Education share of GDP falls for 6th straight year
The share of education in gross domestic product fell again for the sixth year in a row, which is evident from the proposed national budget for the financial year 2025–26.
Education
- Advertisement -
ISD students from grade 6 onwards can now get IB scholarship
International School Dhaka has recently expanded its International Baccalaureate scholarship opportunities to middle years programme students from ages 11 to 16, said a press release.
KUET VC resigns amid teachers’ protests
The vice-chancellor of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Professor Md Hazrat Ali, has resigned 17 days after his appointment to the position amid teachers’ protests.
Academic activities stalled for 89 days at KUET
The impasse in the academic activities in the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology is likely to linger as the teachers on Sunday vowed to continue their boycott of the classes and other academic activities protesting at the assaults on them.
SSC EXAMS: Early marriage, poverty blamed for absence
An ongoing inquiry has found that early marriage and early employment due to poverty and social insecurity have barred an exceptionally large number of students from appearing in this year’s Secondary School Certificate examinations.
Tertiary-level edn yet to return to normalcy
Normal academic atmosphere in tertiary-level educational institutions is yet to be restored in the country even after almost 11 months of the student-led mass uprising in July and August in 2024.
EU students felicitated for success in 2 moot court competitions
Eastern University students have recently been felicitated for their success in the Monroe E Price Media Law and World Cup Moots Philip C Jessup International Moot Court Competition.
Polytechnic students to hold sit-in, demonstrations today
The polytechnic students are scheduled to hold a sit-in programme in front of the High Court and demonstrations at all polytechnic institutes across the country today demanding the cancellation of a verdict on craft instructors.
Seven-college students for interim admin by today
The students of formerly Dhaka University-affiliated seven colleges on Saturday demanded the formation of an interim administration by today to run their institutions.
Thousands of school drop-out children return to education with BRAC support
Nearly 25,000 out-of-school and learning-lagged children who had dropped out during the Covid-19 pandemic have returned to mainstream primary education through BRAC’s Returning to Learning project, which provided accelerated learning in 1,005 one-room schools...
NU asks its edn instts not to hold lavish receptions, charge extra fees
The National University authorities on Monday instructed all educational institutions under its jurisdiction not to organise lavish receptions spending money from their coffers.
