997 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Bangladesh, Dr Abdullah Jaffar H bin Abiya, paid a courtesy call on the prime minister's education adviser Mahdi Amin on Thursday, confirming that Riyadh will provide 500 scholarships a year…
Milestone College has filed a general-diary complaint at Dhaka's Turag police station against a former student, accusing her of using the college's ID card and making what it called anti-government provocative remarks during a…
A fraud ring is repeatedly demanding money by using the names and photos of education officials to dangle promises of transfers, appointments, promotions and training; the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education says fake…
Farzana Rahman, former UNO of Sonargaon and now an additional district commissioner in Dhaka, has been named the country's best Upazila Nirbahi Officer at the National Primary Education Medal 2026 for her work in…
Many students say the three-point demand to postpone the HSC exams and for Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon to resign is not reasonable, and some have spoken out against postponing exams for an…
The government has taken five student-friendly measures to hold the HSC and equivalent exams smoothly despite the bad weather, including make-up exams for absent candidates and full marks for two flawed physics questions, the…
Two people died of dengue and 391 more were admitted to hospital across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking this month's dengue deaths to 12 and this year's cases to 9,370, the Directorate…
Police foiled an attempt by HSC examinees to enter the Secretariat as they pressed their demand for the education minister's resignation, keeping water cannon on standby amid protests across the capital.
Higher secondary examinees marched toward the Secretariat with a six-point demand, including the resignation of Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon, in protest at HSC exams being held amid floods and waterlogging.
Police have filed a charge sheet against three people in the murder of Jagannath University student and Chhatra Dal leader Jobayed Hossain, who was killed in Puran Dhaka last October.
Students who missed exams because of bad weather may sit the papers on the same date set by the ministry, and full marks will be awarded for two flawed questions in the Physics first…
The government is working tirelessly to advance women's education, Meherpur District Commissioner Shilpi Rani Ray told an awareness rally in Gangni on drugs, child marriage, violence against women and suicide prevention.
Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon told parliament that non-MPO degree colleges would be brought under the MPO scheme in phases, subject to policy decisions and eligibility conditions.
Students of various colleges took position in front of the parliament building, breaking a police barricade, to demand the education minister's resignation over HSC exams held in heavy rain.
Tension gripped the Dhaka University area as students demanding the education minister's resignation faced off with police at the TSC, and BGB was deployed to control the situation.
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Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon told parliament that examinees will receive full marks for two faulty questions in the HSC physics examination.
Protesting students announced a three-point demand and set a 6 p.m. Tuesday deadline for Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon to resign and apologise to the nation.
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon held an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as student protests over HSC exams continued nationwide.
A Sylhet tribunal sentenced one man to death and three to life imprisonment in the 2020 MC College hostel gang-rape case, acquitting four others.
Students blocked roads at several points in the capital demanding the resignation of Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon over the holding of HSC examinations in disaster weather.
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon told parliament the HSC examinations had been kept on after monitoring the weather until 5 p.m. and consulting officials, and that students would get full marks for two…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined a special event on youth entrepreneurship at Dhaka University, highlighting the government's Tk 500 crore startup fund and its priority on startup development.
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has demanded the temporary postponement of the ongoing HSC and other board and university examinations, citing flash floods, nationwide heavy rain and disaster conditions.
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir has strongly urged the government to temporarily postpone the ongoing HSC examinations, saying waterlogging at exam centers has made conditions unsafe for students.
Two more people died of dengue in 24 hours and 327 were newly hospitalized, taking this year's dengue death toll to 27, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
Nine central leaders, including DUCSU vice-president and international affairs secretary Sadik Kayem, have formally left Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the organization said.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was continuing to strike US military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, claiming Washington had failed to learn from its recent defeat.
The number of patients at the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital fell about 20 percent as continuous rain, waterlogging and traffic jams made travel difficult across the capital.
Chhatra Dal's central president Rakibul Islam Rakib led a relief distribution among 500 flood-hit families in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman stopped his motorcade at the request of schoolchildren on the Dhaka-Barisal highway, taking selfies with them and handing out sports equipment.
Outgoing international affairs secretary and DUCSU vice-president Sadik Kayem posted an emotional message after his formal farewell from Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, one of nine central secretaries to leave.
