NCTB Textbooks (all classes)
Official government textbooks for every class, from the National Curriculum and Textbook Board.
nctb.gov.bdOpen NCTB Textbooks (all classes)
Holy Family E-Library
Free books, lessons and learning projects. Search many libraries in one place.
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Ministry of Education
Official notices, circulars and education news for Bangladesh.
moedu.gov.bdOpen Ministry of Education
Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE)
Official site for secondary schools and colleges: notices, forms and services.
Directorate of Primary Education (DPE)
Official site for primary schools in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board
Official board for Alia madrasah education: syllabus and notices.
bmeb.gov.bdOpen Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board
Directorate of Technical Education (DTE)
Technical and vocational education, polytechnic and diploma programmes.
Bangladesh Open University
Distance learning and open education programmes.
bou.edu.bdOpen Bangladesh Open University
National University Bangladesh
Honours, degree and masters colleges: results, notices and syllabus.
University Grants Commission (UGC)
Universities of Bangladesh: lists, rules and notices.
ugc.gov.bdOpen University Grants Commission (UGC)
Muktopaath
Free online courses from the Government of Bangladesh.
muktopaath.gov.bdOpen Muktopaath
Teachers Portal Bangladesh
Teachers share lesson content and class material.
teachers.gov.bdOpen Teachers Portal Bangladesh
a2i (Access to Information)
Digital Bangladesh programme with learning and innovation resources.
a2i.gov.bdOpen a2i (Access to Information)
SSC, HSC and JSC Results (Education Boards)
Official place to see public exam results of all education boards.
educationboardresults.gov.bdOpen SSC, HSC and JSC Results (Education Boards)
Dhaka Education Board
Board notices, forms and exam information.
dhakaeducationboard.gov.bdOpen Dhaka Education Board
Banglapedia
The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh: history, people, nature and culture.
en.banglapedia.orgOpen Banglapedia
Bangla Academy
The national academy for Bangla language, with dictionaries and publications.
banglaacademy.gov.bdOpen Bangla Academy
Bangla Wikipedia (বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়া)
The free encyclopedia in Bangla.
bn.wikipedia.orgOpen Bangla Wikipedia (বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়া)
Bangla Wikibooks (বাংলা উইকিবই)
Open textbooks and guides in Bangla.
bn.wikibooks.orgOpen Bangla Wikibooks (বাংলা উইকিবই)
Bangla Wikisource (বাংলা উইকিসংকলন)
Free Bangla books, poems and old texts that are out of copyright.
bn.wikisource.orgOpen Bangla Wikisource (বাংলা উইকিসংকলন)
BanglaJOL (Bangladesh Journals Online)
Free research journals published in Bangladesh.
banglajol.infoOpen BanglaJOL (Bangladesh Journals Online)
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Official numbers: population, education, economy and more.
bbs.gov.bdOpen Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Laws of Bangladesh (BDLaws)
The official collection of laws and acts of Bangladesh.
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bdOpen Laws of Bangladesh (BDLaws)
Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC)
Official site for BCS exams, circulars and syllabus.
Bangladesh Shishu Academy
Children's programmes, culture and learning.
shishuacademy.gov.bdOpen Bangladesh Shishu Academy
10 Minute School (YouTube)
Free Bangla video lessons for school, admission and skills.
youtube.comOpen 10 Minute School (YouTube)
10 Minute School
Bangla lessons, free courses and exam preparation for students.
10minuteschool.comOpen 10 Minute School
Project Gutenberg
Over 70,000 free classic books to read online or download.
gutenberg.orgOpen Project Gutenberg
Open Library
A catalogue of millions of books. Many can be borrowed free online.
openlibrary.orgOpen Open Library
Internet Archive
Free books, magazines and old documents saved by the Internet Archive.
archive.orgOpen Internet Archive
Standard Ebooks
Beautifully formatted free classic books.
standardebooks.orgOpen Standard Ebooks
StoryWeaver
Free picture and story books for young readers in many languages.
storyweaver.org.inOpen StoryWeaver
LibriVox
Free audiobooks read by volunteers.
librivox.orgOpen LibriVox
Wikibooks
Open textbooks anyone can read and improve.
en.wikibooks.orgOpen Wikibooks
HathiTrust Digital Library
Millions of digitised books from university libraries.
babel.hathitrust.orgOpen HathiTrust Digital Library
Directory of Open Access Books
Free academic books with open licences.
doabooks.orgOpen Directory of Open Access Books
DOAJ Journals
Free peer-reviewed research journals.
doaj.orgOpen DOAJ Journals
OpenStax
Free college and high-school textbooks in science and maths.
openstax.orgOpen OpenStax
Open Textbook Library
Free textbooks reviewed by teachers.
open.umn.eduOpen Open Textbook Library
CK-12
Free science and maths lessons, practice and simulations.
ck12.orgOpen CK-12
PhET Simulations
Free interactive science and maths simulations.
phet.colorado.eduOpen PhET Simulations
MIT OpenCourseWare
Free lecture notes and courses from MIT.
ocw.mit.eduOpen MIT OpenCourseWare
Khan Academy
Free lessons and practice for maths, science and more.
khanacademy.orgOpen Khan Academy
Free Programming Books
A huge list of free programming books, courses and tutorials in many languages.
github.comOpen Free Programming Books
Open Source Computer Science
A free self-study plan for computer science using online courses.
github.comOpen Open Source Computer Science
Developer Roadmaps
Step-by-step maps for learning web, mobile and other careers in tech.
github.comOpen Developer Roadmaps
Project-Based Learning
Learn to code by building real projects.
github.comOpen Project-Based Learning
Awesome Lists
A big directory of curated lists on almost every topic.
