Category: Miscellaneous

Schoolboy beaten by headmaster hospitalised

A student of Sharsha Pilot Model Secondary School was beaten up reportedly by the headmaster of the school for attending without uniform in Sharsha upazila of Jashore on Tuesday. Locals said Mehedi Hasan Sagar, 15, a class IX student of the school and son of Mahinur Rahman, a brick kiln worker of K

Seven out of Eight teachers absent at Chattogram school

The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Iqbal Mahmud on Sunday found most of the teachers of different educational institutions of Chattogram during a sudden visit. ACC chairman visited three schools of Chattogram as per complaints those said most of the teachers remain absent at schools in Chattogr

Govt working to curb graft in all sectors: Dipu Moni

Education Minister Dipu Moni on Thursday said the government is working sincerely to wipe out corruption from all sectors, including education. “We’re moving forward, we’ve many aims. Eliminating corruption from all sectors, including education, is our election pledge. The government is working on

Teacher recruitment process to be transparent: Dipu Moni

Education minister Dipu Moni on Friday said teachers would be recruited in a transparent manner to supplement the efforts of improving quality of education. ‘There is shortage of teachers at the educational institutions. So, we will start recruitment of teachers to remove manpower shortage in educa

Journalist Amanullah Kabir passes away

Eminent journalist Amanullah Kabir passed away at a hospital in the city early Wednesday. He was 71. The veteran journalist was undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and breathed his last at around 12:45am. Amanullah Kabir was admitted to the intensive care unit of th

School teacher among 2 killed in road accidents

Two people, including a school teacher, were killed in separate road accidents in Bogura and Jashore on Sunday night and Monday. In Bogura, a school teacher was killed as a battery run vehicle turned turtle at Mathpara in Shibganj early Monday, reports our correspondent. The deceased was identified

Maiden cabinet meeting Jan 21

The first meeting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s new cabinet will be held on January 21. Cabinet Secretary M Shafiul Alam made the disclosure today and said the meeting will be held at the Prime Minister’s Office, Tejgaon. [inside-ad] PM Hasina’s new cabinet, significant with the inclusion of n

Girls must wear burqa if they go to colleges and univs: Ahmed Shafi

Hefazet-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi in a fresh statement on Sunday said girls must wear burqa if they want to get higher studies or they want to go to colleges and universities and their teachers must be female. He made the statement just two days after his sermon to his followers in a mahfil to

India ranks top in Asia in helping children with education

Indian parents spend far more time helping their child with their education compared to other countries of the world.

Shafi’s remarks on girls education his own: Deputy Minister Nowfel

Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel today said that Hefajat-e Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi’s remarks on girls’ education are his own. While exchanging views with journalists this morning, Nowfel said, “It is his (Shafi) personal opinion. He does not hold any executive posit

Education Minister Dipu Moni says she will welcome criticism

Education Minister Dipu Moni has vowed to build upon the initiatives of the previous government and improve education standards in the country by working in tandem with the deputy minister of education. Speaking at her Secretariat office on Tuesday with Deputy Minister of Education Mohibul Hassan C

47 member new cabinet announced

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is heading towards a fresh start forming her third consecutive government with 31 new faces of the 47-member cabinet. The new cabinet will be comprised of 24 ministers, 19 state ministers and 3 deputy ministers. Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam announced

BB suspends mobile banking for polls

Bangladesh Bank has suspended all kind of mobile-based financial services (MFS) for temporary basis ahead of the December 30 national election. All MFS providers have been asked to keep mobile-based financial services suspended from 5:00pm on December 28 to 5:00pm on December 30, the central bank s

30 Lakh textbooks to be distributed in Manikganj

A total of 3, 44,114 students of primary and secondary schools will get 29,67,081text books free of cost on the 1st day of January, 2019 in Manikganj district. Manikganj District Education Office (DEO) sources said about 20,41,186 text books will be distributed among all the secondary level schools

Madrassah student found dead in Rajshahi

Police recovered hanging body of a student from a madrassah at Ranibazar in Rajshahi on Wednesday. The deceased was Talha Zubayer, 12, son of Afsar Ali of Bagha upazila. Sirajul Islam, director of Ranibazar Hafezia madrassah, said Talha took admission in the madrassah in June this year. Noticing t

Trump panel recommends guns in schools to keep US students safe

A safety panel set up by US President Donald Trump in the wake of numerous school shootings recommended Tuesday that schools consider arming staff, using veterans as guards and reversing Obama-era guidelines. The Federal Commission on School Safety panel, led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, was

Munier Chowdhury’s 93rd birth anniv today

Today is the 93rd birth anniversary of educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident Munier Chowdhury. Different socio-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner. Marking the occasion, Theatre, a leading theatre troupe, w

Free textbook distributions likely to be delayed in 2019

Next year’s ‘National Textbook Festival’ is likely to be delayed from its preset date of January 1 following the next general elections, said officials. They also said that the number of free textbooks for the next academic year of 2019 is going to decrease by about 21 lakh compared with that of 201

Sufia Kamals 19th death anniv today

The 19th death anniversary of the late eminent poet-organiser-activist Sufia Kamal will be observed today. Different socio-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner. Bangladesh National Museum will arrange a commemorative programme today a