AYAT Education holds discussions with nursing leaders

AYAT Education organized a discussion meeting with the Nursing Leaders of Bangladesh at the premises of AYAT College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Maniknagar, Dhaka, a press release said Monday.  Principals from 10 public and 6 private nursing colleges across eight divisions of Bangladesh attended the discussion. The session focused on characterizing

Govt focuses on digital and vocational education to build skilled manpower Official document

The government has prioritised vocational and digital education at secondary and higher levels in a mid-term plan that seeks to create jobs and skilled manpower, according to an official document. The plan (FY2021-22 to FY2023-24) envisages using science and technology education as a key strategy for development and poverty alleviation. Apart from

Govt wants to build knowledge-based society, says PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government wants to build a developed, prosperous nation imbued with modern and technological knowledge. "We want to build a nation imbued with modern and technological knowledge to make Bangladesh developed and prosperous," she said while inaugurating newly constructed Rangpur Divisional Headquarters complex building. The

7pc Bangladesh families borrow to send children school

Around 7 percent of families in Bangladesh have to borrow to send their children to school, according to a new UNESCO report. The UNESCO 2021/2 Global Education Monitoring Report was presented at the RewirEd Forum in Dubai recently. In Bangladesh, the share of urban households paying for private tuition increased from 48

Education of 37m Bangladeshi children disrupted by Covid

Education of 37 million children in Bangladesh has been disrupted due to school closures since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, according to a report by UNICEF and UNESCO. The report titled "Situation Analysis on the Effects and Responses to COVID-19 on the Education Sector in Asia" (SitAn

NSU organizes seminar on equity in education during pandemic

The virtual National Seminar titled “Accelerating Progress and Equity in Education during the Pandemic in Bangladesh” (18-19 September 2021) is being organized by the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) at North South University (NSU) and KASpaces of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Germany. The purpose of the

Modernize national education framework: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday underscored the need for modernizing the national education framework further to cope with the technology-driven competitive world. She came up with the views while witnessing a power-point presentation on the draft outline of the "National Education Framework'' at her official residence Ganobhaban. The Ministry of Education