Thursday, 27 Feb, 2025

Education

33 public varsities now to join uniform admission test

The much-awaited uniform admission test or Central Admission Test (CAT) is going to be introduced for enrolling students at the public universities in the country. The universities are all set to introduce the uniform admission test from this academic year to reduce hassles of

HSC results by this month

The results of HSC and its equivalent examinations will be published by December.  Controller of Examinations at Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Sub-Committee Professor SM Amirul Islam made the announcement on Sunday. He said the results will be published within this month as

Closure of educational institutions extended till Jan 16

The ongoing closure of educational institutions across the country has been extended till January 16 due to the lingering coronavirus pandemic and a possible second wave of infection during the winter.   M A Khayer, public relations officer of Education Ministry, confirmed the

Govt secondary schools' online admission process begins

Government secondary schools across the country have started the process of taking online admission applications. It will continue on till 5 pm on December 27 online (https://gsa.teletalk.com.bd). The schools will publish the list of the final candidates on December 30, according to

Public varsities can take honours, master's final exams

Public universities of the country will be able to take their honours and masters' final year examinations by keeping the residential halls closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The decision was taken at a virtual meeting presided over by University Grants Commission (UGC)

Govt secondary schools' admission process from Dec 15

Government secondary schools across the country are set to start the process of taking online admission applications from Dec 15. It will continue on till 5 pm on December 27 online (https://gsa.teletalk.com.bd). Besides, the students will get chance through online lottery on

DU to hold final exams from Dec 26

The authorities of Dhaka University (DU) have decided to hold the examinations of its final year and master’s students from December 26 to avoid session jam.  The university also decided to cut short the duration of examinations for this year. However, all the health

Dipu Moni tests positive for Covid-19

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni tested positive for coronavirus. M A Khayer, public relations officer of the ministry, confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Monday. He said Dipu Moni, also joint general secretary of Awami League, gave her samples for Covid-19 test on Sunday morning

19 public varsities to hold cluster-based admission test this year

A cluster-based admission test for 2020-2021 academic year will take place at 19 general, science and technology universities of the country this year. The examinations will be held on three subjects – humanities, business and science. The decision was made in a view-exchange

School admission through lottery: Education minister

The Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said admission (class I-IX) into government and private schools for the upcoming academic year would to take place through lottery due to the coronavirus pandemic. She made the disclosure at a virtual news conference on school admission on Wednesday.

All primary students to be promoted thru assessment

The government has directed all primary schools of the country to promote their respective students to upper class through individual assessments conducted by teachers. Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) issued letters to officials concerned in this regard on Monday. The

DU to take admission test in divisional cities; Written 40, MCQ 40

The admission test of Dhaka University for 2020-21 academic year will be held in divisional cities besides DU campus. The examination will be on 100 marks with 40 for MCQ and 40 for written exams while the remaining 20 (10+10) marks will be drawn from results of SSC and HSC

DU suspends admission test for evening MBA

The authorities of Dhaka University have suspended the admission test for its Faculty of Business Studies MBA (evening) courses. The test for the 45th batch of evening MBA was scheduled to be held at Azimpur Govt. Girls' School and College from 11:00am-12:00pm on Friday.

Schools, colleges asked to charge only tuition fees from students

The government has asked all non-government schools and colleges of the country not collect any fees other than tuition from students during the coronavirus pandemic.  Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education issued a circular in this regard on Wednesday.  According

Closure of educational institutions extended till Dec 19

The ongoing closure of educational institutions across the country has been extended till December 19 due to the lingering coronavirus pandemic and a possible second wave of infection during the coming winter.   M A Khayer, public relations officer of Education Ministry, made the

Decision to reopen edu institutions in limited scale soon

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said the government will come up with a decision soon on whether to extend the ongoing closure of educational institutions or to reopen education activities in limited scale for some classes.  The decision will be made public within tomorrow or

DU admission test 2021-22 to be held in 3 units 

Dhaka University (DU) authorities will hold the first-year admission test for the academic year 2021-22 in three units. The decision came from the Deans Committee meeting on Sunday. Vice Chancellor of the university Prof Akhtaruzzaman confirmed the matter to Banglanews after the

Closure of educational institutions extended till Nov 14

The ongoing closure of educational institutions across the country has been extended till November 14 due to the lingering coronavirus pandemic and a possible second wave of infection during the coming winter.   Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni made the announcement at a virtual

Part of HSC registration fees to be refunded 

Bangladesh Inter-education Board has decided to refund part of the registration fees charged from the candidates of HSC and equivalent examinations as this year's exams were cancelled. Dhaka Education Board Chairman and President of Bangladesh Inter Education Board Coordination

No annual exam for secondary students

Education Minister Dipu Moni said there will be no annual examinations for secondary level students this year as educational institutions remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Moreover, students will be assessed through assignments, the minister said at a virtual press