Education Minister

India needs to protect rights of all including minorities: Dipu Moni

Bangladesh Education Minister Dipu Moni has said India needs to ensure “protecting and guaranteeing the fundamental rights of every citizen including minorities” if it wants to emerge as a great world economic power.

Nahid clarifies his bribe statement

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday clarified his remarks on bribe, saying his comment, which has taken the country by storm, has been misconstrued due to "partial" publication in some newspapers and online portals.

HSC Results / The education minister's dilemma

Those who have done well in the higher secondary exam results on Thursday (August 18, 2016) have earned the right to show their exuberance as depicted in the media.

Pre-primary books to be in 5 ethnic languages: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says the government decides to print pre-primary level books in five ethnic languages from the next academic year.

‘I was humiliated by a lawmaker’

Six days after his humiliation by a mob, Shyamal Kanti Bhakta is reinstated as the headmaster of a Narayanganj school.

Rape of Teacher / Nahid orders investigation

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday asked the deputy commissioner of Kushtia to investigate the incident of a

Minister orders probe in 'rape of teacher' by headmaster

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid ordered an investigation into the incident of a teacher being allegedly raped by the headmaster in Kushtia.

Humiliation of N'ganj Teacher / Govt opens probe

In the wake of severe criticism on social media, the education ministry has launched a probe into the incident of public humiliation of a headmaster in Narayanganj for his alleged derogatory comments on religion.

HSC exams begin on Sunday

This year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin on Sunday across the country, says Education

February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016

1,209 schools get show-cause notice

The education ministry has served show-cause notices to 1,209 institutions for not responding to an earlier order to pay back the additional exam fees that they charged students before the last year's Secondary School Certificate exams.

February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016

Two schools to adjust additional amount

Two private schools in the capital have announced they would adjust the additional money they had collected as tuition fees with the fees for February in compliance with a government order.

February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016

Refund extra fees or face legal action

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday reaffirmed that legal action would be taken against the education institutions failing to return additional fees within the deadline.

February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016

Return extra fees or face action: Minister to schools

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid once again warns of legal actions if schools fail to return additional tuition and registration fees collected from SSC examinees by the next seven working days.

February 4, 2016
February 4, 2016

Return extra fees

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday asked the educational institutions to return within seven working days the additional money they had collected as tuition fees and registration fees for the SSC examinations.

January 31, 2016
January 31, 2016

No extra marks to raise pass rate: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said there was no instruction from the government to give higher scores to the

January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016

Minister hopes for solution, teachers vow to continue protests

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid assures the agitating university teachers of solving the deadlock over “disparity” in the new pay scale through discussion.

January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016

Education minister inaugurates textbook distribution

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid inaugurates textbooks distribution programme among students

December 30, 2015
December 30, 2015

Textbooks on time

More than 44 million primary and secondary level students are set to receive new textbooks on the first morning of 2016, as around 33 crore copies of textbooks are ready for free distribution.

December 30, 2015
December 30, 2015

Nahid hints at meeting on salary row

Following public university teachers' threat to close their institutions, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday