Author: Education Desk

A final decision on whether educational institutions will introduce online classes may come after key meetings in Dhaka on Thursday (April 9). Officials are reviewing the issue after several days of discussion on saving electricity and reducing traffic congestion. A seminar on the issue took place on Wednesday at the International Mother Language Institute. Ministers, education officials, teachers, students, and guardians attended the event. They discussed how to continue academic activities during the global energy crisis. Most participants supported continuing classroom teaching instead of moving fully to online classes. However, the Education Minister said a limited trial of online learning…

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) may hold an orientation for first-year students on May 9. Classes for the 2025–26 academic session may start on May 10, according to an official notice. Professor Dr Md Nurul Islam, chairman of the first-year undergraduate admission test committee, signed the notice. It was published on the RUET admission website. The notice says these dates are still provisional. The university may adjust them if needed. RUET also issued instructions about admission cancellation. Students admitted through the university’s independent admission test can cancel their admission up to three days before orientation. They must follow…

The GST A Unit admission test for the 2025–2026 session will take place on Friday, April 10. The exam will begin at 11:00 am and end at 12:00 pm. Candidates must enter their centres at least 30 minutes before the test. This year, 166,162 students have applied for the A Unit, which covers science subjects. The test will be held for admission to 20 general, science, and technology public universities under the cluster system. According to the admission circular, the A Unit exam is the final test of this year’s GST admission process. The admission cycle began on March 27…

The admit card download for the first-year Honours admission test under the National University will start on April 11. The university confirmed this in an official notice issued on Wednesday, April 8. According to the notice, applicants can download their admit cards from April 11 to April 24. Only candidates whose primary applications were verified by their selected colleges can access the admit card. Candidates must log in to the admission website using their application ID and PIN. They can download the document through the Applicant Login (Honours Login) option. The admit card is also available under the Admit Card…

The National University has extended the deadline for preliminary applications to its Professional Honours programmes for the 2025–26 academic year. Interested students can now apply online until 12:00 midnight on April 27. The university confirmed the change in an urgent notice issued on April 7. Applicants must complete the preliminary form through the official admission website. They also need to pay an application fee of Tk 1,000. The fee must be paid through mobile banking set by the college or directly to the college by April 28. The university advised students to read the full admission guidelines before applying. These…

The National University will hold its 2025–2026 Honours first-year admission test on April 25, 2026. The exam will take place from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm across Bangladesh. The university confirmed the date in an urgent notice published on Tuesday, April 7. The test will be held at 138 centres in divisional and district towns. About 450,000 candidates are expected to take part in the admission test. Earlier, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr ASM Amanullah mentioned April 25 as a tentative date. He shared this information in an interview with media. The university has now finalised the date through an official notice.…

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination 2026 under Bangladesh Open University will begin on April 24. The first exam will be Bangla 1st Paper. The written tests will continue until June 5, 2026. According to the BOU SSC Routine, exams will be held in two daily shifts. The morning shift will run from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The afternoon shift will take place from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The full routine is available on the university’s official website. On the final day, June 5, several subjects will be held in both shifts. In the morning, students will sit…

The National University has set a tentative date for its upcoming undergraduate admission test for the 2025–2026 academic year. The Honours Admission Exam Date is likely to fall on April 25, according to university officials. Vice-Chancellor Professor A.S.M. Amanullah shared the update on Friday (April 3) in a conversation with Time Barta. He said discussions are still ongoing and the final date will be confirmed through an official notice soon. He also confirmed that the admission test will follow the same format as last year. Students will sit for a multiple-choice question (MCQ) exam for honours programmes across all affiliated…

The GST Admit Card 2026 for the combined admission test of 20 public universities has been released. The admission test will begin on March 27, 2026. Students who completed the online application can now download their admit cards from the official portal till February 25, 2026. The announcement was made on February 13, 2026, through a notice published on the admission website. This year, thousands of applicants have applied under the General, Science, and Technology (GST) cluster system. The admit card is a mandatory document for entering the examination hall. Without it, no candidate will be allowed to sit for…

The GST B Unit admission test 2026 for the session 2025-26 will take place on Friday, April 3, 2026. The exam will start at 11:00 am and end at 12:00 pm. A total of 93,102 candidates are expected to sit for the test at 21 centres. The test will follow a multiple-choice question (MCQ) format. The full mark for the exam is 100. Students must score at least 30 marks to pass. Authorities said 0.25 marks will be cut for each wrong answer. Special provisions also allow some candidates to take the test again. However, officials did not give further…

The admission process for private medical and dental colleges for the 2025–2026 academic year ends today, March 31. The process covers MBBS and BDS courses across Bangladesh. Authorities asked selected students to complete the admission process within the given time. The Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME) confirmed the update in an official notice. Professor Dr. Md. Mahiuddin Matubbar, Director of Medical Education, signed the notice. The admission process started on March 25 through an online application system. DGME said the selection list was prepared using automated software. The system ranked students based on merit and their college choices. Selected…

The Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee has taken a preliminary decision to begin this year’s HSC Exam 2026 on 7 June. The decision came from a meeting of board chairmen on Sunday afternoon in Dhaka. Officials said a formal notice will be issued after final approval. The approval must come from Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon. A chairman who attended the meeting confirmed the development to the media. He spoke on condition of anonymity as the decision is not yet final. “The time for the HSC examination is approaching fast,” the chairman…

