Despite the recent success of Bangladesh in terms of GDP growth, exports earnings, etc , the question remains if the country could have done much better in these and other indicators of economic progress. Most experts would agree that Bangladesh’s economic development could be more stable and sustained if it were built on a solid [...]
By: Md. Sazedul Islam Noor Jahan, a nine-year-old girl, wants to go to school like other children of her age but her physical disabilities have stood in the way of pursuing her dream. Her father, a poor man, also wants her daughter to be educated. But he does not know how it is possible. Noor [...]
Continue reading …Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all religious minded people to beware of any conspiracy designed to obstruct the trial of the war criminals. “A certain quarter is hatching conspiracy to foil the trial of the war criminals. I urge all religious minded people to beware of any conspiracy designed to obstruct the trial [...]
Continue reading …An MOU was signed between Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka and Kelley School of Business, Indiana University at 11:00 a.m. on 1st March at IBA Conference Room. The MOU establishes the Herman B Wells- M.O. Ghani Faculty Fellowship program. The fellowship has been named after Dr. M. Osman Ghani, former Vice Chancellor, [...]
Continue reading …Four residential schools and three thousand and five hundred education centres of indigenous peoples across the CHT are about to stop due to non-extension of the ongoing project or non-approval to any new proposal. Under this circumstance, in the current academic session around 150 SSC candidates’ future is about to end up in uncertainty. Due [...]
Continue reading …Germany entrepreneurs want to invest in energy, transportation and infrastructure as they have experience in those sectors, said German Ambassador to Bangladesh Holger Michael on Monday. He said German investment in Bangladesh is increasing as many companies are coming here for trade related services as well like quality control of export items. The value of [...]
Continue reading …Activities on establishing a separate Madrasa Education Directorate for modernizing the country’s Madrasa education are nearing completion, reports BSS Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today made the assertion in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) while replying to a scripted question from treasury bench member M. Abdul Latif. Responding to another question from Mosammat Shammi Akhter, he [...]
Continue reading …Many parents are being taken for a ride while admitting their children to schools across the country. Reports indicate that most of the government primary schools are allegedly charging admission fees in clear violation of the education policy. The Education Policy 2010 reads: “Primary education is universal and free. Providing education of the same quality [...]
Continue reading …Britain is about to fall in love with maths. Well, that’s the dream. Recently one of the government’s top advisers on further education said that maths should be compulsory for all students until 18 or 19 – no matter what else they are studying. Professor Steve Sparks, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education, [...]
Continue reading …DHAKA, FEB 1: Examinees in different exam halls across the country had to suffer a lot as the authorities failed to supply right question papers to right examinees on the first day of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams on Wednesday. Two sets of question papers – one in line with the old syllabus [...]
Continue reading …In this conference organized by the Jamaat-e-Islami party, a young girl called Afroza gave a touching speech. English Subtitles.
Continue reading …BBC Janala, the multi-platform English language learning initiative by the BBC World Service Trust, Bangladesh has recently won two more prestigious international awards. One is ‘eAsia Award 2011’ in the category – ‘Building Capacity: Best Open and Distance Learning Programme’ through the invention of internet and the widespread availability of low cost Information and Communication [...]
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