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No festival this year as new books not ready
Mahfuz Emran: And the new academic year is starting in just a few days. It has become a tradition to present new books to students through book festival on 1st January. Due to the national elections, the book festival has declined. Although the permission of the Election Commission (EC) was…
Read More »New public varsities crying for permanent campus
Staff Correspondent: Seventeen of the 25 public universities that got approval since 2008 have yet to establish permanent campuses. As a result, educational activities continue to take place in rented buildings, posing complexities for students concluding their academic journeys.For the establishment of a public university, the draft law must be…
Read More »Half of students not getting books on time
6 books yet to print Mahfuja Mukul: Only 11 days left for the start of the new academic year. On the first day of the year, about 4 crore primary and secondary students are eagerly waiting to smell the new books. The students who are curious about the book are…
Read More »944 pry schools to be merged
Staff Correspondent : There are 944 government primary schools with less than 50 students from 1st to 5th standard in 56 districts of the country are going to merge with neighboring schools. It is reported that such a decision was taken in a coordination meeting of the Department of Primary…
Read More »Education lightening remote mountains
Bihari Chakma, Rangamati: High and low hills all around. A bamboo house hangs over him. Severe fresh water shortage. Electricity is a problem. Herbal treatmentis the hope in sickness and adversity. The way of travel is river or stream. The rest of the way is uphill. Parents of these remote…
Read More »Uncertainty over new textbooks on time
Printing stopped for lacking of money Zarif Mahmud: Handing over new books to students on the first day of the year has become a tradition over the past few years. Although it has started falling apart since last year. Uncertainty has arisen whether the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB)…
Read More »92,595 students getGPA-5 in HSC and equivalent exams
Staff Correspondent: A total of 92,595 students got the highest Grade Point Average (GPA-5) in the HSC and equivalent examinations 2023 under 11 education boards, which was 1,76,282 in 2022.According to the result published here yesterday, among the GPA-5 holders, 43,230 are male students and 49,365 are female.A total of…
Read More »29,000 head master’s post vacant in primary schools
10,000 not interested for promotion Zarif Mahmud: After 15 years, promotion has opened in government primary schools. Assistant teachers are taking charge of the post of head teacher. A quarter of 5,000 teachers have been promoted in three districts in the last two months. About 29,000 more posts are vacant.…
Read More »Exam-free education era begins in Bangladesh
Quality of education to be perished Mahfuz Emran: Students will read, memorize and take tests. Evaluation is based on what is written in the answer sheet. This is the long-standing image of the country’s education system. But with the new curriculum it is changing completely. Students will now act first,…
Read More »Pry schools decreased by 18,000 in 2-yr
Staff Correspondent: The number of primary schools in the country has decreased by more than 4,000 in a span of one year and by over 18,000 in two years.However, despite the decrease in schools, the number of students has increased by about 450,000 within a year. This was revealed at…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
