Education Minister
Govt to establish four more engineering colleges: edu minister
Milon says move aims to expand technical education and build skilled workforce for global market
1 August 2026, 19:35 PM
Admission test woes of first graders
The government’s move to reintroduce written admission tests for class-1 from the next academic year has sparked concern among parents, with many turning to coaching centres and private tutors to help their children prepare for the exams.
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Colleagues unhappy with edn minister
A section of BNP lawmakers and senior party leaders has expressed dissatisfaction with the way Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon handled the ongoing HSC exams fiasco, saying the ministry’s decisions embarrassed the government.
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Special exams for HSC candidates who missed tests due to bad weather: Milon
Education minister says affected students will sit the exams on dates set by the ministry using identical question papers
15 July 2026, 16:43 PM
Milon offers apology amid HSC protests
After daylong student protests in Dhaka and several other districts, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon yesterday apologised in parliament for his remarks about HSC examinees.
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Education minister owes his position to July protesters: Hasnat
NCP MP says the government cannot keep experimenting with students’ future
14 July 2026, 21:26 PM
Milon urges protesting HSC examinees to go back to studies, says re-exams possible
Authorities monitored flooding nationwide and will arrange re-exams where irregularities are confirmed, he says
14 July 2026, 17:17 PM
Decorating a dying tree: The illusion of education reform in Bangladesh
Bangladesh remains imprisoned in a conversation about exam centres and grade sheets.
4 May 2026, 14:25 PM
Milon vows ‘big leaps’ to overhaul education sector
Outlines ambitious reforms, pledges modernisation, digital transformation
18 February 2026, 16:16 PM
India needs to protect rights of all including minorities: Dipu Moni
Bangladesh Education Minister Dipu Moni has said India needs to ensure “protecting and guaranteeing the fundamental rights of every citizen including minorities” if it wants to emerge as a great world economic power.
22 May 2022, 14:19 PM
Nahid clarifies his bribe statement
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday clarified his remarks on bribe, saying his comment, which has taken the country by storm, has been misconstrued due to "partial" publication in some newspapers and online portals.
27 December 2017, 18:00 PM
The education minister's dilemma
Those who have done well in the higher secondary exam results on Thursday (August 18, 2016) have earned the right to show their exuberance as depicted in the media.
22 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Pre-primary books to be in 5 ethnic languages: Nahid
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says the government decides to print pre-primary level books in five ethnic languages from the next academic year.
24 May 2016, 14:23 PM
‘I was humiliated by a lawmaker’
Six days after his humiliation by a mob, Shyamal Kanti Bhakta is reinstated as the headmaster of a Narayanganj school.
19 May 2016, 10:55 AM
Nahid orders investigation
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday asked the deputy commissioner of Kushtia to investigate the incident of a
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Minister orders probe in 'rape of teacher' by headmaster
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid ordered an investigation into the incident of a teacher being allegedly raped by the headmaster in Kushtia.
18 May 2016, 08:05 AM
Govt opens probe
In the wake of severe criticism on social media, the education ministry has launched a probe into the incident of public humiliation of a headmaster in Narayanganj for his alleged derogatory comments on religion.
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM
HSC exams begin on Sunday
This year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin on Sunday across the country, says Education
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Trouble over hacker ad
An English coaching centre has landed in trouble for publishing an advertisement that allegedly inspired people to become hackers.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM
1,209 schools get show-cause notice
The education ministry has served show-cause notices to 1,209 institutions for not responding to an earlier order to pay back the additional exam fees that they charged students before the last year's Secondary School Certificate exams.
28 February 2016, 18:00 PM