Textbooks going digital in September

The government has taken an initiative to turn textbooks of students of class VI to X to Interactive Digital Textbooks (IDTs), first of its kind in the country, officials said.
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Australia, Canada want probe into polls irregularities

Australia and Canada call upon the Election Commission and all responsible authorities to swiftly and impartially investigate the reports of irregularities and violence during the city corporation elections in Dhaka and Chittagong on April 28.
30 April 2015, 10:36 AM

Quality of education must be improved to instill empathy in children

Quality education to infuse sensitivity into children towards the society and build empathy in their minds should be imparted
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Acupressure treatment will be introduced in education institutions

Acupressure, an alternative medical treatment, will be introduced in educational institutions of the country for the physical fitness of the
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Opportunities will move youths to nation building

Proper opportunities will inspire brilliant young minds to build the nation, top achievers in the O- and A-Level exams told a seminar
11 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Country gets its first education web portal

A new education portal, myacademybd.com, was launched at The Daily Star Centre in the capital yesterday to provide interactive
4 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt determined to hold HSC exams in time: Minister

The government is determined to hold the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations as per the schedule despite hartals and ongoing blockade, the education minister Nurul Islam Nahid said.
30 March 2015, 08:52 AM

High schools, madrasas to get student cabinets next month

After introduction of 61,191 student councils in primary schools, the government is going to introduce "Students Cabinet" in about 1,500
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Law students should be taught more about ethics

Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, the most senior judge of Supreme Court's Appellate Division, yesterday called for more emphasis on
21 March 2015, 18:00 PM

96,000 diploma students getting WB stipends

Around 96,000 diploma students from 43 public, 50 private polytechnic institutes have been recieving stipends under the Skills and
17 March 2015, 18:06 PM

WVB collects 1.5 million signatures for UpForSchool project

World Vision Bangladesh (WVB) collected above 1.5 million signatures from across the country as part of a global campaign to advocate
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Use of ICT on rise in universities

Use of information and communications technology in the country's universities is increasing, said educationists at the
15 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Youths with vocational education are boon

Bangladesh will have a very bright future if it can create large numbers of young people coming into work with
15 March 2015, 18:00 PM

54,481 get primary scholarships

A total of 54,481 students got scholarships in the Primary Terminal Examinations 2014, Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman announced today.
15 March 2015, 07:40 AM

Sunday’s SSC exam to be held March 14

The government has deferred tomorrow’s SSC and its equivalent examinations to March 14 (Saturday) due to the BNP-led 20-party alliance's 72-hour countrywide hartal.
28 February 2015, 10:48 AM

Tomorrow's SSC exams shifted to February 27

SSC, equivalent exams scheduled for tomorrow have been shifted to February 27 following hartal extension by the BNP-led alliance
17 February 2015, 10:40 AM

SSC exams in fresh trouble

Around 1.5 million candidates of SSC and equivalent exams were once again thrown into uncertainty as the BNP-led alliance yesterday extended the ongoing hartal till Friday morning, coinciding with the exams scheduled for Thursday.
10 February 2015, 22:48 PM