Bangladesh Open University is committed to establishing non-discrimination, safety and equal rights in education for third-gender students, said the university vice-chancellor, ABM Obaidul Islam, on Thursday...
A SERIOUS shortage of teachers in government technical and vocational educational institutions is unacceptable. It shows the government鈥檚 lack of commitment to a sector that has a high potential to contribute to the economy. About three-fourths of the sanctioned positions for teachers in government technical and vocational educational institutions have been...
Independent University, Bangladesh trustees Mohammad Zakaria Khan and Husne Ara Ali have been elected as chairman and vice-chairman of the Education Science Technology and Cultural Development Trust respectively for a period of two years starting January 2025...
Today is 89th anniversary of birth of educationist and writer Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir...
EDUCATION has been a happening sector in the year that has passed by, with changes in the curriculum and textbooks, which reverted to a much previous state with changes in textbooks after the August 5 political changeover. The sector has always been happening at intervals since independence. But allocation for education has always remained...
Students led a mass uprising that ousted the Awami League regime led by Sheikh Hasina in the middle of 2024, but the education sector continued to struggle to recover from learning losses faced by the students at all levels.
EDUCATION ministry representatives and the press secretary to the chief adviser addressed a university award ceremony on December 18, presenting a series of proposals for...
The Education and Research Institute of Dhaka University and the Directorate of Primary Education jointly organised a workshop titled Draft Findings on Feasibility Study for the Pre-Service Teacher Education for Primary Teachers at the ERI on Tuesday.
The education ministry on Monday directed the country鈥檚 public universities to hold admission tests under the cluster-based system this academic year to keep order in the sector and avoid confusions.
Interim government education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud has observed that academic atmosphere in higher education institutions, in public universities in particular, is gradually deteriorating.
Education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said that ensuring the timely printing, binding, distribution, and supply of textbooks was one of the government鈥檚 top priorities...
Officials of the health and education cadres are planning to make louder their protests against the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals, including separating the health and education sectors from the Bangladesh Civil Service, in the coming weeks...
The government would announce the education commission within a few days and the commission would prepare a new education policy, the special assistant to the education ministry, Md Aminul Islam, said on Wednesday...
Administrative service officials and government college teachers have strongly criticised the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals that the commission has finalised for submitting to the interim government...
A COUPLE of recommendations that the commission on public administration reforms, instituted in mid-September, says would make are a welcome move. The commission has said that it would recommend the separation of the health and the education cadre from other cadres the way the judicial cadre has been separated from the...
OVER the past decade, Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in various sectors, with education being a key focus for the government. Despite these advancements, the country鈥檚 educational system still faces numerous challenges. Traditional teaching methods, limited resources and inadequate infrastructure continue to hinder the full potential of...
AS A country of demographic dividend, Bangladesh needs and has the scope to develop a pool of technologically sound house resources which can meet the demand of today鈥檚 knowledge economies at home and abroad. So, it is necessary to bring about certain changes in education, making a higher use of technology...
EDUCATION is the cornerstone of national development, serving as a foundation for cultivating informed societies, robust economies, and accountable governance systems. In Bangladesh, despite significant progress, the education sector faces persistent challenges that threaten the country鈥檚 trajectory toward sustainable growth. Issues such...
Four women were awarded with the 鈥楤egum Rokeya Padak-2024鈥� for their outstanding contributions to society, women鈥檚 education and women鈥檚 empowerment...
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday urged industrialists to invest in education and research to bridge the gap in skilled manpower and knowledge in the industrial sector...
TEACHERS need to be paid well 鈥� well enough so that they can devote their time and energy to teaching without having to worry about the sustenance of the family. This is where the quality of education has suffered, with teachers continuing to go underpaid. Whilst the average salary of schoolteachers at the primary level, which lays the foundation...
Government officials, educators and rights activists at a workshop on Saturday demanded ensuring inclusive and quality education for all children, including those with disabilities.
Corruption, mismanagement, politically-driven selections and sexual harassment had reigned the country鈥檚 education sector during the immediate past 15-year rule of the now ousted Awami League, a White Paper has revealed.聽
The UN mission to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the Taliban government to reconsider a reported plan to ban women from attending medical training institutes, in the latest move to restrict women鈥檚 education...
Bangladesh鈥檚 ambassador to Greece Nahida Rahman Shumona hosted an educational session for students of Filothei Preliminary School of Athens marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3...
THE evolution of higher education over the past three centuries has been guided by the ideas of various philosophers, each contributing to distinct goals: cultivating reason, promoting individual growth, advancing society, and solving practical problems. Dominant philosophies like rationalism during the Enlightenment and pragmatism in the Industrial Age shaped education while coexisting with alternative...
The inaugural session of the seminar titled Physics Education in the Secondary and Higher Secondary Levels, organised by the Bangladesh Physical Society, was held at the Atomic Energy Centre in Dhaka on Saturday...
Primary and mass education adviser professor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder said that primary level students would receive 100 per cent textbooks in January, but there would be no celebrations before...
