Protests Continue Over Cancellation of Music and Physical Training Teacher Posts in Primary Schools

Political and cultural organisations continued their demonstrations on Wednesday against the government’s recent decision to cancel the newly introduced positions of music and physical training teachers in government primary schools.

High Court Questions Scrapping of Music and Physical Training Teacher Posts in Primary Schools

The High Court Division of Bangladesh has questioned the legality and rationale behind the government’s recent decision to cancel the posts of music teachers and physical training instructors in government primary schools. These positions were newly introduced under the Government Primary School Teacher Recruitment Rules 2025, but the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education revoked them soon after the rules were published.

Government Cancels Recruitment of Music and Physical Education Teachers in Primary Schools

Within two months, the government has amended the Government Primary School Teacher Recruitment Rules. In the revised regulations, the provision for appointing teachers in music and physical education subjects has been removed. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education published the revised regulations in the gazette yesterday, Sunday.

Lowest HSC Pass Rate Leaves 1.1 Million Vacant Seats in Higher Education

Because the pass rate in the HSC examination is the lowest in the past 21 years and nearly 1.1 million seats will remain vacant in higher education for the 2025-26 academic year despite all students getting admitted to undergraduate programmes. It is found that without proper planning the number of seats in higher education has doubled over the past decade.

BUET Student Arrested Under Cyber Security Act Amid Overnight Campus Protests

Police have arrested Sreeshant Roy, a student of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), following overnight protests on campus. He was taken into custody on Wednesday in connection with a case filed under the Cyber Security Act at Chawkbazar Police Station.

Drop in English, Math Teachers Despite Rise in Educational Institutions

The number of English and mathematics teachers at secondary-level educational institutions in Bangladesh has declined over the past 13 years, despite students’ consistently poor performance in these two core subjects in public examinations.

Bangladesh Sees Worst Higher Secondary Results Since 2004

Bangladesh has recorded its worst Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exam results since 2004. In this year's HSC and equivalent exams, 58.83 percent of students have passed.