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Rohingya Education Int'l support must for Bangladesh to make inclusive eduation: Unesco

International support is vital for countries like Bangladesh to make the shift to inclusive education ensuring education for Rohingyas living in Bangladesh, said a new global report on Tuesday. Bangladesh, the report published by UNESCO says, is one of only two countries in the list of top 10 host

UN urges more efforts to integrate migrant children in schools

The United Nations on Tuesday called on countries to step up efforts to integrate the growing numbers of refugee and migrant children worldwide into their education systems. The number of school-age migrant and refugee children has risen 26 percent since 2000 to some 18 million, the UNESCO cultural

Bloomberg makes massive donation for education

Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor who is weighing a 2020 presidential run, is donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins, to fund financial aid for qualified low- and middle-income students.

42nd death anniversary of Maulana Bhasani today

The 42nd death anniversary of veteran politician Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani will be observed across the country today. Popularly known as “Majlum Jananeta”, the leader of the downtrodden Maulana Bhasani, passed away on November 17 in 1976. To mark the day, different parties and organisations

Japan cyber security minister never used computer

A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive. Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, is the deputy chief of the government’s cyber security strategy office and also

Creator of Spider-Man passes away

As a writer and editor, Lee was key to the ascension of Marvel into a comic book titan in the 1960s when, in collaboration with artists such as Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he created superheroes who would enthrall generations of young readers. “He felt an obligation to his fans to keep creating,” h

Teachers in China most respected in the world

Teachers on the Chinese mainland command the highest level of respect among the people they serve, according to a comparison of how populations think about the world's teachers that was compiled by a London-based global education charity. The Global Teacher Status Index 2018, which was published by

Walton initiates its online sales promotion ‘e-Plaza’

The local multinational electronics giant ‘Walton’ has initiated its online sales promotion titled ‘E-plaza’ so that customers could make online purchase of wide ranges of appliances of the local brand. Walton Group’s Director SM Mahbubul Alam inaugurated the ‘e-Plaza’ as the chief guest at the “

5pc increment for non-govt edu teachers, employees announced

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday announced ‘Boishakhi Festival’ allowance and 5 percent increment for teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions, who are now under monthly pay order (MPO). She made the announcement while distributing cheques of seed money among nine o

bKash organizes AML&CFT training

addressing in a training program on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism (AML&CFT) organized by mobile financial service provider bKash Limited for its agents and distributors of Chapainawabganj district recently.

ACC raids school charging extra for SSC exam registration

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday conducted a drive in a school in Hazaribagh of Dhaka for charging extra money for the registration of Secondary School Certificate examination. The sudden drive was conducted at Saleha High School and College on receiving allegations that the school was char

Madrasa student electrocuted at Suhrawardy Udyan

A madrasa student died from electrocution during a rally of ulamas at the capital's Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday. Saiful Islam, 22, hailing from Brahmanbaria, was declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost. He came in contact with an electric

DSHE DG Mahbubur Rahman passes away

Director General of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) directorate Prof Md Mahbubur Rahman died at a hospital in Singapore on Saturday. He was 57. Mahbubur Rahman breathed his last around 12:20 pm (Bangladesh time) while undergoing treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. The DG, who

Hacked Facebook Private messages for sale

Hackers appear to have compromised and published private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook users' accounts. The perpetrators told the BBC Russian Service that they had details from a total of 120 million accounts, which they were attempting to sell, although there are reasons to be sceptical a

Last tributes paid to Ayub Bachchu, 1st janaza held

People from all walks of life on Friday paid their last tributes to celebrated guitarist, songwriter, composer and singer Ayub Bachchu at the Central Shaheed Minar when millions of fans in every corner of the country and abroad are mourning the irreparable loss. The body of the popular singer, carri

Journalists continue protests against Digital Security Act

Journalists on Wednesday staged protest against the Digital Security Act saying the law would be the death bell of free media in Bangladesh. Factions of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists and Dhaka Union of Journalists protested against the law in front of National Press Club, covering their f

Madrasa student struck and killed by bus in Dhaka

An 11-year-old boy has been killed after being struck by a bus on Dhaka’s Pragati Sarani. The accident took place near Jamuna Future Park in the Baridhara area around 6:45am on Thursday, said Kamruzzaman, the chief of Bhatara Police Station. The deceased has been identified as Atik, a madrasa stud

Govt makes education accessible to all: Maya

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya has said education has been made accessible to all the general students through nationalising schools and colleges at upazila level. “Now, no student would stop study for want of money as the government implemented the visionar

Bus runs over 2 schoolgirls

Two schoolgirls were killed in a road accident in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district on Saturday morning. Deceased Zakia, 15, and Chandni, 15, were students of Class IX at Doulatdia Model High School in the upazila. Rajbari Highway Police Station sub-inspector Masud Parvez confirmed the matter,