Tag: school
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Summer holidays in schools and colleges likely to be reduced by one week
But the institutions may reopen early next week after the Eid holidays, cutting the planned holiday short by a week. There has been a considerable reduction in the number of annual teaching days this year, and it will reduce further if Saturday is the weekly holiday. Against this backdrop, the ministry is going to cut…
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Israeli attack on UN school in Gaza: Hamas compound attacked, 27 killed
Gaza's bloodiest war so far began with a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, resulting in the deaths of 1,194 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP count based on Israeli official figures. The militants also took 251 hostages, 120 of whom remain in Gaza, 41 of whom the military says…
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ISD Celebrates Graduating Class of 2024
“We are so pleased to celebrate the Class of 2024 and welcome them to our global network of more than 1,000 alumni in our 25th anniversary year,” he said. Valedictorian speaker, Marcel, said: “I am really excited about the next few years at HKBU. I chose to specialise in social work because I have always…
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After Delhi, threat to bomb many schools of Jaipur; students were evacuated
Similar emails were received in two government hospitals, including Burari Government Hospital and Mangolpuri's Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, on Sunday afternoon. Delhi Police has started investigating the matter. The list of these hospitals includes — Dada Dev Hospital in Dabri, Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital in Hari Nagar, Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in Dilshad Garden,…
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Practical steps to retain students in schools: Addressing dropout concerns in Bangladesh
This means that the government's claim of enrolling almost 100 percent children in schools proves to be false. Government policy-makers claim that education rates are increasing. But non-formal education activities, which were initiated to bring back hundreds of thousands of children who were dropping out at primary, secondary or higher education levels, are now largely…
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International School Dhaka qualifies for Global Round of World Scholar Cup
Six ISD teams were tested in several academic subjects, including art and music, literature and media, science and technology, social studies and history. They competed in four rounds: Team Debate, Collaborative Writing, Scholars Challenge, and Scholars Bowl. Two ISD students were selected among the best debaters to participate in the Debate Showcase program. The eight…
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Classes on Friday also if needed: Minister
Schools, colleges, madrassas and professional institutes reopened on Sunday after being closed due to the heat wave. The ministry has already announced that classes will be held on Saturdays until further notice. As per the guidelines, no educational institution will hold regular gatherings until summer conditions become normal. Furthermore, educational activities will be restricted to…
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Educational institutions reopen with heat safety measures
According to the notification, no educational institution will hold regular meetings until summer conditions become normal. Furthermore, educational activities will be restricted to indoor classes, except outdoor activity that requires direct exposure to the sun. As per the guidelines of the Education Ministry, till further notice, all educational institutions will hold classes on Saturdays also.
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Classes in all educational institutions will resume from Sunday
Schools and colleges were scheduled to reopen on April 21 after the end of Eid holidays, but the closure was extended till April 27 due to extreme heat and heat wave across the country. Classes resumed on 28 April, although there was no notable change in the heat wave situation, which worried parents, especially primary…
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Information regarding closure of schools and colleges in two divisions and some districts
The authorities have decided to keep educational institutions in Khulna and Rajshahi divisions closed on Saturday due to the ongoing heat. Besides, all secondary schools, colleges, madrassas and vocational institutions in Dhaka, Tangail, Chandpur, Rangpur, Kurigram, Dinajpur and Nilphamari districts will remain closed.
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Education Ministry's decision on school schedule for Friday and Saturday
Earlier on Tuesday, while addressing the final round of Bangabandhu Srijanshil Medha Onnveshan-2024 (Bangabandhu Creative Talent Hunt) at Dhaka Teachers Training College, he said, “We have a specific number of working days for schools. Now we have kept schools open on Saturday out of a necessity, as they were closed for a few days. This…
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Education minister considering opening schools on Friday to compensate for shutdown: Dhaka official
He said that now educational institutions across the country will not be closed or opened en masse. On Monday, the HC ordered the closure of primary and secondary schools and madrassas till Thursday due to the heat wave in the country. Following advice from the Health Ministry and Bangladesh Meteorological Department, all secondary schools, colleges,…
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Confusion over opening schools amid summer: Ministry's hasty decision
The Education Minister has said that educational institutions should not be closed due to heat wave in any particular area across the country. But, how can he be sure that heat wave is not going on outside these 27 districts? When meteorologists are saying that there is no possibility of rain before May 2, then…
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Education Ministry closes educational institutions in Dhaka and other districts due to extreme heat
The Education Ministry said that due to the ongoing scorching heat across the country, all high schools, colleges, madrassas and technical educational institutions in all the districts of the two divisions and some other districts will remain closed on Tuesday. All high schools, colleges, madrassas and technical educational institutions in all the districts of Khulna…
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High school activities to be suspended in Dhaka and 4 other districts due to heat wave
Amid the ongoing heat wave, academic activities of all secondary level educational institutions and vocational educational institutions in Dhaka, Chuadanga, Jashore, Khulna and Rajshahi districts have been suspended for Monday. In view of the ongoing extreme heat, the Education Ministry issued a notice in this regard on Sunday after consultation with the Health Ministry and…