All primary schools in the country will resume in-person
classes from 1 March, informed the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.
An official notice would be published in this regard soon,
said Mahbubur Rahman Tuhin, public relations officer at the Ministry of Primary
and Mass Education.
He said, this decision was taken on Thursday night due to
the declining trend of Covid-19 infections.
Yesterday Education Minister Dipu Moni announced
that all educational institutions, except primary schools, will be able to
resume in-person classes for fully vaccinated students from 22 February.
The government's decision to reopen educational institutions
came following recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Committee on
Covid-19 made at a meeting with the minister on Wednesday night.
Education Minister Dipu Moni said currently only 34 lakh
students have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, while 1.26 crore
students have received their first vaccine dose.
"We have asked schools, colleges and madrasas to
strictly follow health guidelines. Wearing a mask and washing hands is
mandatory. Our team has already started their monitoring," she said.
Speaking about this year's Secondary School Certificate
(SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) examinations, she said the
exams might be held in June if the virus situation improves.
"We do not know the trend of the virus. We hope that we
can start the SSC and HSC exams in the middle of this year. But we cannot speak
about a specific day right now," she said.
This and next year's SSC, HSC, and Primary Education
Completion examination candidates will now attend classes six days a week
though students will be allowed to stay at school for only four hours. On the
other hand, grade one, two, three, four, six, seven, eight and grade nine
students will attend two classes a day every week.
The government announced the closure of all educational
institutions in the country on 17 March, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The educational institutions were reopened in September last year after 18
months when the Covid-19 situation in the country improved.
On 21 January this year, the government announced that all
the schools and colleges of the country will remain closed from 21 January to 6
February amid a renewed surge in Covid-19 cases largely due to the new Omicron
variant. The shutdown was extended until 20 February for the safety of the
students as the virus continued to spread.
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President Mohammed Shahabuddin today asked the university authorities concerned to implement world-standard higher education.
He came up with the call when a delegation of Dhaka University led by its Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr ASM Maqsud Kamal called on him at Bangabhaban here.
During the meeting, the President was apprised by the VC of the overall activities of DU, President's Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS in the afternoon.
The university chancellor put emphasis on the research activities in the university to make country’s higher education meaningful.
The world situation is changing rapidly due to the revolutionary development of information technology (IT), he mentioned.
The President stressed on making students competent and skilled to keep pace with the changing world.
The head of state said the overall education programme, including the curriculum should be adjusted to highlight the skills and abilities of the students in the international arena.
The DU VC informed the president that a master plan has been formulated for the overall development of the university. And it will be implemented in three phases over 15 years, resulting in major changes in the DU’s infrastructural and academic curriculum, he added.
Secretaries concerned to the Bangabhan were present on the occasion.
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Education Minister Dipu Moni said, in the previous exams we
saw that attempts were made to leak question papers at various places. But they
did not succeed. We are adopting innovative strategies and strict monitoring to
stop question leaking. However, strict action will be taken if anyone tries to
spread rumors or leak questions.
The minister said this while talking to reporters after
visiting Begum Badrunnesa Govt. Girls’ College centre in the capital on Sunday
(November 6).
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The Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) and equivalent
examinations are set to begin today (November 6). Bangla first paper exam will
be held at 11:00 am on Sunday, on the very first of the schedule.
Meanwhile, special measures have been taken for dengue
patients. Also, it has been asked to sprinkle mosquito spray in and around the
center to reduce the risk of HSC candidates.
This year, 12 lakh 3 thousand 407 candidates from 9 thousand
181 educational institutions will participate in the examination in 2 thousand
649 centers. Among them, 6 lakh 22 thousand 796 are male students and 5 lakh 80
thousand 611 are female students. Last year the number of candidates was 13
lakh 99 thousand 690.
As per the scheduled, the written examination will continue
till December 13. After the written exam, practical exam will be held from 15th
December to 22nd December.
Usually HSC exam starts in April. But due to corona
situation, it was not possible to take this exam at the scheduled time. SSC and
HSC exams were postponed due to massive floods in some districts including
Sylhet.
Education Minister Dipu Moni said on October 19 that
coaching centers will be closed for 42 days across the country due to the HSC
examination. Accordingly, all coaching centers are closed since November 3,
which will continue till December 14.
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Bangladesh is currently experiencing a wave of development, from the Rooppur Nuclear Project and the metro rail to the Karnaphuli Tunnel and the visible Padma Bridge. Amidst all this progress, it appears that education is being sidelined, almost as if it's the least important aspect. The COVID-19 pandemic serves as a striking ...
Vice-Chancellor (VC) is the highest-ranking official in a university, responsible for the overall administration of the institution. They are also the guardians of the students, teachers, and staff in the university. However, when VCs themselves become embroiled in controversies, misconduct, and alleged...
Education Minister Dipu Moni said, in the previous exams we saw that attempts were made to leak question papers at various places. But they did not succeed. We are adopting innovative strategies and strict monitoring to stop question leaking. However, strict action will be taken if anyone tries to spread rumors or leak questions.
The Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations are set to begin today (November 6). Bangla first paper exam will be held at 11:00 am on Sunday, on the very first of the schedule. Meanwhile, special measures have been taken for dengue patients. Also, it has been asked to sprinkle mosquito spray in and around the center to reduce the risk of HSC candidates.