Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid

Govt to distribute 35 crore free textbooks: Nahid

The government will distribute around 35 crore textbooks free of cost among the primary and secondary level students in 2019 academic year.

Teachers want students freed; Nahid cites law

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says the law will take its own course against students who have been booked during the student protests in Dhaka.

Go back to classes, Nahid urges again

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid again urges the students to back to classes.

Schools, colleges shut tomorrow: Ministry

The education ministry advises all educational institutions to keep shut tomorrow in purview of the ongoing wave of student agitation.

Send textbooks to students timely: Nahid to DCs

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid calls upon the deputy commissioners (DCs) to act sincerely for reaching new textbooks to the students across the country smoothly on the very first day of the next academic session.

Question paper leak: 'Re-taking SSC exams won't be reasonable'

As SSC question papers reached to very “limited” students, re-taking the examinations will not be reasonable, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.

People linked to question paper leak won’t be spared: Nahid

Urging guardians to keep their children away from immoral activities like question paper leak, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says no one will be spared if they are found guilty.

13 lakh candidates to take part in 2018 HSC, equivalents

This year’s HSC tests are all set to begin with a special focus to curb the spate of question leak that has tainted the education sector.

Legal notice seeks Nahid removed in 24hrs

A legal notice is served to President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requesting them to sack Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid over the unstoppable spate of question paper leak.

February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016

Rein in on ad-hoc school fees

We would like to appreciate the stance taken by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid with regards to the freestyle manner in which some schools have collected additional tuition and registration fees from SSC examinees.

February 3, 2016
February 3, 2016

Return extra fees taken from SSC examinees: Minister

Education Minister Nahid orders schools to refund in 7 days extra money taken from SSC candidates. Stern action awaits defaulters, he warns.

February 1, 2016
February 1, 2016

There’ll be no more question paper leak: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid rules out any possibilities of question papers leakage ahead of any public examination.

January 30, 2016
January 30, 2016

No extra marks for SSC examinees: Nahid

Examiners have not been asked to give extra marks to Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinees, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says. “The examinees should get the marks they deserve,” Nahid says during a media briefing on the upcoming SSC examinations at Secretariat.

January 28, 2016
January 28, 2016

‘Education law in the offing’

Food Minister Qamrul Islam tells parliament that formulation of an education law is now at the “final stage” for ensuring quality education in the country.

December 22, 2015
December 22, 2015

Nahid claims ‘overwhelming success’ in education

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid claims Bangladesh has achieved “overwhelming success” in the education sector.

December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015

Primary, Ebtedayee results Dec 31

The results of Primary and Ebtedayee Terminal Examinations will be published on December 31.

October 30, 2015
October 30, 2015

Pay-scale demo postponed on minister’s assurance

Public university teachers demanding separate pay scale postpone their demonstration till November 1 following an assurance by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid.

October 29, 2015
October 29, 2015

JSC from Nov 1, steps taken to avoid question ‘leak’

The government has taken stern steps against question paper “leak” for the upcoming JSC tests that will begin from November 1, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.

October 18, 2015
October 18, 2015

Teachers to inspect educational institutions: Nahid

The chiefs of school, college, madrasa and technical educational institutions will inspect other similar institutions from now on to evaluate their performance, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says today.