Category: School

Madrasa teacher held for raping 12 students

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today arrested a madrasa teacher from Fatullah area of Narayanganj in connection with rape of at least 12 of his female students, Rab said. The arrestee Al Amin, 45, is founding director and principal of Baitul Huda Cadet Madrasa and also the imam of a local mosque, our

2 schoolboys killed by bus

Two teenage students lost their lives under the wheels of a Dhaka-bound bus in Jashore’s Manirampur upazila yesterday. The two -- Ashikur Rahman, 15, and Al Amin, 16, students of grade-X at Dholigati Secondary School -- were returning home by bicycles after attending coaching classes around 11:45am

82.20pc pass in SCC, equivalent exams

A new age file photo of jubilant boys of RAJUK Uttara Model School and College in Dhaka throw one of their fellows celebrating their results in SSC examination. The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations were published on Monday showing 82.20 per cent pass r

Families of six students murdered eight years ago cry for justice

With the passage of eight long years, the case over killing six students in Aminbazar, Savar, on the night of Shab-e-Barat in 2011, is still lingering as two investigation officers are not appearing before court to testify. ‘My mother was waiting for justice, but she died five months ago. Now I am

When pornstars make their way to Bangla exam papers

The Bangladesh government has a firm stance against pornography in Bangladesh. Despite the government many actions against propagation of pornography, the names of pornographic actors have been found in high school question papers. Recently obtained photographs of a question script from the Ramakris

Female pry teachers now need to be graduates

Primary and mass education ministry has raised the minimum qualification from HSC-degree to graduation for the female candidates for assistant teacher and headmaster posts. Akram-Al-Hossain, primary and mass education secretary, yesterday said, “We have fixed graduation as the minimum qualification

Teacher indicted on child porn charges

The former Russell High School mathematics teacher arrested last week on child pornography charges was indicted Tuesday, according to Boyd County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rhonda Copley. Samuel Beason, 47, of Westwood faces six felony charges under the indictment, including one charge of unlawful use

Chinese teacher suspected of poisoning children's porridge

A teacher at a kindergarten in central China has been detained by police on suspicion of poisoning 23 children, officials say. The children were rushed to hospital after eating their morning porridge at the kindergarten in Jiaozuo city, Henan province, state media reported. Preliminary investigatio

Democratic values to boost up thru school cabinet elections: Minister

Through elections to ‘student cabinet’, the children of the country will grow up with the values of democracy, said Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Thursday. “These elections will help students to learn how to take decision and do their own works by themselves,” said the minister while observing

No written test for admission to Class I: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the ongoing written admission test system for Class-I in primary schools terming it a ‘mental torture’ on children. ‘This is completely unnecessary...this system has to be scrapped, I’m asking the ministry officials to look in

Teacher bites teacher

A school teacher was hospitalized after suffering a beating at the hands of a headmaster of another school beat him at Sikdarkandi village in Jajira upazila on Tuesday. The injured teacher is Khalid Hasan, teacher of Jajira Bright Star Kindergarten School, and he was beaten up by Akhter Hossain Be

4 held over SSC question paper leak

Detectives today claimed to have arrested four people for their alleged involvement with the question paper leak of this year’s Secondary School Certificate examinations. Three among the arrestees are Mohammad Abdullah Fahim, 20, Mohammad Shamim Ahmed, 19, and Mohammad Nobin Ali, 22. A team of Det

Meghalaya puts bar on schoolbag weight, homework

Big relief to students, Meghalaya government in India has put a cap on the weight of schoolbags for all classes and set restrictions on homework for classes 1 and 2. According to the state’s education department, the official order issued to the school authorities is in tune with the directives of

Freelance teachers can run coaching class: HC

The High Court said on Monday that teachers who were not affiliated with any public and private educational institute could run coaching classes in the country. A High Court division bench comprising Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil said this while passing an observation on its

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

Coaching centres to remain shut during SSC exams

The education ministry has decided to keep coaching centres across Bangladesh for a month from January 27 to prevent leak of question papers during the Secondary School Certificate examinations. Education minister Dipu Moni informed of the decision after a meeting on the upcoming SSC examinations a

Girl hacked by stalker in Faridpur

A student of class-X was hacked allegedly by a stalker in Jhautala area of Kalkini upazila in Madaripur. The victim's family members claimed that she was hacked by Samon Akon, 25, as she refused to get married to his elder brother Ramon Akon, 30, an expat in Italy. Samon, who had been following 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

Aritry suicide: 2 suspended Viqarunnisa teachers secure bail

A Dhaka court today granted bail to the two suspended teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in a case filed on charge of provoking the suicide of a ninth grader in December last year. Metropolitan Magistrate Rashed Chowdhury passed the order considering the age of the teachers after actin