Posting of new primary teachers put off again, to 18 October
The primary education ministry has moved the posting of newly joined assistant teachers from 11 to 18 October and extended their orientation to 15 October.
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Pabna university student in hospital after alleged ragging
Junior students at Pabna University of Science and Technology say seniors called them to a hall room on the pretext of a picnic and ragged them; one fell ill.
Chhatra Dal suspends its president at Patuakhali university
The Chhatra Dal has suspended the post of its PSTU unit president, Md Zahidul Islam Ratul, for an alleged breach of organisational discipline.
Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel literature prize
Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thursday, NDTV reports.
Sixteen BAU researchers named in world's top 2% list
Sixteen researchers of Bangladesh Agricultural University are in the Stanford-Elsevier list of the world's top 2% of scientists, up from 12 last year.
Private teachers can contest local elections, minister says
There is no legal or policy bar on teachers and staff of private schools contesting local government elections, State Minister Mir Shahe Alam has said.
Room vandalised, students scuffle at Patuakhali university
A row over a Facebook post led to a room being vandalised and scuffles between senior and junior students at PSTU on Wednesday; three or four were hurt.
Dhaka University to observe mourning day on 15 October
Dhaka University will observe its mourning day on 15 October for the 40 people killed in the 1985 Jagannath Hall roof collapse; classes will be suspended.
DU teacher's remarks on niqab-wearing student spark row
A Dhaka University English teacher is accused of calling a student who wore a niqab to a master's class a fundamentalist and a terrorist; students walked out.
Chhatra Dal copying Chhatra League, says Shibir chief
Islami Chhatra Shibir president Nurul Islam Saddam has accused the government and its student wing of copying the Awami League's conduct on campuses.
New primary teacher recruitment notice coming soon
A new recruitment notice for assistant teachers in government primary schools is being prepared after 1,471 recommended candidates failed to join.
Teenager who came to Dhaka for coaching found dead in carton
Police say a 17-year-old from Tangail who came to Dhaka for admission coaching was killed for ransom and his body buried in a carton in Nilphamari.
PM orders policy on nationalising educational institutions
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has told the education minister to draw up a specific policy for nationalising educational institutions, a ministry source says.
Only 60% of Bangladesh's secondary teachers are trained
About 40% of Bangladesh's secondary teachers have no basic teacher training, as training is offered only after recruitment, official data show.
Rajshahi University journalists angry at case naming no one
Rajshahi University's hall administration has filed a case against unnamed persons over the attack on campus journalists, angering reporters who want arrests.
PM Tarique Rahman honours over 100 distinguished teachers
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presented Tk 2 lakh and a crest to each of more than 100 distinguished teachers in Dhaka on World Teachers' Day.
Sumaiya resigns from JU Chhatra Dal convening committee
Sumaiya Sultana Chhiya has resigned from Jahangirnagar University Chhatra Dal's convening committee, saying she is leaving the post, not the ideology.
Schools to get free dredged soil to fill playgrounds
Reconstituted district dredging committees will give dredged soil free to schools, mosques and others that apply to fill low-lying land, a gazette says.
Students padlock Nazrul University department in protest
Students at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University locked the film and media studies department, confining teachers, to demand a new name and faculty.
How MPO teachers' pay will rise under the new pay scale
MPO-listed teachers and staff will move to the new national pay scale without a separate notification, officials say. Here is how basic pay will be set.
Free textbooks: quality fears return for 2027 books
The NCTB has rejected about 700,000 formes and served notices on 14 printers and an inspector over thin paper, poor ink and faulty binding in free textbooks.
Kasba Chhatra Dal leader accused of trying to abduct teacher
A schoolteacher in Kasba, Brahmanbaria, has accused local Chhatra Dal president Delwar Hossain Jinnah of trying to abduct her at gunpoint. He denies it.
Dhaka College cancels admission of nine HSC students
Dhaka College has cancelled the admission of nine class 11 and 12 students and issued transfer certificates to 42 others over various incidents and problems.
Four held with yaba in BAU guest house room
Police detained four people, including a Bangladesh Agricultural University employee, with yaba and drug paraphernalia in a room of the university guest house.
MPO teachers to get salaries at the start of the month
MPO-listed teachers and staff may get September salaries on October 1, fulfilling a long-held wish to be paid at the start of the month, DSHE officials say.
Institutions invited to nominate for Independence Award 2027
The education ministry has asked institutions to send nominations for the Independence Award 2027 in 13 fields, including education and science, by November 1.
Jatiya Chhatra Shakti announces full central committee
Jatiya Chhatra Shakti has a new two-year central committee, with Abu Baker Majumder as president and Tahmid Al Muddassir Chowdhury as general secretary.
School phone bans spread worldwide: where is Bangladesh?
Some 114 countries now restrict mobile phones in schools, UNESCO says. Bangladeshi educators back limits but urge a policy that fits local realities.
Draft school admission policy sets 13 percent quota
A draft 2027 admission policy would reserve 13 percent of seats at government secondary schools for quotas, including 5 percent for freedom fighters' children.
