New Bangladesh needs a basic overhaul of education
The July 2024 revolution marked a watershed moment in Bangladesh's social and political history, one that now demands deeper structural reform.
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Education Desk, page 4
996 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Time for Dhaka University to wake up on hiring
Most public universities have realised, however belatedly, that building a true academic institution is impossible without hiring qualified teachers.
A different kind of year for post-uprising DUCSU
The current committee of Dhaka University Central Students' Union, elected after the July uprising, has completed one year in office this month.
DUCSU museum reopens, preserving history and heritage
The Dhaka University Central Students' Union museum has been renovated to preserve the country's history, heritage and legacy of movements today.
6 teachers face dismissal at Sher-e-Bangla university
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University has recommended permanently dismissing six teachers who failed to return to work after study leave ended.
Chhatra Shibir honours more than 100 GPA-5 achievers
More than 100 meritorious students who scored GPA-5 in SSC and equivalent exams were honoured in Fulbari, Kurigram, by Islami Chhatra Shibir.
DUCSU VP marks one year with farewell message
Dhaka University Central Students' Union VP Sadik Kayem marked one year since the DUCSU election with a farewell letter to students this week.
Flooding shuts 18 schools in Kushtia's Daulatpur
Rapidly rising Padma River water has flooded low-lying areas of Daulatpur, Kushtia, prompting a temporary halt to classes at 18 schools there.
Teachers, education officer blockaded 7 hours after student sexual harassment claim
An assistant teacher at a government primary school in Gangachara upazila, Rangpur, has been accused of sexually harassing a fifth-grade student.
Identity of plaintiff in Epstein case revealed
The identity and photo of the woman known as 'Jane Doe,' one of the lead plaintiffs in a $72.5 million lawsuit against Bank of America over its ties to Jeffrey Epstein, has been made…
How to check SSC exam script-challenge results
Results of the SSC and equivalent examinations 2026, including re-scrutiny, will be published tomorrow, Thursday, at 10 a.m.
Agriculture cluster admission test scheduled for Jan. 2
The admission test for first-year undergraduate programs at the country's agriculture cluster universities for the 2026-27 academic year will be held on Jan. 2.
Palestinian girl, 8, killed in Israeli strike on first day back to school
Wafa Yousef Nabil Akila, an 8-year-old Palestinian girl, was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on the very first day of the new school year.
From the complete human to the just society
Turkish academic and former education minister Mahmud Ozer reinterprets the concepts of 'the complete human' and 'the just city' in light of the book 'Justice in Islamic Thought.'
DU student dies in accident on way to BCS viva
Sheikh Misha Khatun was traveling from Khulna to Dhaka to attend her 50th BCS oral exam when she was killed in a road accident near Gopalganj.
Thakurgaon University classes to begin as early as next year
Thakurgaon University plans to begin academic activities as early as next year, the university's vice-chancellor, Professor Israfil Shahin, says.
14,384 primary assistant teachers to join Oct. 1
The 14,384 assistant teachers selected for appointment will join their respective district primary education offices on Oct. 1, the education minister says.
President lays foundation stone for Thakurgaon University
After a long-standing public demand, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has finally laid the foundation stone for Thakurgaon University.
Austria bans hijab for under-14s in schools
Austria's ban on head coverings for girls under 14 in schools has taken effect with the start of the new academic year, drawing criticism from the country's Islamic community.
US attack on Iran driven by frustration, not strategy: professor
A University of San Francisco international relations professor says Washington's Gulf allies are the war's main casualties, and that the US attack on Iran stems from frustration rather than strategic calculation.
Election code bars school committee heads from activity before polls
A code of conduct issued ahead of local government elections bars the chairs of educational institution management committees from institution-related activity before voting.
Primary teacher transfers suspended indefinitely
Transfers of government primary school teachers have been suspended indefinitely until the placement of 14,500 newly recruited teachers is completed.
Austria bans hijab for girls under 14
Austria has enacted a new law banning hijabs and other Muslim religious head coverings for girls under 14 in schools, as the new academic year begins.
Sheep wool to the rescue in Swiss glacier melt fight
As climate change accelerates glacier melt in Switzerland, scientists are testing an unusual material to slow the loss: sheep wool.
HSTU honors admission test begins Jan. 24
Admission tests for the 2026-27 academic year at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) in Dinajpur will begin Jan. 24.
100 teachers to get 1 lakh taka award each on Teachers' Day: minister
Education Minister Dr. A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon says 100 teachers will each receive a 1-lakh-taka award and recognition to mark World Teachers' Day.
Five-story building collapses in Delhi, fears many students trapped
A six-story building collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan area, with fears that several people, many of them students, are trapped inside.
Chhatra Shibir honors 600 GPA-5 achievers in Naogaon
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir held a reception for 600 students in Naogaon who scored GPA-5 in the SSC and equivalent exams.
SSC recheck results out Thursday
Results of SSC and equivalent exam answer-sheet rechecks will be published Thursday (Sept. 10) morning.
India shuts down madrasas one after another in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand state in India has closed 20 madrasas, citing lack of accreditation and substandard education.
Class XI admission: Fee set at 220 taka, up to 10 college choices
Applications for admission to class XI opened this week for students who just passed the SSC and equivalent exams.
Government approves 739 crore taka for class VIII-IX textbooks
The government has approved a total expenditure of 739.13 crore taka for printing, binding and supplying free textbooks for class VIII and IX students for the 2027 academic year.
Tube-well water banned as drinking water at 6,888 primary schools
Excessive arsenic, iron and chloride have been found in tube-well water at 6,888 government primary schools across the country.
