Category: School

School offers more than education

Children at Sirajganj's Kagmari char are now free from the hassle of making risky journeys to school on boats. They thank O Aa Ka Kha School, the brainchild of Sirajganj resident Dr Nazmul Islam, for that. The school not only saves the little learners' time but also provides them with education mate

Students kidnapped from Cameroon School

Numerous students were kidnapped from a boarding school early Monday in a part of Cameroon where separatists are waging a violent battle to break away and form their own country. The students were kidnapped either late Sunday or early Monday from a Presbyterian boarding school in Nkwen, a small vill

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

Bijoy Phul competition for students goes on across countr

The first ever countrywide ‘Bijoy Phul’ making competition for students up to Class XII at all educational institutions are being held from October 17 in memory of Liberation War martyrs. The competition which will continue till December 13 also includes story and poem writing, poem recitation, dr

JSC, JDC exams to begin on Nov 1

This year’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will begin on Thursday (Nov 1) with the participation of 26,70,333 examinees. Students from 29,677 educational institutions will sit for the examinations at 2,903 centres across the country. A total of 22,6

Schoolgirl electrocuted in Rajshahi

A class-four female student of a local school was killed after being electrocuted in Gangarampur village of Bagha Upazila on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Rasheda Khatun, 10, daughter of Abdur Rashid of the village. Rasheda came in touch with a live electric wire while feeding chic

Today’s children to build Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed the hope that the children of today will build ‘Sonar Bangla’ in future as per the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “Today’s children are the future of Bangladesh and I hope that they will establish Sonar Bangla as dreamt

Three to die for killing student in Kushtia

A Kushtia Court sentenced three people to death on Thursday for killing a school student after abduction in 2011. The convicts were as Sabbir Khan, son of Abdul Gaffar of Kalisangkorpur area in Kushtia, Helal Uddin, son of Azam Ali of Kusthia Sadar upazila, and Abdur Rahim, son of the late Mulim Sh

100 Jhenaidah pry headmasters get show cause notice over 'embezzlement'

The District Primary Education Office has issued show cause notices to the headmasters of a total of 100 government primary schools in the district for failing to submit the pay slip of School Level Improvement Project. District Primary Education Officer Sheikh Mohammad Akteruzzaman signed the sho

JSC, JDC examinees must reach centres 30 mins before exam: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday said candidates of the upcoming Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will have to enter centres 30 minutes before the start of the test. Talking to reporters after a National Monitoring Committee meeting at t

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,

Moved by FB video, UNO pays 8th grader’s education fees

Eighth grader Poli Malakar was sobbing. She feared that she might not be allowed to sit for the model tests as she had tuition due. It was the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) who eventually paved the way for her to sit for the exams. After she received a notice from the school authorities to clear all

500 schoolchildren show red cards to child marriage

Everyone who loves football has seen showing red card to footballers by a referee for foul play, but it is almost a surprising and strange event for many when they see schoolchildren in Bangladesh are showing similar cards to social menaces like child marriage. Such a surprising event took place on

Nahid inaugurates interactive digital textbooks

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today inaugurated Interactive Digital Textbook (IDT) of Class-VI highlighting that it will be helpful for the students. “Sixteen interactive textbooks have been prepared for Class-VI. These books will be attractive to the students as audio, video, texts and an

Missing teacher found dead in Khulna

Doctor-to-be donates liver part to save his school teacher

A doctor-to-be has given his primary school teacher a new lease of life by donating part of his liver to save her. Chen Ze Rong, a 25-year-old medical graduate, donated 67 % of his liver to Liang Feng Pin, his former teacher from Kong Min Chinese primary school in Kuantan of Malaysia. Liang was C

Panic escalates in Cox’s Bazar as 5 schoolboys ‘go missing’

Extracurricular activities stressed to flourish children’s talent

Airport Road Crash: Charge sheet this week on death of two college-goers

The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will submit a charge sheet before a Dhaka court this week, accusing six people over the death of two college students in a road crash in the city's Kurmitola area, a DB official said yesterday. The accident triggered nationwide protests by stu