DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said the verdict for excluding lawmakers from the governing body of any private school and college will be implemented as per Supreme Court (SC) directives. He came up with the remarks at his office in Secretariat immediately after the SC had

DHAKA: Proactive disclosure makes flow of information easier for both seekers and providers. It can build a bridge between citizens and the authorities that will strengthen mutual confidence and credibility. Speakers made the remarks at a function held at the Information Commission

DHAKA: University Grants Commission (UGC) allotted Tk 3,390.69 crore for country’s public universities in 2016-17 fiscal year. The budget has been approved in 144th full commission meeting led by UGC chairman professor Abdul Mannan on Thursday (June 9). A total of Tk 35.05 crore

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has taken an initiative to include polls information in the academic curriculum of schools and colleges. The commission has also constituted a four-member committee with this objective. EC sources said that ‘Election affairs information’ will

DHAKA: Readers can play an effective role in making mass media more ethical and responsible through better understanding of news and its critical analysis. The media too has a responsibility to help the readers acquire such ‘news literacy’ skills. This view was expressed at a

DHAKA: A total of Tk 49,009 crore has been proposed for the education sector, including primary and mass education, in the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2016-17. Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the proposal before the parliament while placing the budget on Thursday (June 2).

DHAKA: Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid said the government will distribute books in five ethnic languages, including Chakma and Marma, among students of primary level in 2017 educational session. He made the disclosure in a view exchange meeting at National Curriculum and Textbook

GAZIPUR: The results of BSc engineering and Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) program 2015-16 under Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) in the district has been published. The university authorities issued a press release in the regard on Sunday afternoon (May 22).

DHAKA: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of Sunday (May 22) have been shifted to Friday (May 27) due to cyclone ‘Roanu’. The education ministry confirmed the matter on Saturday (May 21). BDST: 1832 HRS, May 21, 2016 BD/RR/SMS

DHAKA: Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid said that country’s primary education has been upgraded from class V to class VIII and this will come under primary and mass education ministry. He made the disclosure after a meeting of national education policy implementation and

DHAKA: Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday (May 16) categorically said the government would take actions against those, who harassed a headmaster in Narayanganj district. The minister further said no such behavior with a teacher is acceptable. “The culprits must be

DHAKA: So far 99 percent students of Underprivileged Children’s Educational Programs (UCEP)-Bangladesh have achieved GPA 5 in SSC vocational examinations this year. A total of 307 students from five UCEP Technical Schools at Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet appeared in

DHAKA: The HSC and Alim examinations scheduled to be held on Thursday (May 12) have been shifted to May 20 due to the hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami as a protest of the execution of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami. The examination of Technical Education Board will be held on May

DHAKA: The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Wednesday morning (May 11) with overall pass percentage of 88.29 which is 1.25 percent higher than the last year. A total of 1,09,761 students had secured GPA-5.

DHAKA: Results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on Wednesday (May 11). The result will be published by the Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid at a press conference after the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over the results.

DHAKA: The higher secondary certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of May 8 (Sunday) have been shifted to May 9 (Monday) due to 24-hour hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting upholding of death penalty of Motiur Rahman Nizami. Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education,

DHAKA: The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on May 11. An education ministry official informed banglanews on Monday afternoon (May 2). According to the tradition, education minister along with the board chairmen will

DHAKA: The schools can reschedule their shifts if needs due to excessive heat prevailing in the across country. Secondary and Higher Education directorate made a direction on Friday. But it permission from school governing body is prerequisite for taking the decision, it added.

DHAKA: Notre Dame University of Bangladesh arranged a discussion and cultural program to celebrate its 3rd founding anniversary and the orientation of the 6th batch of university students. Dr Professor AK Azad Khan, president of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh and also a member of

DHAKA: In order to promote education and research on oceanography, the University of Dhaka (DU) and the Third Institute of Oceanography (TIO) of State Oceanic Administration (SOA) of China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).   The MoU was signed at DU Vice-Chancellor’s