The Chittagong University campus is likely to reopen on October 20, subject to inoculation of all students with the first jabs of Covid-19 vaccine.

Students of Grade 8 and 9 are attending in-person classes one day in a week but they need to attend classes two days each week from September 20, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) Director Belal Hossain said today.

Jahangirnagar University students yesterday staged a demonstration on the campus demanding resumption of in-person academic activities and reopening of dormitories by September 30.

Education Minister Dipu Moni today told Parliament that allegations of failing to reopen for fear of “student movement” is comical. 

Dream School, an online based platform, emphasises on fun and innovative techniques to engage children.

The government is planning an overhaul of the education system which, among other changes, will scrap any public exams before class 10 and also ensure no exams of any kind for students up to class 3.

First, second and final year students of all medical colleges and other health institutions across the country resumed their in-person classes yesterday with much enthusiasm after about one and a half years.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underscored the need for modernising the national education framework further to cope with the technology-driven competitive world.

Thirty educational institutions in Kushtia’s Daulatpur are yet to open as these are submerged by floodwater.

The Education Ministry is set to hold a meeting tomorrow with stakeholders to discuss reopening of universities from October 15, the date earlier set for resuming in-person classes.

In a sweeping change to primary and secondary curriculum, the government is going to scrap all public exams before class 10 and all exams till class 3.

Much enthusiasm and festivity marked the first day of in-person classes of first, second, and final year students at Dhaka Medical College (DMC) today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for making education programmes time-befitting, keeping up with global educational advancement, as she witnessed a presentation of the draft outline of the national education framework.

School and college compounds across the country sprang into life once again as students stepped inside classrooms after 543 days of closure caused by the pandemic.

“It’s hard to explain. Honestly speaking, I still cannot believe we’re back at the campus seeing each other again,” said an elated Adil Nuri.

Education Minister Dipu Moni today ordered temporary suspension of Azimpur Government Girls School and College Principal, Hasibur Rahman, and the concerned supervising official of the education ministry’s Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE), Selina Hossain.

After about seventeen months, all schools and colleges in the country have reopened today. On the occasion, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni expressed satisfaction with students following the health guidelines properly. However, she was disappointed with many parents not doing the same.

After 543 days of closure due to Covid-19 pandemic, schools and colleges across the country reopened today.

The cadence of children is returning to the classrooms today after 543 days -- a major milestone in the government’s effort to return the country to its pre-pandemic state.

At least 400 educational institutions, mostly primary schools, remains waterlogged due to flood and many of them will not be holding in-person classes from today.