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
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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
Decission on SSC, HSC exams Thursday
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
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