The government is likely to hold Primary Education Completion Examination for fifth graders in late November or early December if the Covid-19 situation continues to improve.

Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE) for fifth graders is likely to be held in late November or early December if Covid-19 situation improves, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain said today.

Examinees of PECE, SSC and HSC will have to attend in-person classes every week day while the rest of the students will go to school once a week after schools and colleges reopen on September 12.

All schools and colleges are set to reopen in phases from September 12, said Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today.

An inter-ministerial meeting will be held today to take a decision on reopening schools and colleges.

The government is planning to inoculate children aged 12 and above against Covid-19.

The Islamic University authorities have approved the commencement of Honours-Masters final examinations online or in-person from September 12.

The Hungarian government has decided to increase the number of scholarships to Bangladeshi students for pursuing higher studies at educational institutes in the European country next year.

The education ministry is considering in-person classes one day per week in schools and colleges, Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel said today.

With Covid-19 infections gradually going down, the government is set to reopen schools and colleges from September 12, allowing students to attend in-person classes in phases after around 18 months of closure.

Education minister Dipu Moni today said that schools and colleges will reopen on September 12.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in parliament said she directed the authorities concerned to reopen all schools and colleges soon and that they were taking measures in this regard.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that the government is taking measures to reopen educational institutes soon.

Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided that all of its students, teachers and officers shall undergo drug tests, in an effort to identify those who abuse drugs.

Admission test date of “Ka” (science) unit -- for 2020-21 academic session -- of seven Dhaka University-affiliated colleges has been rescheduled due to unavailable circumstances.

Activists of Chhatra League (BCL) today allegedly attacked students observing a hunger strike, demanding immediate reopening of educational institutions in Rajshahi city.

Delhi Disaster Management Authorities yesterday announced guidelines including setting up of quarantine room for emergency use and staggered lunch-break as schools, colleges and coaching centres across Delhi resume in-person classes from September 1 after a nearly five-month hiatus.

To curb the spread of Covid-19 infections, educational institutions have been shut all over the world. As a result, e-learning has become the preferred mode of education. Due to the socio-economic condition of JAAGO’s students, there is no alternative to conducting classes other than through mobile phones. JAAGOs Tel-Ed initiative, which started in June 2020, is one such programme that utilises mobile phones to conduct classes.

Prof Dr Golam Shabbir Sattar has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University (RU), three months after the tenure of his predecessor Prof M Abdus Sobhan expired.

A platform of students, teachers, and guardians yesterday demanded all educational institutes be reopened in September instead of October.