Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh held a third round of talks Saturday with a Cockroach Janata Party delegation after education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned over examination irregularities.
Milestone School and College has resumed construction of a seven-story building in an aircraft approach path despite recommendations issued after a fighter jet crash killed 36 people, including 28 children.
Higher Secondary Certificate students blocked major roads across Dhaka, demanding the resignation of education minister Ehsanul Haque Milon and changes to the 2026 examination schedule.
The government plans to recruit 50,000 additional primary school teachers within the next three months, according to comments from an education official.
Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, delivered a stark warning on Bangladesh’s declining education standards at the Bay of Bengal Conversation 2025, organized by the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS). He said the country is jeopardizing its long-term future by failing to invest in knowledge, research and basic educational quality.