Three professors join Dhaka Central University syndicate
Three professors from Dhaka and Jahangirnagar universities have been appointed to the first syndicate of the newly formed Dhaka Central University.
CUET students protest threats, demand VC's reinstatement
CUET students staged a midnight march against alleged threats and pressure, demanding the reinstatement of Vice-Chancellor Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem.
Education minister finds poor textbook printing quality
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon found serious printing flaws during a midnight inspection of six textbook presses in Dhaka's Matuail.
MPO teacher transfer results delayed after ministry meeting
An Education Ministry meeting discussed edit and delete options in MPO teacher transfers, but no final decision was made on publishing results.
DUCSU term ends with no election schedule
Dhaka University has not announced a new DUCSU election schedule after the council's term expired, raising questions over a 90-day transition window.
CUET shut for 7th day over vice-chancellor demand
Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology remained shut for a seventh day as students demanded reinstatement of the former vice-chancellor.
Primary teacher letters to be issued until Oct. 1
Education Minister A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon said primary assistant teacher appointment letters will be issued until Oct. 1, with 817 still pending.
Primary teacher candidates protest withheld appointments
Candidates recommended for primary teacher jobs across Bangladesh say verification blocked appointment letters without clear explanations from officials.
Serbia president resigns after student protests
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned after more than a year of student-led protests over corruption allegations and growing public anger.
Barishal board colleges get no Class 11 students
At least 10 colleges, including eight under the Barishal Education Board, received no Class 11 students in the 2026-27 admission process this year.
Primary teacher cases to be reviewed individually
Education ministry sources said 694 assistant teacher candidates received appointment letters after a meeting led by Minister A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon.
Primary teacher appointment list due today
District primary education officers must submit lists of selected assistant teacher candidates who have not received appointment letters, with reasons.
CUET students guard gate to stop new vice chancellor
CUET students locked and guarded the main gate overnight after reports that the new vice chancellor could enter campus at any time.
Minister responds to primary teacher appointment concerns
Education Minister A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon said appointment letters for successful primary teacher candidates will be sent after review.
CUET movement against new vice chancellor intensifies
CUET students locked the main gate and intensified protests to stop the new vice chancellor entering campus and demand Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem’s return.
CUET students show red card to new vice chancellor
CUET students continued protests demanding Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem’s reinstatement and showed a symbolic red card to the new vice chancellor.
Jamaat protests primary teacher recruitment exclusions
Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar protested reports that selected primary teacher candidates were denied appointment letters after verification.
DUCSU VP seeks appeal right for teachers cut at verification
DUCSU vice-president Sadik Kayem demanded reasons and a right of appeal for primary teacher candidates who passed the exam but were dropped at verification.
DUCSU demands end to harassment in primary teacher hiring
The Dhaka University students' union has demanded an end to police verification harassment of candidates picked as government primary school teachers.
Education state minister heckled on a street in New York
A video of expatriate Bangladeshis heckling primary and mass education state minister Bobby Hajjaj on a New York street has spread on social media.
Government moves to nationalise Alia madrasas
The government is considering bringing Alia madrasas under state management in all eight divisions; Bangladesh has only three government madrasas now.
Manikganj to fine tobacco sales near schools
Selling tobacco within 100 metres of schools, hospitals, playgrounds or children's parks in Manikganj will draw fines of up to 5,000 taka, the DC says.
Pay scale notice for MPO teachers is fake, ministry says
A notice claiming MPO-listed teachers and staff have been brought under the ninth national pay scale is fake, education ministry officials say.
Nahid calls primary teacher hiring 'a farce' over vetting
NCP convener Nahid Islam says at least 1,000 candidates selected as primary school teachers were denied appointment letters after eight months of vetting.
Education gets its highest-ever allocation, PM tells UN
Prime minister Tarique Rahman told the UN General Assembly that education has its highest budget allocation ever, with a plan to raise it to 5 per cent of GDP.
Technical institutions told to report on dengue clean-ups
The technical education directorate has told its institutions to send weekly photos and reports of their Saturday clean-ups against dengue mosquitoes.
HRDS presents 14 demands at DU, including DUCSU elections
The Human Rights Defenders Society's Dhaka University unit has given the VC 14 demands, including regular DUCSU and hall elections and a human rights cell.
CUET's new VC joins online, unable to enter campus
CUET's new vice-chancellor Sheikh Shariful Alam joined online after a three-day shutdown kept him off campus, as protesters demand his predecessor's return.
Chhatra Dal expels its JUCSU election candidate Anjuman Ikra
Chhatra Dal has expelled Anjuman Ikra, its AGS candidate in the last JUCSU election, from primary membership for breach of discipline, without saying why.
Islamic University puts up kalima at main gate and mosque
Islamic University in Kushtia has put up steel frames bearing the kalima at its main gate and central mosque, a move students broadly welcomed.
High Court questions Seven College students' transfer
The High Court has asked why moving three batches of Seven College students to the new Dhaka Central University should not be declared unlawful.