China has passed a law to reduce the “twin pressures” of homework and off-site tutoring on children. The official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday the new law, which has not been published in full, makes local governments responsible for ensuring that the twin pressures

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) is expanding its graduate placement opportunities by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dnet.  The MoU has been signed on 17 October 2021 at the ULAB’s permanent campus in Mohammadpur. ULAB’s Acting

The government will go for administering corona vaccine to the school students above 12 years of age from this week. Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) made the disclosure while talking to reporters at the

The written test for 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) will be held from November 29. Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has published the exam schedule.   A press notification revealed this information on Sunday. As per schedule, the test will begin on November

Office of the Vice Chancellor of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) hosted a “Faculty Laptop Distribution Ceremony” at university’s auditorium on Sunday (October 3). 123 of IUB faculty members received the first phase of laptops sponsored by Shaheed Khalek and

The authorities of Dhaka University (DU today (Oct 5) reopened its student halls on a limited scale for Bachelor and Master’s final year students after 18 months of closure. The students showed the Covid vaccine certificates of at least one dose and the valid student

The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have decided to reopen the residential halls on October 11 for the students. As per decision, all dormitories of the university will be reopened on October 11 and classes will resume from October 21. The decision was taken at virtual

The admission test of Dhaka University's 'Kha' unit for 2020-21 academic session was held on Saturday from 11am to 12.30pm in all eight divisions. A total of 47,632 applicants are contesting for 2,378 seats in this unit. However, 20 people are fighting for each seat. For

The High Commission of India in Dhaka hosted a get-together to bid farewell and wish success to ICCR scholars on Thursday (Sep 30) at the Chancery premises, says a press release. Around 65 awardees, representing the nearly 300 scholars across Bangladesh attended the event. The

In a bid to make the country's technical education and training system modern and international standard, an agreement was signed among ITE Education Services in Singapore, Directorate of Technical Education and Bangladesh Technical Education Board.  The five-year Memorandum

When the world came to a standstill as the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, the tireless work and responsibilities of the pharmacists continued ceaselessly.  As a salute to that heroic contribution, North South University (NSU) Pharmaceutical Club, in collaboration with the Department

The government has decided not to hold this year’s Junior School Certificate examination (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examination due to coronavirus pandemic. Education Minister Dipu Moni came up with the information after attending a function at Ganabhaban

As a part of the upcoming United Nations Day 2021 celebration, the Global Studies and Governance (GSG) Program of the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is going to organize an English essay competition for the students of Grade 10-12 titled “Our Planet: Our

The government finalised the schedules of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and their equivalent examinations. The Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board published the exam schedules on Monday. As per schedule, the SSC and

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said preparations are underway to hold Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations in mid-November and late December respectively. The minister made the disclosure after attending Bangabandhu-Bapu Digital

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque has said the government will start administering Pfizer vaccines to students aged between 12-17 years soon. He also said: “Prime Minister has announced to vaccinate students between the ages of 12 and 17. In the next 15 to 20 days,

As Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of its extraordinary journey as a nation, this year also marks 70 years since the British Council opened its first office in Dhaka.  To celebrate the strong cultural connections between the people of the UK and Bangladesh, the British Council in

Authorities concerned can reopen their respective universities across the country after September 27 as the vaccine registration of all students will be completed within the time. This decision was taken in a virtual meeting of Education Minister Dipu Moni, the University Grants

The Principal of Azimpur Govt Girls' School and College was suspended for keeping the classroom unclean. Besides, the school monitoring team led by the Principal has also been suspended temporarily. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni suspended them during a visit to the Azimpur

Schools and colleges across the country reopened on Sunday (Sep 12), after closure of one and half years due to coronavirus pandemic. Students and teachers have entered the classrooms maintaining all the safety rules. They were seen wearing facemasks, Banglanews correspondents report.