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.

As schools nationwide are set to reopen tomorrow after one and half years, parents of English medium students today demanded that the reopening happen in phases -- on the basis of vaccination and reliable safety measures at the educational institutions.

Educational institutions will be closed again if the Covid-19 situation deteriorates, Education Minister Dipu Moni said today.

Primary students will attend three classes a day from tomorrow when in-person classes resume, Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) decided yesterday.

Students who will miss in-person classes being infected with Covid-19 or having symptoms will not be counted as “absent” in the school attendance if they show proof, education ministry top officials said.

Brac University (BracU) is going to continue financially assisting its students for another semester (fall 2021).

There is no one “young people”. In this country, we have young people from various backgrounds, rural and urban, as well as varied economic conditions.

The authorities of Comilla University started taking in-person exams from this morning, maintaining health guidelines, for the third time during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fourteen-year-old Shahabul Alam never thought a day would come where he would be impatient to get back into the classroom.

The Korean government has donated 100 books and multimedia materials on Korea and Korean language to the Korea Corner at the University of Dhaka.

Jagannath University authorities have decided to hold in-person examinations for the first and second semesters from October 7.

Examinees of SSC and HSC are likely to attend four classes of two subjects’ each day when in-person classes resume on September 12, according to Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE).

The government is likely to hold Primary Education Completion Examination for fifth graders in late November or early December if the Covid-19 situation continues to improve.

Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE) for fifth graders is likely to be held in late November or early December if Covid-19 situation improves, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain said today.

Examinees of PECE, SSC and HSC will have to attend in-person classes every week day while the rest of the students will go to school once a week after schools and colleges reopen on September 12.

All schools and colleges are set to reopen in phases from September 12, said Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today.

An inter-ministerial meeting will be held today to take a decision on reopening schools and colleges.

The government is planning to inoculate children aged 12 and above against Covid-19.

The Islamic University authorities have approved the commencement of Honours-Masters final examinations online or in-person from September 12.

The Hungarian government has decided to increase the number of scholarships to Bangladeshi students for pursuing higher studies at educational institutes in the European country next year.