English Version Schools (Bangladesh)
English version school is a system of education in Bangladesh that follows the Bangla medium school curriculum and based upon textbooks translated from the Bengali language into English. There are approximately 52 English version schools in Dhaka. In 2011 the first Internet based English version school opened in Gazipur. History The government of Bangladesh opened the first English version schools in cadet colleges in the late 1990s. English version is different from English medium schools. While English medium schools follow the curriculum of Edexcel or Cambridge International Examination, English version schools follow the national curriculum and hold national examinations in English. English versions schools are usually less costly than English medium schools. Zia Hasan International School in Tangail and Dinajpur Laboratory School & College in Dinajpur in 2010 became the first English version schools in a rural area. See also * Education in Bangladesh * List of English- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world, and shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of India in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bengali Language
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken of the 22 scheduled languages of India. With approximately 300 million native speakers and another 37 million as second language speakers, Bengali is the List of languages by number of native speakers, fifth most-spoken native language and the List of languages by total number of speakers, seventh most spoken language by total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the fifth most spoken Indo-European language. Bengali is the official language, official and national language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. Within India, Bengali is the official language of the states of West Bengal, Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam. It is also a second official lan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city in the world with a population of 8.9 million residents as of 2011, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. According to a Demographia survey, Dhaka has the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world, and is popularly described as such in the news media. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia and a major global Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks 39th in the world and 3rd in South Asia in terms of urban GDP. As part of the Bengal delta, the city is bounded by the Buriganga River, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Shitalakshya River. The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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English-medium Education
An English-medium education system is one that uses English as the primary medium of instruction—particularly where English is not the mother tongue of the students. Initially this is associated with the expansion of English from its homeland in England and the lowlands of Scotland and its spread to the rest of Great Britain and Ireland, beginning in the sixteenth century. The rise of the British Empire increased the language's spread to British colonies and in many of these it has remained the Medium of instruction, medium of education. The increased economic and cultural influence of the United States since World War II has also furthered the global spread of English, as has the rapid spread of Internet and other technologies. As a result of this, in many states throughout the world where English is not the predominant language there are English-medium schools. Also in higher education, due to the recent trend towards Internationalization of higher education, internationalizati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edexcel
Edexcel (also known since 2013 as Pearson Edexcel) is a British Multinational corporation, multinational education and examination body formed in 1996 and wholly owned by Pearson plc since 2005. It is the only privately owned examination board in the United Kingdom. Its name is a portmanteau term combining the words ''education'' and ''excellence''. Edexcel regulates school examinations under the British Curriculum and offers qualifications for schools on the international and regional scale. It is the UK's largest awarding organisation offering academic and vocational qualifications in schools, colleges and work places in the UK and abroad. It is also recognised internationally. In 2019, Edexcel was the focus of significant controversy following a leak of an GCE Advanced Level, A-level examination. History Edexcel was formed in 1996 by the merger of two bodies, the Business and Technology Education Council, BTEC (Business & Technology Education Council) and ULEAC (University o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge Assessment International Education (informally known as Cambridge International or simply Cambridge and formerly known as CIE, Cambridge International Examinations) is a provider of international qualifications, offering examinations and qualifications to 10,000 schools in more than 160 countries. It is as a non-profit and non-teaching department of the University of Cambridge. History Cambridge Assessment is part of the University of Cambridge and was founded in 1858 as the ''University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.'' Cambridge Assessment merged with another department of the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, in August 2021 to form Cambridge University Press & Assessment - one of several mergers and acquisitions during its history. ''For more detailed histories go to University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate and Cambridge University Press.'' Qualifications Cambridge Assessment offers primarily school-leaving qualification ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Education In Bangladesh
Education in Bangladesh is overseen by the country's Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education is responsible for implementing policy for primary education and state-funded schools at a local level. In Bangladesh, all citizens must undertake ten years of compulsory education which consists of five years at primary school level and five years at high school level. Primary and secondary education is financed by the state and free of charge in public schools. Bangladesh conforms fully to the UN's Education For All (EFA) objectivesBangladesh: Education for All 2015 National Review ''Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Government of Bangladesh''. unesco.org. and the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of English-medium Schools In Bangladesh
This is a list of English-medium/English version schools in Bangladesh. The most commonly used syllabus are the Pearson Edexcel and Cambridge Assessment International Education. Other syllabus are also used, albeit rarely. Dhaka akmis (abdul kadir molla international school) Other divisions {, class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" , - , See also {{Portal, Bangladesh, Education * Education in Bangladesh * English version schools (Bangladesh) * List of schools in Bangladesh * List of zilla schools of Bangladesh * List of Qawmi Madrasas in Bangladesh * List of colleges in Bangladesh * List of institutes in Bangladesh * List of cadet colleges in Bangladesh * List of medical colleges in Bangladesh * List of dental schools in Bangladesh * Textile schools in Bangladesh * List of architecture schools in Bangladesh * List of universities in Bangladesh References English-medium An English-medium education system is one that uses English as the primary medium of i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Schools In Bangladesh
This is a list of schools in Bangladesh. The syllabus most common in usage is the National Curriculum and Textbooks, which has two versions, a Bengali version and an English version. Edexcel and Cambridge syllabus are used for most of the English-medium schools. Other syllabi are also used, although rarely. Barisal Division Chittagong Division Comilla District Dhaka Division Khulna Division Rajshahi Division Rangpur Division Sylhet Division See also * List of colleges in Bangladesh Colleges in Bangladesh are Higher Secondary schools for last two years of 12 academic year long school education. After finishing Secondary education (10th Grade/SSC/Equivalent) students get admitted to these colleges to study for 11th and 12th Gra ... References External links * {{Asia topic, List of schools in, title=Lists of schools in Asia by country * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Colleges In Bangladesh
Colleges in Bangladesh are Higher Secondary schools for last two years of 12 academic year long school education. After finishing Secondary education (10th Grade/SSC/Equivalent) students get admitted to these colleges to study for 11th and 12th Grade. Students graduate from the colleges or higher secondary schools after passing in the HSC/Equivalent Examination. This is a list of Colleges in Bangladesh. The syllabus most common in usage is the National Curriculum and Textbooks, which has two versions, a Bengali version and an English version. Edexcel and Cambridge syllabus are also used for most of the English-medium schools. Colleges Specialized Colleges Specialized engineering colleges * Affiliated with DU ** Mymensingh Engineering College ** Faridpur Engineering College ** Barisal Engineering College * Affiliated with SUST ** Sylhet Engineering College * Affiliated with RU ** Rangpur Engineering College Specialized science and technolog ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Universities In Bangladesh
Universities in Bangladesh are mainly categorized into three differential types: public (government owned and subsidized), private (private sector owned universities), and international (operated and funded by international organizations such as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation). Bangladeshi universities are affiliated with the University Grants Commission, a commission created according to the Presidential Order (P.O. No 10 of 1973) of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Most universities focus on general studies, mixing together such areas of study as business, engineering and technology. Twenty-two universities have specialized curricula. Two of these are focused on Islamic studies, four on health science, six on agricultural science, six on engineering, one on textile engineering, one on Veterinary medicine, one on Aeronautical science, one on ocean science and one on women's studies. Public universities Bangladesh has 53 public universities to t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |