School Admission Lottery May Stay in Place, Officials Say
Senior education officials say they are discussing whether to keep the lottery system for school admissions in the coming academic year, despite an earlier plan to introduce entrance tests.
Senior education officials say they are discussing whether to keep the lottery system for school admissions in the coming academic year, despite an earlier plan to introduce entrance tests.
University authorities said they would investigate a series of hall-based confrontations, while students from opposing halls gave conflicting accounts of the latest incident.
A student political organization planted saplings at the University of Dhaka with city corporation support, linking the campus greening initiative to remembrance of those it described as martyrs of the July-August uprising.
The Gazipur madrasa said its internal review found alleged examination irregularities involving students from class six to first-year Alim; the allegations have not been independently detailed in the evidence set.
The Directorate of Technical Education ordered CCTV installation and monthly security reporting across government technical institutions after a hostel theft in Kushtia.
The inter-board coordination committee has sent a draft policy to the education ministry keeping result-based and preference-based placement, while some church-run colleges will continue holding admission tests under a court directive.
A draft policy would preserve result-based, centralized online admission to Class XI, while quota rules and the updated application schedule await final decisions.
General Waker-Uz-Zaman opened the institute in Jalshiri and remotely launched groundwork for seven more sites across the country.
MPO-enlisted teachers at private schools and colleges will be able to seek vacancy-based transfers under a new automated policy, although the online application schedule has not yet been announced.
The government has introduced a first-ever transfer policy for MPO-listed teachers in private schools and colleges, with online applications, eligibility rules, and priority criteria.
At an NDM-organised discussion in Dhaka, State Minister Bobby Hajjaj said private university students made an important contribution to the July uprising and urged students to focus on education and civic responsibility.