Education
Results of SSC, equivalent exams on May 11
The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on May 11.
2 May 2016, 11:08 AM
Most teachers visiting ministry come for transfer to Dhaka: Nahid
Criticising the government college teachers for lobbying to get transferred to Dhaka, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said almost 80 percent of them, who visit his ministry, come with such requests.
30 April 2016, 07:06 AM
May 10, 11 tentative dates for publishing SSC results
The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations may be published on May 10 or 11, education ministry sources say.
20 April 2016, 07:29 AM
82,500 get primary terminal scholarships
A total of 82, 500 students got scholarships in the Primary Terminal Examinations 2015 this year which has increased by 27,500 compared to the last year, Primary and Mass Education Minister Mustafizur Rahman announces.
19 April 2016, 09:09 AM
Grabbers feast on Dhaka schools
Gendaria Mahila Samity Govt Primary School has over 1,650 students but its compound is so small that just a 10th of the children face difficulty in playing in the ground during recess.
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Too eager to get new laws
It is easier to make a new law than the enforcement and modification of an existing one. The proposed legislation on education is the latest glaring example of this popular saying in our country.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Opinion: When did private tuition become a crime?
Since when did private tuition become a crime? When did private tuition become synonymous to stealing, pick-pocketing or mugging that the ministry would think of putting a private tutor behind bars?
7 April 2016, 08:48 AM
How education and stimulation in early years can help children thrive for a lifetime
Today, 99 percent of Bangladesh's girls and 97 percent of boys are enrolled in primary school.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Nahid avoids entering HSC exam hall
Amid previous controversies and considering the state of mind of the candidates, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid avoids entering exam hall on the first day of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination.
3 April 2016, 04:36 AM
A law to improve university standards
It is a positive move that the cabinet has approved of a draft 'The Accreditation Council Law, 2016', that aims to ensure the standards of higher education.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Travelling library: The two Indians on a road trip to promote books
The two friends are on an ambitious 10,000 km (6,213 miles) road trip in their minivan, and have taken an eye-popping 4,000 books with them.
19 March 2016, 11:43 AM
Education in Mother Language: 40% population denied globally
Though children should be taught in a language they speak or understand, as much as 40 percent of the global population does not have access to that kind of education.
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Serving the orphans
Faridul Islam Farid would not want others to suffer what he went through.
12 February 2016, 18:00 PM
The Education Antidote to Violence
In an article titled “The Education Antidote to Radicalisation,” published on December 30, 2015 in The Daily Star, former British Prime Minister...
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt warns against question paper leak
As the SSC and equivalent examinations are in progress, the government has reminded all of the consequences of spreading rumour about question paper leakage and any evil attempt to leak those.
4 February 2016, 13:41 PM
VC smells plot to create violence at DU
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique alleges that a certain political quarter is conspiring to create deadly violence at the university campus.
3 February 2016, 12:17 PM
Return extra fees taken from SSC examinees: Minister
Education Minister Nahid orders schools to refund in 7 days extra money taken from SSC candidates. Stern action awaits defaulters, he warns.
3 February 2016, 06:04 AM
No fetters could tie her down
She is unable to do anything with her hands since her birth. But it could never stop Arifa Akhter from pursuing her dreams.
Defying all predicaments, the indomitable Lalmonirhat girl sits for her Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations. She became the subject of curiosity as she started writing with her legs.
1 February 2016, 10:15 AM
There’ll be no more question paper leak: Nahid
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid rules out any possibilities of question papers leakage ahead of any public examination.
1 February 2016, 05:45 AM
Work hard to push Bangladesh ahead, President asks students
President Abdul Hamid says there must be relentless efforts, self criticism and cooperation to turn Bangladesh into a middle income nation by 2021 and a developed nation by 2041.
31 January 2016, 15:24 PM