Mohiuddin Alamgir

With the overall performance in English and mathematics slightly improved, the SSC results this year show an increase in both the pass rate and the number of Grade Point Average (GPA)-5 achievers in nine general education boards.

About 2,000 educational institutions have been partially or completely damaged in super cyclone Amphan that ravaged the country’s coastal areas on May 20.

Cyclone Amphan has left behind a trail of destruction in the country’s coastal areas, affecting more than a million people in nine districts in Khulna and Barishal divisions.

Thousands of people have been moved to storm shelters in 19 coastal districts of the country as Cyclone Amphan is set to make landfall this evening with heavy rainfall and storm surges above 10 feet.

This will be the first Eid for Arafat Haque, a lecturer of Demra University College, when he will not be able to buy anything new for his seven-year-old boy.

For the very first time in the history of Bangladesh, the education boards have decided to send results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams to guardians’ mobile phones via SMS.

For the first time in Bangladesh's history, results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams will reach examinees' or their guardians’ mobile phones through SMS.

Though a man of literature he became the nation’s conscience for his steadfast defence of democracy, all forms of freedoms and rights, and multifaceted contributions to society.

A large group of private university students are demanding remission of tuition fees for the next semester, as their guardians are financially struggling due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Government officials and teachers are distributing fortified biscuits to the houses of over 30 lakh primary school students so that they are not deprived of nutrition while schools are closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

All educational institutions in the country have remained closed since March 17 to contain the spread of Covid-19. As the situation shows no signs of relenting, the government has now extended the closure till May 16 .

Health workers and police personnel who come in close contact with unidentified dead bodies for conducting autopsies and enquiries are at a high risk of Covid-19 infection.

Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) is set to begin holding classes of polytechnic institutes through Facebook live, to minimise academic loss of students as those are closed due to coronavirus pandemic.

The government may introduce a coronavirus tax on tobacco products and several luxury goods while giving tax cuts to internet services.

One and a half months into the closure of in-person classes due to the coronavirus outbreak, the majority of schools, colleges and universities across the country have yet to introduce online education.

Private universities that have completed 70 percent of academic activities of current semester and have been conducting online classes successfully for theoretical courses will be able to evaluate their students via viva and presentations online.

Private universities that have completed 70 percent of academic activities for outgoing semester and have been conducting online classes successfully for theoretical courses will be able to evaluate their students through online viva exams, keeping the video open and through virtual presentations.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the disbursement and increment of stipends, and extension of Primary Education Stipend Project (PESP), paving the way for financially assisting 1.37 crore elementary students, which was halted for over six months.

Over one month after the introduction of televised classroom lectures for school students, guardians are still not happy about the quality of the lessons.

Risk of poor students dropping out from primary schools is growing as the government stipend distribution remains halted for six months and school feeding programme withheld for over a month.