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DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh again closed all primary schools across the country and educational institutions in almost half of districts including the capital as a severe heatwave saw temperatures ...
On October 20, 2024, a group of students from various colleges in Bangladesh, who had either failed or received unsatisfactory grades in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations of 2024, staged violent protests at the offices of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. The protests turned violent, resulting in vandalism of ...
Germany: A foreign ministry spokesperson emphasises that it is important that Bangladesh remain democratic amid the unrest in the country. [418] European Union: Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley stated that he "wants to see a quick resolution of present situation" and urges the government for "avoidance of further violence and bloodshed".
Students in Bangladesh began a quota reform movement in early June 2024 after the Bangladesh Supreme Court invalidated the government's 2018 circular regarding job quotas in the public sector. The movement escalated into a full-fledged mass uprising after the government carried out mass killings of protesters, known as July massacre , by the ...
Current government projects to promote the education of children in Bangladesh include compulsory primary education for all, free education for girls up to class 10, [25] stipends for female students, a nationwide integrated education system and a food-for-education literacy movement. A large section of the country's national budget is set ...
The non-cooperation movement, [a] also known as the one-point movement, [b] was a pro-democratic disinvestment movement and a mass uprising against the Awami League-led government of Bangladesh, initiated within the framework of 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement.
Article 17 of the Bangladesh Constitution provides that all children receive free and compulsory education. [2] By law, children between the ages of six and ten must attend school. However, the quality of education in Bangladesh is generally regarded as poor.
Getting married before the age of 18 is a common part of life for girls living in Bangladesh. Currently, the country has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. An estimated 29 ...