Three separate amendment bills were passed in the parliament yesterday, paving the way for publishing results without holding a public exam during a pandemic, epidemic, and Act of God.

The government has opened a discussion on resumption of the classes at schools on a limited scale from next month.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court stayed a High Court verdict, which had in 2017 declared the fees charged for annual readmission and session by English medium schools illegal.

Calling upon the critics of the quality of education in the country to come forward for a further improvement of its (education) standard, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says that all things do not happen overnight.

Disability is no barrier to success, and 12-year-old Touhidul Islam alias Chand Miah has proved it by achieving

Students in Birganj upazila of the district formed an hour-long human chain at Jharbari area in protest against charging of additional

The High Court seeks explanation from public university authorities as to why they should not be directed to introduce separate question papers for admission seekers from English medium institutions.

The government splits the education ministry into two divisions to bring dynamism in its activities.

Educationists have placed 15 recommendations to improve the quality of secondary education, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.

The education ministry has asked the authorities concerned to scrap Monthly Pay Order (MPO) and other facilities of the educational institutions with zero pass rates in HSC and equivalent examinations in 2016.

Primary and Ebtedai terminal examinations for class-V students of schools and madrasas examinations begin across the country.

Health and Family Welfare Ministry asks four private medical colleges not to enrol any student in the MBBS programme for 2016-17 academic sessions for violating code of conduct. The colleges are Northern Medical College of Rangpur, City Medical College of Gazipur, Nightingale Medical College in Ashulia and Ashiyan Medical College in Dhaka.

The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations begin with 24,12,775 examinees taking part from 28,761 educational institutions across the country.

Only nine point eight three percent of the admission seekers passed the entry tests to Dhaka University’s ‘Gha’ unit under social sciences faculty.

A total of 24,12,775 students will sit for the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations scheduled to begin on November 1.

The examinations of Junior School Certificate and Junior Dakhil Certificate will be held under the education ministry, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.

The entrance tests for first-year honours courses under Ka-unit of Dhaka University (DU) and A-unit of Jagannath University (JnU) for 2016-17 academic sessions will be held tomorrow.

The earlier decision to add 10 marks to the creative questions of SSC and HSC examinations after reducing it from MCQ portion stays, the education minister.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid reminds educational institutions of the mandatory provision to get national anthems sung ahead of starting academic activities everyday expecting them to properly comply with the order.

The government recommends public university authorities to take written test along with viva voce for the appointment of teachers in a bid to curb irregularities in the recruitment process.