The education ministry is considering in-person classes one day per week in schools and colleges, Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel said today.

With Covid-19 infections gradually going down, the government is set to reopen schools and colleges from September 12, allowing students to attend in-person classes in phases after around 18 months of closure.

Education minister Dipu Moni today said that schools and colleges will reopen on September 12.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in parliament said she directed the authorities concerned to reopen all schools and colleges soon and that they were taking measures in this regard.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that the government is taking measures to reopen educational institutes soon.

Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided that all of its students, teachers and officers shall undergo drug tests, in an effort to identify those who abuse drugs.

Admission test date of “Ka” (science) unit -- for 2020-21 academic session -- of seven Dhaka University-affiliated colleges has been rescheduled due to unavailable circumstances.

Activists of Chhatra League (BCL) today allegedly attacked students observing a hunger strike, demanding immediate reopening of educational institutions in Rajshahi city.

Delhi Disaster Management Authorities yesterday announced guidelines including setting up of quarantine room for emergency use and staggered lunch-break as schools, colleges and coaching centres across Delhi resume in-person classes from September 1 after a nearly five-month hiatus.

To curb the spread of Covid-19 infections, educational institutions have been shut all over the world. As a result, e-learning has become the preferred mode of education. Due to the socio-economic condition of JAAGO’s students, there is no alternative to conducting classes other than through mobile phones. JAAGOs Tel-Ed initiative, which started in June 2020, is one such programme that utilises mobile phones to conduct classes.

Prof Dr Golam Shabbir Sattar has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University (RU), three months after the tenure of his predecessor Prof M Abdus Sobhan expired.

A platform of students, teachers, and guardians yesterday demanded all educational institutes be reopened in September instead of October.

A human chain at Jatiya Press Club demanded reopening all educational institutions from September.

All public and private universities will start in-person classes from October 15, after all students have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccines, a meeting of the ministries and stakeholders concerned decided yesterday.

Muhammad Afjal Sultan Sufi is one of the nineteen Bangladeshi changemakers to receive the 2021 Diana Award. He founded Doorbin Foundation when he was just 19 years old, with a goal to help those in need.

The government has extended the closure of all secondary and higher secondary schools till September 11 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a press release of education ministry.

Universities can reopen from October 15 after vaccinating all their students and teachers.

The government, following a study, has primarily estimated that it will need at least $90 million to implement a recovery plan for an education sector hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday finalised a draft  policy on hybrid learning for the universities. Hybrid learning will combine different media or instructional methods, including in-person and online learning, an UGC official said.

The University Grants Commission today finalised a draft of policy on hybrid learning for universities.