Selected primary teachers protest over delayed appointment letters
Star Online Report
27 September 2026 • Education
CUET ‘shutdown’ enters fifth day
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
27 September 2026 • Education
EWU celebrates 30th founding anniversary
City Desk
27 September 2026 • Education
Cultivating a reading habit
Staff Correspondent
27 September 2026 • Education
RU students vandalise station after fellow student allegedly assaulted
Star Online Report
21 September 2026 • Education
Madrasa education needs reform, equal support
Staff Correspondent
13 September 2026 • Education

Bangladesh seeks more scholarships, better integration for students in Malaysia

In talks with Malaysia’s higher education minister, PM’s Adviser Mahdi Amin stresses strengthening cooperation in higher education, research collaboration, skills development, and workforce mobility
10 April 2026

No primary schools in 2,839 villages

Primary and Mass Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon yesterday told parliament that 2,839 villages across the country do not have any primary schools.
9 April 2026
8 April 2026

3,631 candidates pass 47th BCS written exam

Over 10,000 sat for test after preliminary round that drew nearly 375,000 applicants
7 April 2026

DU bars wearing masks, vuvuzelas on Pahela Baishakh

Masks prepared by the Faculty of Fine Arts may be carried by hand
31 March 2026

Three Bangladeshi changemakers making lasting impact: Winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2026

The winners — Sumaya Afrin Misti, Dr Shomik Maruf, and Fasbeer Eskander — were honoured for their innovation, leadership, and commitment to driving social change in Bangladesh.
30 March 2026

Sports to become compulsory from Class 4 from next academic year: State minister

Move will give sports equal status with core subjects as part of a push to cut screen time, draw children back to the field
29 March 2026

Educational institutions reopen after Ramadan, Eid holidays

Academic activities resume after long holiday; special classes scheduled
29 March 2026

BL College in Khulna: Students suffer as dorms stay shut for 18 months

Students of Government Brajalal College in Khulna have long been grappling with a severe accommodation crisis as all five dormitories for male students have remained closed for the past 18 months.
27 March 2026

Govt orders 10 Saturday classes in primary schools after Eid vacation

Move aims to recover academic losses incurred during Ramadan-related closures
24 March 2026

Scrapping of lottery system: A return to the old admission rat race?

It is rare for a government decision in Bangladesh to move at lightning speed -- raised in parliament one day and implemented the very next.
18 March 2026

No lottery in school admission

The government has decided to withdraw the lottery system used in school admissions and introduce a system based on admission tests, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said yesterday.
17 March 2026

Form ad hoc committees for private institutions

The government yesterday directed education boards to form ad hoc committees for the governing and managing bodies of private educational institutions at the lower secondary, secondary, and higher secondary levels.
17 March 2026

Govt directs education boards to form ad hoc committees for pvt institutions

Chairman of the committee must hold at least a bachelor’s degree
16 March 2026

Lottery-based admission to secondary schools to end from 2027

Education ministry says new enrolment system will replace lottery after consultations with stakeholders
16 March 2026

Education minister names new VCs for DU, RU, CU and KUET

Prof Obaidul Islam new DU VC, Prof Mamun Ahmed chairman of UGC
16 March 2026

UGC Chairman SMA Faiz seeks relief from duties

Cites physical illness in a letter to Education Ministry
16 March 2026

DGME orders closure of medical and dental colleges from tomorrow

Will remain closed until end of Eid vacation, says circular
9 March 2026