Category: School

Primary school headmaster suspended for sexually harassing 5th graders

The headmaster of a government primary school in Jashore has been temporarily suspended for sexually harassing female fifth graders at his institution.

93 percent primary teachers to be recruited on merit: Dr Bidhan

Primary and Mass Education Adviser Dr Bidhan Ranjon Ray Poddar today said 93 percent primary teachers will be recruited on the basis of merit without maintaining the dependent quota. "The enhancement of budget for the development of the primary education is now a demand of time," he said while exch

Low teacher pay harms education

The average salary of a primary school teacher is about 27 per cent less than the average monthly per capita income and the low pay demotivates some university teachers to carry out research.

Government urges students to remain calm

The government today called on students to remain calm and avoid involvement in clashes following recent incidents of violence in educational institutions across Dhaka.

Govt to accept logical demands of students: Edn Adviser

Education Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday said the interim government is ready to accept if students have any logical demands, but no unjustified demand will at all be entertained.

Schools instructed to arrange July uprising memorial meetings

The government has directed all educational institutions to organise memorial meetings to pay tribute to those who died and were injured during the Anti-Discrimination Movement.

School land seized, playground lost

The Paschim Pasharibuniya Sikder Haat Government Primary School in Bhandaria upazila is facing severe disruptions due to the demolition of two of its classrooms to facilitate the construction of a nearby bridge.

New Delhi shuts schools, bans construction as air pollution reaches worst levels

Authorities in New Delhi have closed schools, suspended construction activities, and banned non-essential trucks from entering the capital as air pollution hit its highest levels of the season on Monday.

Students block Mirpur Road demanding merit-based admissions

Students of Dhaka Residential Model School and College staged a 45-minute protest today, blockading Mirpur Road in front of their institution.

Schools asked to reinstate science-humanities-business studies groups in Class-IX, X

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) yesterday issued a directive to heads of all secondary level educational institutions throughout the country to reinstate separate three groups - science, humanities, and business studies - in class IX and Class X.

Govt dissolves committee formed over textbook revision

The Ministry of Education has dissolved the 10-member coordination committee formed to revise and amend all textbooks prepared and printed by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB).

Primary teachers demand 10th grade, full promotions

The Primary Teacher Coordination Council has demanded the elevation of primary assistant teachers to the 10th grade and 100 per cent departmental promotions to address discrimination.

Primary textbooks to be distributed timely: Salehuddin

Adviser for the ministries of finance and commerce Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday affirmed that the government would ensure distribution of free textbooks among primary students in due time.

Ad-hoc committee formed for Upz primary education

A 9-member ad-hoc committee has been formed repealing the Upazila Primary Education Committee.

Many edn instts yet to reopen in Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali

Many educational institutions in the flood-hit Feni, Cumilla and Noakhali districts have yet not been able to reopen for different reasons.

Education a basic human right; main tool of nation building

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said has highlighted the importance of both formal and non-formal education programs to build an illiteracy-free Bangladesh.

Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings

The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father, who was arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon, will stay in custody after their lawyers decided not to seek bail Friday.

Back to class after a student-led revolution

After weeks of deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh toppled the autocratic premier, among the first things children at a school in the capital Dhaka did when they returned to class was honour their slain friend.

Primary schools open tomorrow

The government primary schools across the country except 12 city corporations and the municipalities of Narsingdi district will resume academic activities tomorrow.