Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics

Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics is the only government agency responsible for the collection and dissemination of statistics and information in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics
Formation1977
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.banbeis.gov.bd

History

Dr. Muhammad Qudrat-e-Khoda Commission Report in 1974 recommended that the government of Bangladesh form a separate bureau within the Ministry of Education to collection information on education in Bangladesh. The bureau was modelled on the Central Bureau of Education. Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics was established in 1977. It has two wings, the division of statistics and the Documentation, Library & Publication Division. It started out with a rented premises in Dhanmondi but moved to a permanent office in Palashi-Nilkhet road.[1][4]

References
  1. "Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics". banbeis.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. "'38.3 % secondary students drop out in 2016'". The Daily Star. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. "School enrollment high but dropouts even higher". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. "Dropout rate worrisome". The Daily Star. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.


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