DHAKA: Government has moved for sending the best teachers and officers of primary schools abroad to develop their skill, said sources concerned.People’s representatives will also be included in this sort of program, they added.Director General (DG) of the Directorate of Primary

DHAKA: Bangladesh became the 60th developing country partner of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE).  The country joins the Global Partnership with its Third Primary Education Development Program which aims to make the pre-primary and primary education system efficient, inclusive

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance on Wednesday announced the scheduled O-Level and A-Level examinations would be out of hartal and blockade purview.In a press release signed by party vice-chairman Selima Rahman said hartal and blockade programs would continue but the O-Level and A-Level

DHAKA: A cocktail was blasted and another one was recovered inside the Arts Faculty Building of Dhaka University on Tuesday noon. Witness said a cocktail went off with a huge bang in an open space between the History Department and Mass Communication and Journalism Department of the

DHAKA: The World Bank (WB) will provide a loan of 400 million US dollars to an ongoing primary education development project in the country. Economic Relations Division (ERD) secretary Mohammad Mesbah Uddin and World Bank country director in Bangladesh Johannes Zutt signed the agreement

DINAJPUR: At least 10 activists were injured in a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) on Sunday.The injured include BCL HSTU unit president Iftekharul Islam Real and general secretary Arun Kanti

SYLHET: Over one hundred local weapons have been recovered from different residential halls of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) here on Saturday.The arms include 20-22 machetes, 18-20 knives and 35-40 sticks.Sources told banglanews that the lethal weapons were

DHAKA: Orientation programs for the newly enrolled students of spring semester-2015 of Green University of Bangladesh (GUB) were held on January 14 and 17 at its auditorium in city.Managing Director and also CEO of Mercantile Bank Ltd Mohammad Ehsanul Haque was present as the Guest

UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA: At least 40 students have been injured in inter-hall clashes at University of Dhaka (DU) early Friday. However, the condition of three among the victims is critical.Sources told banglanews that the clashes erupted around 2:00am between two groups of members of

DHAKA: Principal M Abu Bakkar Siddique of Narsingdi Government College has been appointed as Dhaka Education Board chairman on deputation. Education ministry issued an order in this regard on Thursday. However, the previous chairman Dilara Hafiz went to a post-retirement vacation on

DHAKA: Tuesday (January 13) was the fourth anniversary of the law banning corporal punishment in Bangladesh schools and an occasion many school pupils joyfully celebrated.On that day in 2011, Justices Md. Imman Ali and Md. Sheikh Hasan Arif declared corporal punishment to be ‘cruel,

DHAKA: A two-day training session on innovative research began on Tuesday under the ‘Pro-Poor Trade’ project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with University of Dhaka (DU).The training session, held at the Social Science Faculty Building in DU, will

DHAKA: The 49th convocation of Dhaka University (DU) will be held on January 13 where a total of 6,104 former students will receive their respective degrees.DU Vice-chancellor (VC) Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique made the assertion while addressing a press conference in VC lounge of the

JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY: The authorities of Jagannath University (JnU) will inaugurate the second campus of the university on Monday at Bagheir village in South Keraniganj of Dhaka district.The public relations department of the university issued a press release in the regard on Sunday.JnU

KUSHTIA: Authorities of Islamic University (IU) on Saturday closed the university for an indefinite period due to unavoidable reason.The authorities also asked students to leave halls within 10:00am following a decision that was opted in an emergency meeting with Vice Chancellor (VC)

DHAKA: The examinations of Masters Degree 1st Part of National University (NU) started on Saturday amid countrywide blockade enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance.The exam, in which 98,000 from 74 colleges under National University are participating, started in 60 centers of the

NOAKHALI: The authorities of Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) postponed the admission process of academic session 2014-2015, scheduled to be held from January 11-15, due to BNP-led 20-party’s nationwide blockade.The matter was disclosed on Friday through a press

KHULNA: The 5th convocation of Khulna University (KU) will be held on March 4.After getting a clearance from President M Abdul Hamid, also chancellor of the university, deputy secretary (University-2) Laila Arjuman Banu of Education Ministry issued a press release on Thursday.Acting

DHAKA: The appointment test for 15 different posts in the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has been postponed.The ministry issued a press release in this regards on Thursday.The examination was scheduled to be held at Motijheel Ideal Primary School of the city at 10:00am Friday.The

DHAKA: The education ministry on Thursday directed all the government colleges of the country to develop dynamic websites within February 28 with a view to making their academic activities smoother and quick.The colleges were also asked to inform the addresses to the ministry by that