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Pry teachers to get pay in higher grade

The government has fixed the salary of assistant teachers of the primary schools at a higher pay scale under the 13th grade on the national pay scale.The Finance Division issued a notice on the matter on August 12, stating that the new pay fixation would cover no arrears.The letter, sent to the seni...

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Bangabandhu Fellowship by September

The University Grant Commission (UGC) has taken an initiative to introduce the mostprestigious ‘Bangabandhu Fellowship’ marking the birth century of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Through this, various types of degrees, including research project preparation, doct...

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Pry schools to reopen under hygiene rules

A Tk 128 crore project is planned to introduce sustainable digital teaching contents, create equal opportunities for all students and ensure hygienic environment (health safety) in primary schools.The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education is going to undertake the initiative under the project title...

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Free phones for university students UGC suggests

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Sunday wrote to the vice-chancellors (VCs) of 45 public universities asking the latter to prepare lists of students who needs assistance to buy smartphones to attend online classes amid the coronavirus crisis.In three separate letters, sent to the VCs of 45 ...

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BEDU suggests shortening syllabus or auto promotion

With concerns growing over conducting public examinations amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh Exam Development Unit (BEDU) has put forward six different proposals regarding the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations. According to the proposals, it is...

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Job market in a shambles

Recruitment processes at government and non-governmental organisations have come to a near standstill over the last five months, and with it, the future of the educated youths.Since last March, various recruitment examinations including BCS, bank and private jobs have been postponed one after anothe...

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‘No HSC exam until corona situation gets normal’

About 13 lakh higher secondary certificate or HSC examinees in the country face uncertainty over their future as they do not yet know whether their examinations will be held.This year’s HSC and equivalent examinations were postponed in March due to coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis which were sche...

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New dimension in waste management

As it is a must-do job to keep the capital city clean and pollution-free, two city corporations of Dhaka have undertaken a massive work- plan for slaughtering sacrificial animals and removal of wastes to be generated from slaughtering, within 24 hours of observance of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest...

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Govt determined to save canals, rivers

The government is determined to rescue Dhaka’s canals and lakes - now either grabbed or filled with soil, solid garbage and other wastages - to bring back their natural water flow and make them appropriate for plying of light water vessels.To that end, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authori...

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City people go on shopping spree

With barely a week for the holy Eid-u-Azha, shopping is getting momentum in the city markets ranging from footpath vending to luxurious shopping malls.When the coronavirus pandemic severely puts the shop owners and as well as their employees in utter financial distress, the presence of shoppers now ...

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Educational instts to remain shut until situation improves

All educational institutions are likely to remain closed until the improvement of the overall coronavirus pandemic situation across the country.“The government plans to extend the ongoing general holidays for the educational institutions until the improvement of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis to ...

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Torrential rain inundates Dhaka

Many parts of the capital Dhaka submerged due to torrential downpour from Sunday midnight to Monday, adding to the misery of the city dwellers as heavy waterlogging and traffic chaos disrupted life in the capital. Many streets, lanes and by-lanes in Dhaka went under ankle to knee-deep water, di...

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Govt to create skilled human resources

The government plans to introduce job-oriented education method in order to enrich the sector of skilled human resources. It will create a huge employment opportunities at home and abroad, education ministry sources said.And this job-oriented teaching-learning system can be the vital means of lessen...

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Cattle farmers choose social media for sale

Cattle farmers from different corners of the country have opted for social media platforms, in particular, Facebook, to market sacrificial animals for upcoming Eid-ul Azha since coronavirus shows no sign of respite.Buyers also don’t need to hand-pick an animal since almost all sacrificial anim...

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City corporations’ dengue initiatives bear fruits

Both the city corporations’ multi-dimensional initiatives to destroy the breeding ground of mosquitoes have yielded good results, resulting in a drastic fall in dengue cases this year.This year, no death has been reported on suspicion of dengue so far and the dengue infection cases are much lo...

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Non-govt educational institutions in crisis

Teachers of non-government educational institutions are changing their profession as they have not been getting salary during the Covid-19 pandemic.‘Dhaka Cadet School’ at Shantibagh in the capital was permanently closed due to the corona. Saidur Rahman, the headmaster of the school, has...

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Many pvt educational instts face closure

Many private educational institutions are on the verge of closure due to financial crises amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.Owners of these private educational institutions, especially kindergarten and secondary schools, want to sell their institutions as they are unable to pay the salary of ...

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Edn sector attains big achievement

With a target of achieving quality education and sustainable development goal (SDG) in education, the government has been able to reduce the dropout rate significantly in primary, secondary and higher secondary schools.“The dropout rate has come down from 48 per cent to 18 percent in the last ...

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Poor sale, low price worry cattle farmers

Cattle farmers are worried over poor sale and low price of the sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.The selling of sacrificial animals at the cattle markets will be reduced to a great extent compared to recent years due to Covid-19 situation, sources said.According to Department of Livestock Ser...

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Quota in BCS ends, merit to prevail

With the publication of result of the 38th BCS (Bangladesh Civil Service) examinations, quota system in BCS has come to an end.The final results of the 38th BCS examinations under the PSC were published on Tuesday. The quota system was followed in the 38th BCS for the last time. From now onwards the...