Barisal University students clash over dorm door latch dispute
Students from Barisal University's sociology and economics departments clashed with sticks after a dispute over a locked door at an off-campus mess.
After Gen Z, India sees the rise of Gen Alpha
Following the Gen Z protests, schoolchildren across at least 10 Indian states are now protesting the dilapidated state of government schools, Al Jazeera reports.
Nation must be built on merit, honesty and patriotism: Dr. Farid, MP
Jashore-2 lawmaker Dr. Mosleh Uddin Farid urged students at a Chougachha felicitation ceremony to build Bangladesh through merit, honesty and patriotism, as Islami Chhatra Shibir honored 134 local students who achieved GPA-5 this year.
Teachers' forum seeks education allowance for children of MPO-listed staff
A non-government teachers' forum has petitioned the prime minister to introduce an education allowance for the children of MPO-listed teachers, saying they are unfairly excluded from a benefit other government employees' children receive.
8 madrasa teachers at 5 institutions issued show-cause notices, salaries suspended
Bangladesh's madrasa education directorate has issued show-cause notices and suspended pay for eight teachers and administrators across five madrasas over allegations of forged documents, fake recruitment boards and salary fraud using deceased colleagues' accounts.
Two arrested in killing of college student Digonto, students hold human chain in Gazipur demanding justice
Teachers, classmates and family of Mehedi Hasan Digonto, 18, gathered to demand exemplary punishment for his killers as Rupganj police announced two arrests in the case.
Under-construction road collapse lets saline water into Paikgacha settlements
A 2.94-kilometer road in Khulna's Paikgacha upazila has been washed out by shrimp-farm runoff, cutting off the only route for a remote community for four days.
Kolkata floods again as heavy rain batters West Bengal
Waterlogging snarled traffic across the city, a bridge collapsed in Bankura, and a young man's body was found in floodwater in Howrah, as officials warned of possible flooding along the Mayurakshi river in Birbhum.
Learn a language, win a scholarship: Dhaka's path to fully funded study abroad
Government-run cultural and language centers in Dhaka offer a lesser-known but fully legitimate route to funded higher education abroad, through German, French, Chinese, Korean, Russian and other language programs.
Government allocates 5 crore taka for GPA-5 scout students
Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon announced the funding for top-performing SSC and HSC scouts and rover scouts at a felicitation ceremony in Dhaka.
Qawmi board certificates recognized for two madrasa teaching posts
Prime Minister Tareque Rahman told parliament that certificates from six qawmi madrasa education boards now qualify holders for assistant moulvi (qari) and ebtedayi qari positions.
New York bans AI in public schools through 8th grade
The city's public school system, the largest in the US, is imposing a one-year moratorium on generative AI for more than 500,000 students from pre-K through grade 8.
Injured schoolteacher dies after Shailkupa motorcycle accident
Rabeya Khatun, a teacher at Nadpara Jubo Milon Secondary School in Jhenaidah, fell from a moving motorcycle and died two days later at a Kushtia hospital.
Brigitte Macron's daughter, 42, in new relationship with 22-year-old
Tiphaine Auziere's romance with kitesurfing instructor Antoine Lecomte has drawn attention for echoing the 24-year age gap between her mother and French President Emmanuel Macron.
National University to expand cooperation with the Philippines
National University and the Philippine ambassador agreed to launch joint training in health care, nursing assistance, IT and tourism, along with student exchange and scholarship programs.
After 'bribe site' story, education office issues show-cause notices to 2 staff
Teenager Shahed Sharif Ahmed built ghush.site to protest corruption after his family faced repeated bribe demands; two Mymensingh education office staff now face disciplinary notices.
PM to award GPA-5 achievers, education minister says
Dr Ehsanul Haque Milon said officials have discussed gifting tablets to the roughly 116,000 students who scored a GPA-5 in this year's SSC exams.
5 skills you need before moving abroad
Experts say handling a new environment's uncertainty and building relationships without familiar support systems will matter as much as education or job qualifications.
Separate pay scale to be announced for teachers: education minister
Dr Ehsanul Haque Milon told KUET's University Day that 77,000 new teachers will be recruited soon and education's share of growth will rise from 2% to 5%.
NTRCA to keep previous method for teacher recruitment
The three-stage preliminary, written and oral exam process will continue rather than moving straight from the preliminary round to a viva.
Barisal University department chairman finally resigns amid student protest
More than a hundred students had begun an indefinite hunger strike demanding his resignation over high-handedness and grading without exams.
DU extends women's dormitory gate-closing time
The Syndicate meeting that pushed dorm curfew to 11 p.m. also confirmed four teacher suspensions over the July uprising and a qualifications discrepancy.
Jamaat wants MPO teachers eligible to run in local elections
Secretary General Golam Parwar told reporters the EC's disqualification rule violates the constitution and could face legal challenge if not withdrawn.
MPO-listed teachers, staff will also get new pay scale benefits
More than 600,000 teachers and staff at MPO-listed private schools, colleges and madrasas will see basic pay and house-rent allowance rise, a senior official confirmed after the cabinet secretary initially couldn't say.
Dhaka University suspends 4 teachers
Three professors face a tribunal over alleged opposition to the July uprising, while a fourth is under investigation for possibly not meeting his post's advertised qualifications.
Textbooks: not a political document, but a nation-building blueprint
A quality curriculum comes from classrooms, teachers and research, not a handful of experts in an air-conditioned office, argues this piece drawing on Finland, Singapore, Australia and the UK.
Pneumonia surge fills Chuadanga hospital, 556 children in 22-bed ward
Weather swings have driven a sharp rise in childhood respiratory illness, with patients treated on floors and corridors as just two doctors handle hundreds of daily cases.