesday (February 2).Four papers were presented on the European, Arab and Asian contemporary poetries by Milan

GAZIPUR: The honors 3rd year examinations under National University (NU) will begin on Wednesday (February 3).NU public relations, information and counseling department acting director M Fayzul Karim informed the media by sending a press release on Tuesday (February 2).The examination

DHAKA: A total of 6,826 candidates out of 1,651,523 were absent on the first day of SSC and its equivalent examinations.Control room set for the SSC examinations in educational ministry confirmed the matter to the media on Monday (February 1) adding that seven students and an inspector

DHAKA: Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid categorically said there is no scope of leaking question papers in the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations.The minister made this assertion to the media during his visit to city’s Tejgaon Government Girls

DHAKA: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations for 2016 has begun on Monday (February 1).As many as 1,651,523 examinees are taking part in the examination this year.Of them, 1,304,274 are taking part in SSC under eight boards, 248,865 students in Dakhil under

DHAKA: Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin on Monday (February 1).As many as 1,651,523 students will take part in the examinations. Of them, some 808,590 are female students.At least 172,257 more students are going to attend the examinations than

DHAKA: Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin on Monday (February 1).As many as 1,651,523 students will take part in the examinations. Of them, some 808,590 are female students.At least 172,257 more students are going to attend the examinations than

FROM PARLIAMENT: Literacy rate of the country is currently 61 percent, according to the Bangladesh Statistics Bureau survey of 2015.Primary and mass education minister Mostafizur Rahman disclosed the information in the parliament in reply to a question of Dhaka-1 constituency MP Begum

DHAKA: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) former senior advisor Dr Eirik G Jansen delivered a Talk on ‘Revisiting a Village in Bangladesh after 35 Years: the Great improvements that have occurred’.IUB social sciences and humanities department organized the program on

DHAKA: The 18th annual Education UK Exhibition commenced in Dhaka on Thursday (January 28) aiming to prepare individuals, who want to find out how an education experience in the UK for an exciting career and give them a competitive edge in the global marketplace.The two-day exhibition is

DHAKA: Teachers of government colleges have postponed their work abstention following the government’s assurance in meeting their demands.Moreover, the protesting teachers have given an ultimatum to the government to meet their demands by February.Government teachers’ organization BCS

DHAKA: Education ministry secretary Sohrab Hossian assured the demonstrating teachers of government colleges to meet their demands of removal of discrimination in the 8th National Pay Scale.He made the assurance in a meeting with leaders of BCS General Education Association at secretariat

DHAKA: Teachers of government colleges started their three-day work abstention from Tuesday (26 January) in protest of discriminations in the 8th national pay scale.BCS General Education Association secretary general IK Selim Ullah Khandakar told banglanews that teachers from 270

FROM SYLHET: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina promised to establish a medical university in Sylhet division.She made this promise at a rally organized by the local unit of ruling Awami League, on Alia Madrasa premises on Thursday (January 21).Moreover, medical universities will be established

DHAKA: After a long awaited period, government has approved direct appointment for the posts of headmaster in 5,000 Primary Schools through Public Service Commission (PSC).The advertisement for the recruitment test will be published soon, said source of Ministry of Primary and Mass

DHAKA: Dhaka University Teachers Association (DUTA) decided to take classes on Fridays and Saturdays to overcome the losses created for the teachers’ work abstention.DUTA president Farid Uddin Ahmed informed the media at Dhaka University Club in city on Wednesday.He said, ‘We will

DHAKA: Classes at Dhaka University resumed Wednesday (December 20) after more than a week deadlock due to teachers’ work stoppage demanding removal of disparity in pay structure.The teachers returned to the classes on Wednesday as per decision of the Federation of Bangladesh University