Mohiuddin Alamgir

Only two will be allowed to sit on each bench at classrooms after the reopening of primary schools, and everyone in those institutions -- students, teachers and other staffers -- will have to wear masks.

Liberation War Museum trustee Ziauddin Tariq Ali, a freedom fighter and social activist, died from Covid-19 yesterday. He was 75.

The government project to provide basic literacy to people aged 15 and above has failed to meet its target for the third consecutive year as more than 21 lakh people in the age group are still illiterate.

Following criticism from different quarters, the Election Commission has made a U-turn on its plan to revise the Representation of the People Order (RPO), 1972.

The government is dilly-dallying over a UGC proposal to introduce free internet packages for university students at a time when many pupils are suffering due to the increasing cost of mobile data packages.

This year’s Junior School Certificate and its equivalent exams were cancelled yesterday while Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hinted that students might be promoted without having to sit for class final tests.

The coronavirus situation forced the government to cancel this year’s Primary Education Completion Examination and its equivalent Ebtedayee Education Completion Exam.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the government to cancel this year’s Primary Education Completion Examination and its equivalent Ebtedayee Education Completion exam.

In a “note of dissent”, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar yesterday differed with the Election Commission’s move to revise the Representation of the People Order, 1972, and the election-related laws of local government bodies.

The government has chalked out a mammoth Tk 19,280 crore project proposal to provide daily school meals for all 1.41 crore government primary school students to increase attendance and reduce dropouts.

More than 2.69 lakh students who passed SSC and dakhil examinations this year are yet to apply for getting enrolled in HSC level, until nine hours before closing the first phase of admission process yesterday.

The government has chalked out a mammoth Tk 19,280 crore project proposal to provide daily school meals to all 1.41 crore government primary school students in a bid to increase attendance and reduce dropouts.

The primary and mass education ministry yesterday sent a proposal to the Prime Minister’s Office, seeking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s approval to cancel this year’s Primary Education Completion (PEC) and its equivalent exams.

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown into uncertainty the introduction of centralised admission tests at public universities this year.

Students were “stunned and aggrieved” and demanded a revision after their O and A level results were downgraded by Cambridge International board, which marked students based on a formula in the absence of the usual exams due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The planning ministry yesterday expressed disappointment over frequent amendments in projects, one after another missed deadlines, and the directors’ absence at project sites.

The government is considering cancelling this year’s Primary Education Completion, Junior School Certificate and equivalent exams due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ministries are set to send proposals to the Prime Minister’s Office for cancellation of this year’s Primary Education Completion, Junior School Certificate and equivalent exams due to the coronavirus situation.

The Election Commission is considering Bangla names for local government bodies and the positions within them by amending the relevant existing law.

The government is set to broadcast lessons for primary students through radio to reach the maximum number of children during the Covid-19 pandemic.