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A 13-year-old schoolgirl has died after being bitten by a venomous snake while asleep at her home in Saharbati village of Gangni upazila in Meherpur, police said.
A 13-year-old schoolgirl died on Sunday morning while under treatment after being bitten by a venomous snake at her home in Saharbati village of Gangni upazila in Meherpur, police said.
An imam, Md. Aminul Islam, 48, collapsed and died of a heart attack while giving the Esha call to prayer at a mosque in Buruchang, Cumilla, casting a shadow of grief over the area.
The Kadapa district of India's Andhra Pradesh has been placed on high alert after a fresh COVID-19 outbreak, with eight cases detected recently and two deaths in recent weeks, NDTV reported.
President Md. Sahabuddin called for transforming the country's population into productive human resources through quality education, modern healthcare, skills development, employment and good governance, at a World Population Day event.
For want of a bridge over the Brahmaputra in Sonargaon, thousands of people from about 10 villages have crossed a bamboo footbridge at daily risk for more than three decades, resorting to boats when…
A former Jubo Dal leader in Chuadanga was hacked by attackers late Saturday, severing his left wrist and leaving him critically injured; he was referred to a Dhaka hospital and police are investigating.
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has again urged teachers and staff of government colleges to attend their workplaces on time, warning that non-compliance could bring punitive action.
Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon vowed to deliver completely error-free, quality and lively textbooks for the 2027 academic year, moving past the mistakes of the…
Police recovered the bodies of three people, believed to be homeless, from footpaths in the Shahbag area of Dhaka on Sunday; their identities were not immediately known and the cause was preliminarily attributed to…
A total of 79,246 students across Bangladesh have won Talent Pool and General scholarships in the 2025 primary scholarship examination, out of a planned 82,500, the Primary and Mass Education Ministry said.
The results of the 2025 primary scholarship examination have been published, with 79,246 students awarded scholarships; results can be checked by SMS and on the Directorate of Primary Education website.
Low- and lower-middle-income countries now spend more on servicing debt than on education, UNESCO says, warning of a growing threat to the basic right to schooling - a squeeze also seen in Bangladesh's budget.
The Chattogram Education Board has postponed its HSC and equivalent examinations until July 16 because of floods and bad weather, while exams under other boards continue as scheduled.
Citing a lack of research funding and shrinking opportunities to lead major projects in the West, about a dozen scientists have left the United States and Britain for China this year. Here are 10…
At least 360 students were killed and 109 injured in 320 road crashes across Bangladesh in the first six months of the year, the Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association said, marking 15 years since the…
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has issued an urgent directive for all government and private schools and colleges to install IP-based CCTV cameras and join a central online monitoring system, with information…
The primary scholarship exam results will be published officially on Sunday. A total of 82,500 students will receive scholarships - 80 percent from government primary schools and 20 percent from private schools and kindergartens.
Police in Chuadanga arrested a woman after CCTV footage showed her and her husband slapping a primary school headteacher who had disciplined their daughter for arguing during morning assembly.
A parent stormed into a government primary school in Chuadanga and slapped the headteacher after she disciplined his nine-year-old daughter for talking during assembly, prompting alarm among teachers over school safety.
Dhaka University has cut its email verification fee by $10 for students seeking higher education abroad, following criticism after a graduate's application to a Swedish university was left incomplete over a fee dispute.
A new TV drama, "Shalik Balika," follows a schoolgirl who falls for her new math teacher, starring Yash Rohan and Totini in the lead roles, airing Friday night on Maasranga Television.
Police in Chuadanga have arrested a mother in connection with an assault on a government primary school headteacher, after the headteacher slapped her third-grade daughter for talking during assembly.
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has postponed the release of fifth-grade scholarship exam results, originally scheduled for Thursday, due to incomplete results and technical issues. Results may be published Sunday.
A Dhaka court ordered former minister and Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon shown arrested in an ACC corruption case over teacher recruitment irregularities at Wills Little Flower School and College.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament that primary school teachers' salaries will be raised in phases along with training to improve education quality, and 12 million students will receive uniforms and school bags.
Naogaon University will formally launch its academic activities and welcome its first batch of students with an orientation ceremony on July 18, starting with law and accounting departments.