Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid

Govt to distribute 35 crore free textbooks: Nahid

The government will distribute around 35 crore textbooks free of cost among the primary and secondary level students in 2019 academic year.
Teachers want students freed; Nahid cites law

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says the law will take its own course against students who have been booked during the student protests in Dhaka.
Go back to classes, Nahid urges again

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid again urges the students to back to classes.
Schools, colleges shut tomorrow: Ministry

The education ministry advises all educational institutions to keep shut tomorrow in purview of the ongoing wave of student agitation.
Send textbooks to students timely: Nahid to DCs

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid calls upon the deputy commissioners (DCs) to act sincerely for reaching new textbooks to the students across the country smoothly on the very first day of the next academic session.
Question paper leak: 'Re-taking SSC exams won't be reasonable'

As SSC question papers reached to very “limited” students, re-taking the examinations will not be reasonable, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.
‘People linked to question paper leak won’t be spared’

Urging guardians to keep their children away from immoral activities like question paper leak, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says no one will be spared if they are found guilty.
13 lakh to take part in 2018 HSC, equivalents

This year’s HSC tests are all set to begin with a special focus to curb the spate of question leak that has tainted the education sector.
Legal notice seeks Nahid removed in 24hrs

A legal notice is served to President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requesting them to sack Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid over the unstoppable spate of question paper leak.
JP MP demands Nahid's resignation over question leak

Jatiya Party Lawmaker Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu demands immediate resignation of Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid for his failure to stop the menace of question paper leak in public examinations.
Exams will be cancelled if questions leaked: Nahid

Examinations will be cancelled as soon as it is proved that the question papers were leaked, the Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said this morning at Dhanmondi Government Laboratory High School in Dhaka.
2 education ministry staff sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends the two education ministry officials and the owner of Lakehead Grammar School to jail rejecting their bail petition over involvement in bribery.
Action against 2 staff if found guilty: Education minister

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says departmental action will be taken against the two staff of the ministry, who were arrested by detectives yesterday.
‘Missing’ ministry officials surface in DB custody

The two Ministry of Education officials who went “missing” resurface in the custody of detectives, apparently arrested over reasons yet not provided to the media.
‘Govt strongly considering to include educational institutes under MPO’

The government is strongly considering inclusion of a number of educational institutions under MPO (Monthly Payment Order) process, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid tells parliament.
Coaching centres asked to shut activities 3 days before SSC exam begins

The government asks the coaching centres across the country to suspend all activities from three days before the beginning of SSC exam till its end.
Teachers reject Nahid’s assurance, want specifics

Hunger-striking teachers have rejected the assuring words of Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, demanding a specific time frame for inclusion into the Monthly Pay Order system.
Schoolchildren celebrate Textbook Festival Day nationwide

Nearly 44 million schoolchildren celebrate the Textbook Festival receiving books free of cost for their new classes on the first day of the new year joining the festivity at schools and madrasas across the country.
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.
Nahid speaks out on his bribe comment, says it’s misunderstood

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says his bribe comment, that is taking Bangladesh by storm, has been misunderstood due to publication of “partial comment”.
Nahid for legal actions against noncompliant pvt universities

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid warns of taking legal actions against the private universities failing to fulfill their conditions in running academic activities.
Govt to distribute 35.43 crore free textbooks

The government is to distribute 35,42,90,162 textbooks free of cost among the primary and secondary level students in the academic year 2018.
Immoral teachers behind question paper leak: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says that some immoral teachers are main perpetrators behind the question paper leak.
Textbooks to be made easy gradually: Nahid

Textbooks enlisted in the syllabus under all education boards of the country will be gradually made easy for students, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.
Action if teachers use mobile in classroom: Nahid

Action will be taken against the teachers, who will use mobile phone in classrooms, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid warns.
2,000 teacher posts vacant in secondary schools: Nahid

Around 2,000 posts of teachers are vacant in secondary schools across the country, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid tells parliament.
Education Bill being finalised: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has told the parliament that the draft of the Education Bill is at the final stage and it will be sent to the cabinet division soon for approval.
Govt to formulate law against coaching, guide book businesses: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says the government is going to formulate specific law to bring an end to coaching and guide book businesses in the country.
Question paper to be printed on exam day next year: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid expresses hope that question papers in public examinations will be printed locally under supervision of upazila administration on the day of exam from the next year.
Committee formed to amend MPO guidelines: Nahid

The government has formed a nine-member committee to amend guidelines for enlisting educational institutions under Monthly Payment Order (MPO) facility, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid tells parliament.