The government has appointed new vice-chancellors (VCs) to seven public universities, including Dhaka University (DU), in a major reshuffle carried out in a single day. Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon confirmed the appointments at a press conference at the ministry in Dhaka today (16...
Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan has resigned as vice-chancellor of University of Dhaka, formally submitting his resignation to Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on the morning of Saturday (22 February). A deputy registrar at the vice-chancellor’s office confirmed that the resignation letter...
Possible headlines: Schools shut for Ramadan until 26 March Full Ramadan closure for primary and secondary schools Government orders 36-day school holiday from Thursday Ramadan prompts nationwide closure of primary, secondary schools Revised calendar brings forward school...
Professor Dr A S M Abdul Hasib, Dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, has been appointed the first vice-chancellor of Dhaka Central University, marking a key administrative milestone for the newly established institution. The...
Children in Bangladesh leave school for many reasons. Some are forced out by poverty, others by natural disasters and the harsh impacts of climate change, while many never get the chance to enter a classroom at all. To bring these excluded children back under the umbrella of education and make them...
The interim government, at the closing stretch of its tenure, has published a draft of a new education law aimed at modernising Bangladesh’s education system, formally prohibiting both physical and mental punishment of students and introducing wide-ranging institutional reforms. The draft,...