The admit card for the Combined 11 Bank Senior Officer recruitment exam has been released. The announcement was confirmed on Sunday, March 29, through an official notice. The notice was published on the Bangladesh Bank recruitment website. Candidates who applied for the Senior Officer (General) post can now download their admit cards. They must collect the document from the official online recruitment portal. The process applies only to applicants who were provisionally found eligible. The notice was signed by Mizanur Rahman Akon, Director of the Bankers Selection Committee Secretariat (BSCS). It relates to the recruitment of 1,097 vacant posts. These…

The government has issued 10 key instructions to ensure fair and cheating-free SSC and equivalent examinations starting April 21 across Bangladesh. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) announced the measures in an official notice on January 28. The notice was signed by Professor B. M. Abdul Hannan, Director General (in charge) of DSHE. The directives apply to all examination centres and education officials involved in conducting the exams. Authorities said a zero-tolerance policy will be enforced to prevent any irregularities. Centre authorities must follow the rules strictly to maintain a fair environment. The 10 instructions are: Officials say…

The admission tests for first-year undergraduate programmes under the General, Science and Technology (GST) cluster system began on Friday, 27 March. The process started with the ‘C’ unit exam for Business Studies applicants. The one-hour test took place from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. It was held at 21 centres across Bangladesh. The exam followed a multiple-choice question (MCQ) format with a total of 100 marks. This year, 284,480 students applied for admission to 20 public universities under the cluster system. Among them, 166,162 applied for the ‘A’ unit (Science). Another 93,102 applied for the ‘B’ unit (Humanities). A total…

GST Admission Test 2026 going to start on Friday (March 27) with C Unit. More than 25,000 applicants will sit the Business Studies test at centres nationwide.

All educational institutions from primary to higher secondary level will reopen across Bangladesh on Sunday. The long holiday for Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr ends on Thursday. Classes will resume under a unified holiday schedule set by Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon. The decision brought the same holiday period for schools and colleges. Officials said it removed earlier differences in vacation length. Public and private universities also remained closed during this period. The government suspended classes from March 9 due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. Authorities feared possible pressure on…

The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) has published the Primary Scholarship Routine for the 2025 examination. The exams will begin on April 15, 2026, according to an official notice issued on Wednesday (March 25). The routine was published on the official DPE website. The notice was signed by DPE Director MD Masud Hossain. The exams will start daily at 10:00 am and end at 12:30 pm. According to the announced schedule, Bangla will be held on April 15. English will follow on April 16. Mathematics is set for April 17. Bangladesh and Global Studies will take place on April 18,…

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon plans to seek opinions on holding SSC and HSC exams with identical questions. The move would apply to all general education boards in Bangladesh. Discussions began on Wednesday, March 25. A source at the Ministry of Education said the minister will review both benefits and risks. Talks with key stakeholders may also take place soon. A formal decision may follow after these discussions. An official from the ministry told the media that no final decision exists yet. The plan remains at an early discussion stage. Further action…

The Primary Scholarship Examination 2025 will begin across Bangladesh on April 15, 2026. The Directorate of Primary Education confirmed the schedule in an official letter on March 24. The exam will take place nationwide except in the three hill districts. Md. Masud Hossain, Director (Administration), signed the letter. It was sent to Deputy Commissioners and Upazila Nirbahi Officers. Officials were asked to inform schools and take needed steps. According to the routine, the Bangla exam will be held on April 15. English will follow on April 16. Primary Mathematics is set for April 17. Bangladesh and Global Studies and Primary…

The Dhaka Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has announced the schedule for distributing SSC examination admit cards for 2026. The information came in an official letter signed by Controller of Examinations Professor S. M. Kamal Uddin Haider. According to the notice, admit cards will be given to centre secretaries on April 5 and 6. These officials will then distribute the cards to schools on April 7. School heads must check all admit cards after receiving them. They must confirm names, registration numbers, subjects, and other details. If they find any mistakes, they must apply for correction between April 8…

Educational institutions across Bangladesh will reopen next Sunday after the extended Eid holiday. Classes remain closed this week as Friday and Saturday fall within the vacation period. Government and private offices reopened on Tuesday after the Eid break ended. However, schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical institutes are still on holiday. The long closure has raised concerns about possible learning gaps among students. Officials at the Ministry of Education said they are reviewing possible steps. One option under discussion is arranging extra classes to recover lost lessons. A senior official from the Secondary and Higher Education Division confirmed the issue on…

Educational institutions across Bangladesh will reopen on Sunday, March 29, after the long Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. The break covered schools from primary to higher secondary level. It also included most public and private universities. According to the revised annual holiday schedule, the closure began on February 19. The holiday period will officially end on March 26. However, March 27 and March 28 fall on weekly holidays. As a result, regular classes will restart on Sunday. The updated holiday list confirmed that institutions would remain closed throughout Ramadan and Eid. Authorities said the schedule was adjusted to match the academic…

The Dhaka Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has issued a new directive for forming centre committees for the 2026 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. The order was announced in an official letter on Wednesday, March 18. The board asked authorities to form a five-member “Centre Committee” for each exam centre. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) will lead the committee at the district headquarters. In upazilas and other areas, the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) will act as chairman. Officials must send the committee documents to the Deputy Controller of Examinations (Secondary) by April 5. The board asked authorities to complete the…

The Directorate of Health Education has published the first migration list for private medical and dental colleges in Bangladesh. The list was released on Tuesday and includes 610 candidates selected for vacant seats. According to an official notice, the migration relates to admissions for the 2025–26 academic year. The process covers MBBS and BDS courses in private medical colleges, dental colleges, and their units. The authority first published a merit-based and preference-based college list on March 10. Selected candidates had until March 13, 2026, to confirm their seats. Many did not complete confirmation within that deadline. As a result, 610…