Education

Quality of education to be perished Mahfuz Emran: Students will read, memorize and take tests. Evaluation is based on what is written in the answer sheet. This is the long-standing image of the country’s education system. But with the new curriculum it is changing completely. Students will now act first,…

Staff Correspondent: The number of primary schools in the country has decreased by more than 4,000 in a span of one year and by over 18,000 in two years.However, despite the decrease in schools, the number of students has increased by about 450,000 within a year. This was revealed at…

Gazipur Correspondent: Laying special emphasis on the necessity of development of science and modern technology, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the Muslim Ummah to invest more in the field of science and technology education for their children to bring back the lost heritage.“We need to invest more for the…

14 lakh students decreased Zarif Mahmud: In the span of one year, about 8,000 primary level educational institutions have been closed in Bangladesh. These are all private educational institutions. Besides, there is a decrease of 1.4 million students at the primary level.The Secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass…

Staff Correspondent: As Cyclone Mocha nears, students sitting for their Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations in coastal districts are waiting to hear if their tests will be delayed.“We’re yet to receive any direction from the Inter-Education Board. We’re waiting for the centre’s decision,” said Cox’s Bazar District Education Officer…

Education, health to get boost in next ADP Industry Desk: The proposed ADP of Tk2,63,000 crore in 15 sectors for the next financial year includes Tk94,000 crore in foreign aid.The education sector is set to receive a 62% higher ADP allocation for the upcoming fiscal 2023-24, with the aim of…

Bangladesh pilgrims will have to spend a minimum of Tk 6.83 lakh to perform hajj under government management this year– around 2.21 lakh more than the previous year. Meanwhile pilgrims under private hajj management will have to spend a minimum Tk 6.57 lakh, around Tk 2 lakh more than 2022. Apart from…

Outgoing 2022 Industry Desk: The education sector in Bangladesh had been riding out the headwinds of the coronavirus pandemic when it encountered another setback as devastating floods swept through the country’s northern region in 2022. Under these circumstances, students across the country and the education authorities face an uphill task…

Printing is going on at a snail’s pace NCTB and printing press owners said not a single copy of books for Class-I and Class-II has yet been printed in any press Industry Desk: With barely three weeks left to the new academic year, work on printing textbooks is going on…