The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Monday, with the average pass rate across the country’s 11 education boards standing at 62.25 per cent, down from 68.45 per cent last year. The pass rate has therefore fallen by 6.2...
The teacher shortage in the country’s government primary schools has reached a critical level, disrupting classroom teaching and undermining administrative discipline. According to government figures, more than half of the country’s government primary schools currently have no headteacher. Of...
Students on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon for conducting the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations despite adverse weather, staging road blockades, demonstrations and rallies in different parts of the country. The protesters also alleged...
The government is set to launch a major initiative to reduce dropout rates among secondary school students by introducing midday meals alongside free school uniforms, shoes and socks. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has undertaken the Tk3,502 crore Combined Students...
Six months after the government upgraded the salaries of head teachers at government primary schools to the 10th grade, they are yet to receive pay and allowances under the revised scale as the salary fixation process has not begun. As a result, they continue to draw salaries under their previous...
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations began across the country on Thursday (02 July), with more than 1.27 million candidates sitting the tests under stringent security and anti-cheating measures. The examinations started simultaneously at 10:00am and will continue...
