education in bangladesh

Scholarships awarded to 82,383 primary students

February 28, 2023 by Admin

News Desk : dhakamirror.com A total of 82,383 primary students are going to get scholarships in the ongoing year across Bangladesh, said the state minister for primary and mass education Md Zakir Hossain on Tuesday. Among them, 33,000 students will get talent pool scholarships and 49,383 students will get general scholarships, he said at a … Read more

Will our universities survive in 25 years?

January 15, 2023 by Admin

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Syed Saad Andaleeb

Quality education is the backbone of a wholesome and prosperous society. But finding the “quality” in quality education continues to be elusive in Bangladesh. The “so called” universities (more like community colleges) are rife with social, economic, political and ideological problems that work against building learning organisations. Teachers, the kingpins, don the mantle of educators but have little to show in their academic profiles. For today’s new generation of hungry learners, seeking to be actively engaged with illustrious minds, their classroom experience is simply frustrating, backdated, irrelevant, and unpalatable.

Second chance at education for Pirojpur elderly

April 22, 2022 by Admin

“I never knew there’s so much beauty and fun hidden inside a book,” said 44-year-old Salma Begum, who learned to read and write very recently.
“I had to blindly trust anyone who could read to let me know the contents of important documents. Now I’m self-sufficient in that regard, and use my own signature instead of thumb impressions,” added a delighted Salma.
This has been possible for a special programme going on at Pattashi Model Government Primary School Centre in Pirojpur’s Indurkani upazila.
People aged 15 to 45 years and

No decision yet on PEC examinations

April 22, 2022 by Admin

By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com
The government is yet to decide whether the Primary Education Completion Examination would be held this year.
State minister for primary and mass education Md Zakir Hossain said this at a press conference on Thursday.
He also said that they would first overcome the learning loss caused in past two years and

JU admission tests in 5 units July 31-August 11

April 22, 2022 by Admin

By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com
Jahangirnagar University admission tests will be held in five units rather than 10, for the academic year 2021-22.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the JU Central Admission Management Committee on Wednesday (April 20, 2022), said Md Abu Hasan, deputy registrar and member secretary of the committee, reports our JU correspondent

2023 SSC, HSC exams on short syllabus: Education Minister

April 12, 2022 by Admin

The education minister Dipu Moni on Tuesday said that the Secondary School Certificate, Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations of 2023 would be held on shortened syllabuses.
The classroom activities of SSC and equivalent examinations’ candidates will continue till February 2023 and HSC and equivalent examinations’ candidates will continue till March 2023, she

34% of Bangladeshi third graders have reading skills, reports Unicef

March 30, 2022 by Admin

Only 34 percent of third graders in Bangladesh have foundational reading skills, and only 18 percent have foundational numeracy skills, according to a new report of Unicef.
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are even worse off, the UN organisation said in its report released today

PhD degree mandatory for promotion of DU teachers

March 24, 2022 by Admin

The Dhaka University authorities have finally decided to mandate PhD degrees for promotion of teachers as associate professor and professor at the university.
The decision came at the academic council meeting with DU Vice-Chancellor Prof M Akhtaruzzaman in the chair on Monday, reports our DU correspondent

Primary schools to remain open until Ramadan 20

March 20, 2022 by Admin

State minister for primary and mass education Zakir Hossain on Saturday said that all government primary schools would remain open until 20th Ramadan.
The decision was made to compensate the learning loss during the closure of educational institutions due to Covid pandemic, he also

In-person classes at pre-primary schools from March 15

March 10, 2022 by Admin

In-person classes at pre-primary schools will resume on March 15 after a two-year closure due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The decision was taken yesterday at a meeting at primary and mass education ministry at the Secretariat with State Minister Md Zakir Hossain in the

Dakhil exams to begin June 19, Alim Aug 22

March 7, 2022 by Admin

This year’s Dakhil examinations, equivalent to the Secondary School Certificate examinations, are likely to begin on June 19 and Alim examinations, equivalent to the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations, are likely to begin on August 22.
Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board revealed the dates through

First year college classes to begin from Wednesday

February 28, 2022 by Admin

Colleges across the country are slated to start classes for freshly-admitted 11th grade students from March 2. This comes after eight months of the scheduled time, as the classes had to be delayed due to Covid-19.
Usually, the new academic year for HSC and equivalent courses begin on July 1. “Colleges will start holding the classes from March 2. The classes will be held in

Bangla, English mandatory for 2022 SSC, HSC

February 22, 2022 by Admin

In-person classes resume today
As secondary schools and colleges partially resume in-person classes today, education boards have decided that SSC and HSC candidates of 2022 will need to sit for Bangla and English exams besides three optional subjects.
Meanwhile, the government has decided to hold the Secondary School Certificate and

Two-day weekend in all educational institutions from 2023: Dipu Moni

February 19, 2022 by Admin

The government has decided to extend weekly holidays to two days, Fridays and Saturdays, in all educational institutions from next year.
“All the educational institutions will get two-day holidays from 2023,” Education Minister Dipu Moni said at the inauguration of new curriculum of the

In-person classes at primary schools from March 1

February 18, 2022 by Admin

In-person classes in all primary level educational institutions across the country will resume on March 1, said Mahbub Rahman, public relations officer of primary and mass education ministry today.
The in-person classes in secondary schools and colleges will resume on February 22, as per the government decision taken yesterday

In-person classes of Class VI-XII from February 22

February 17, 2022 by Admin

Education Minister Dipu Moni on Thursday said that in person classes in all educational institutions from secondary to tertiary levels across Bangladesh will resume from February 22.
‘But the students who already took second dose of covid vaccines can attend in person classes,’ she said at a press conference held at the conference room of education ministry at the