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 […]
Three disturbing news
The draft of the BANBEIS report shows that there were a total of 9.2 million (92 lakh) students in secondary schools in the country in 2019, a year before the Corona pandemic started. By 2023, it has reduced to 8.1 million (81.66 lakh). All these students study in 18,968 schools in the country. Of the […]
The concerned divisional deputy director can issue this order in consultation with the elementary education officers. Educational institutions may remain closed until the highest temperature reaches 10 degrees Celsius or above. The order will remain effective till January 31. However, speaking to Prothom Alo later in the night, a senior official of the Ministry of […]
As per the education policy, no person below nine years of age or above 15 years of age will be allowed to register in class six. During registration students have to submit their birth registration certificate. Students of educational institutions operating without permission will not get the opportunity to register through their own school. The […]
1. Among the demands raised by the MPO teachers, their medical allowance may be increased to Taka 1,500. The present allowance they are getting is clearly discriminatory. Their festival allowance can be reduced to at least 50 percent of their salary, with plans to increase it to 100 in the future. 2. It may take […]
According to the BSS report, the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations for 2023 under 11 education boards across the country will begin tomorrow, Sunday. Education Minister Deepu Moni said at a program in Bhola on Saturday that all necessary measures have been taken to conduct the examination smoothly. Mentioning that there is no […]
The High Court had in 2016 declared parts of that regulation invalid. As a result, Members of Parliament cannot become Chairpersons of educational institutions in their constituencies even if they wish to. Even though they may not be presidents, they try to exert their influence over educational institutions by including their relatives, wives, sons, daughters […]
A student who secures less than 30 per cent marks in one or more subjects and does not perform well in Continuous Assessment (CA) is considered as less meritorious. According to DSHE, the class and subject teachers will prepare a list of these students and keep a record of the students’ name, roll number, reason […]
School textbooks are distributed freely by the government. But family expenditure for education remains a concern. Education is called the backbone of a nation, but budgetary allocation for education has decreased in every fiscal year since the year 2008. Schools are forcing guardians to buy extra books for children, which is increasing education cost. Since […]