Education Minister Dipu Moni will hold a virtual press conference on Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations of 2021 Thursday. The conference will begin at 11am, said a press release. Earlier on 29 June, the government extended the closure of all educational institutions to 30 July in response
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Reopening of schools cannot wait: UNICEF, UNESCO
UNICEF and UNESCO have called for reopening of schools saying it has been 18 months since the COVID-19 outbreak started and education for millions of children is still disrupted. "This should not go on. Schools should be the last to close and the first to reopen," UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
WB okays $191m credit for Bangladesh education sector
The World Bank on Friday approved a $191 million credit to Bangladesh to help it strengthen the higher education sector and respond better to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Board of Executive Directors of the lending agency gave the approval to the Higher Education Acceleration Transformation Project. The credit is from the World
EU gives EUR 46.12m for Bangladesh education sector
The European Union (EU) has provided EUR 42 million or Tk 423 crore to the government of Bangladesh to support key national reforms in the education sector. With this grant, the EU recognises and supports the government's commitment to the development of human capital, the eradication of poverty and inequalities, along
Cabinet clears draft law for private medical, dental colleges
The cabinet on Monday gave final approval to the draft of the Private Medical College and Dental College Act, 2021 in order to ensure discipline in private medical and dental colleges by bringing those under the law from two separate guidelines. The approval was given at the weekly cabinet meeting held
Education, alongside health, is important too
The world is facing endless problems because of the Covid-19. No one knows when the pandemic will completely disappear. Owing to the coronavirus, direct teaching in educational institutions has been stopped in the country for about 14 months. Research activities at higher education institutions have come to a halt. Online