Education
PSC, Ebtedayee exams start Nov 18
Primary School Certificate (PSC) and Ebtedayee Examinations-2018 will begin on November 18 with the participation of 30,95,123 examinees. As many as 27,77,270 examinees are appearing for PSC examinations while 3,17,853 students are participating in Ebtedayee examinations this year, Primary and Mass Education Minister Md Mostafizur Rahman told a press conference […]
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Cops disperse job seekers demo, 4 held at Shahbagh
At least four people were detained this afternoon as police dispersed a group of protesting job seekers who took position at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka since yesterday. The protesters were continuing a blockade at the spot, one of the busiest intersections of the capital, demanding extension of age limit […]
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2 Bangladeshi youths killed in US road crash
Two Bangladeshi students were killed and another injured in a road crash in Wilkinson County of the US South-eastern state of Georgia on Monday night (Aug 14). The deceased were identified as Imtiaz Ikram Ali, 26 and Prachita Dutta Tumpa, 25. Both of them were PhD students at Charlotte University. […]
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SSC results Today
The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of 2017 will be published on Thursday (May 04). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will hand over a summary of the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Ganabhaban at 10:00 am. Later, the minister will officially announce […]
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Boys need to be ‘more attentive’, PM says
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today advised boys to be more attentive to their studies as girls are moving forward in education. “Boys should not lag behind. They need to appear neck-and-neck with girls,” the premier said while receiving the results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams […]
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JSC, PEC tests to be held this year too
Students will have to sit the Primary Education Completion Examinations (PEC) and junior school certificate (JSC) like previous years as the government has decided against doing away with the tests for now. Monday’s Cabinet meeting decided to hold both tests this year. Grade V students sit the PEC exams while […]
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DU admission test begins Sep 23
The first-year honours admission test for 2016-17 academic session of Dhaka University (DU) will begin from September 23, said a press release. The decision was taken at a deans’ committee meeting held yesterday with DU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique in the chair. According to the schedule, the […]
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3 new private universities approved
The government has approved three new private universities although the quality of education in the private universities was seriously questioned by various quarters. The number of private universities rises to 95. The universities are: Tagore University of Creative Arts, University of Global Village and Rupayon A K M Shamsuzoha University.
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