github.comOpen Awesome Lists
Khan Academy (YouTube)
Video lessons in maths, science, economics and more.
youtube.comOpen Khan Academy (YouTube)
Crash Course (YouTube)
Fast, friendly courses in science, history and literature.
youtube.comOpen Crash Course (YouTube)
TED-Ed (YouTube)
Short animated lessons on big ideas.
youtube.comOpen TED-Ed (YouTube)
3Blue1Brown (YouTube)
Maths explained with beautiful animations.
youtube.comOpen 3Blue1Brown (YouTube)
Wikipedia
The free encyclopedia in more than 300 languages.
wikipedia.orgOpen Wikipedia
Wikiversity
Free learning materials, courses and projects.
wikiversity.orgOpen Wikiversity
Wiktionary
The free dictionary for every language.
wiktionary.orgOpen Wiktionary
Wikisource
A free library of source texts in many languages.
wikisource.orgOpen Wikisource
LibreTexts
Free online textbooks for maths, chemistry, physics, biology and more.
libretexts.orgOpen LibreTexts
OER Commons
Open educational resources: lessons, books and courses from teachers worldwide.
oercommons.orgOpen OER Commons
BCcampus Open Textbooks
Free textbooks with open licences.
open.bccampus.caOpen BCcampus Open Textbooks
MERLOT
Peer-reviewed free learning materials for many subjects.
merlot.orgOpen MERLOT
Saylor Academy
Free self-paced courses with open textbooks.
learn.saylor.orgOpen Saylor Academy
NCERT Textbooks (India)
Free school textbooks for classes 1 to 12 from the Indian National Council.
ncert.nic.inOpen NCERT Textbooks (India)
Global Digital Library
Free story and reading books for children in many languages.
digitallibrary.ioOpen Global Digital Library
International Children's Digital Library
Free picture books from many countries.
en.childrenslibrary.orgOpen International Children's Digital Library
Storyline Online
Famous actors read picture books aloud, free.
storylineonline.netOpen Storyline Online
Open Culture: Free eBooks and Audio Books
A teacher-friendly list of free ebooks, audiobooks and courses.
openculture.comOpen Open Culture: Free eBooks and Audio Books
ManyBooks
Free public-domain and author-approved ebooks.
manybooks.netOpen ManyBooks
Poetry Foundation
Poems, poets and articles about poetry.
poetryfoundation.orgOpen Poetry Foundation
Google Books
Search inside millions of books. Free full view for old and open books.
books.google.comOpen Google Books
Library of Congress: Books
Free digital books and collections from the US national library.
Europeana
Millions of books, maps, art and sound from European libraries and museums.
europeana.euOpen Europeana
Digital Public Library of America
Free books, photos and records from libraries across America.
OAPEN Library
Free open-access academic books.
oapen.orgOpen OAPEN Library
arXiv
Free research papers in physics, maths, computer science and more.
arxiv.orgOpen arXiv
PubMed Central
Free full-text medical and life-science research papers.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govOpen PubMed Central
CORE Open Access
Search millions of free research papers from universities worldwide.
core.ac.ukOpen CORE Open Access
Zenodo
Free research papers, data and books from scientists.
zenodo.orgOpen Zenodo
Semantic Scholar
Free search for research papers, with short summaries.
semanticscholar.orgOpen Semantic Scholar
Google Scholar
Search scholarly papers and books across the web.
scholar.google.comOpen Google Scholar
Unpaywall
Finds the legal free copy of a research paper.
unpaywall.orgOpen Unpaywall
Research4Life
Free or low-cost access to journals and books for eligible countries, including Bangladesh.
research4life.orgOpen Research4Life
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Free books and journals about nature and living things.
biodiversitylibrary.orgOpen Biodiversity Heritage Library
GeoGebra
Free maths tools for geometry, graphs and algebra.
geogebra.orgOpen GeoGebra
Desmos Graphing Calculator
A free online graphing calculator.
desmos.comOpen Desmos Graphing Calculator
HyperPhysics
Clear physics concept maps and short explanations.
hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.eduOpen HyperPhysics
NASA STEM
Free science lessons, activities and images from NASA.
nasa.govOpen NASA STEM
Our World in Data
Free charts and articles on health, poverty, climate and education.
ourworldindata.orgOpen Our World in Data
National Geographic Education
Free resources on geography, nature and science.
education.nationalgeographic.orgOpen National Geographic Education
Periodic Table (Ptable)
An interactive periodic table with facts for every element.
ptable.comOpen Periodic Table (Ptable)
BBC Bitesize
Free revision notes, videos and quizzes for school subjects.
bbc.co.ukOpen BBC Bitesize
Oak National Academy
Free lessons and teaching material for all school years.
thenational.academyOpen Oak National Academy
OpenLearn (The Open University)
Free short courses from the UK Open University.
edX
Free-to-audit courses from top universities.
edx.orgOpen edX
Coursera
Courses from universities. Many can be audited free, and financial aid is available.
coursera.orgOpen Coursera
Alison
Free online courses with certificates.
alison.comOpen Alison
TED Talks
Short talks by experts on ideas, science and life.
ted.comOpen TED Talks
freeCodeCamp
Free coding lessons, projects and certificates.
freecodecamp.orgOpen freeCodeCamp
CS50 (Harvard)
A free introduction to computer science and programming.
cs50.harvard.eduOpen CS50 (Harvard)
The Odin Project
A free full course on web development.
theodinproject.comOpen The Odin Project
MDN Web Docs
The best free guide to HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
developer.mozilla.orgOpen MDN Web Docs
W3Schools
Easy tutorials with examples for web and programming languages.
w3schools.comOpen W3Schools
Python Tutorial (official)
The official beginner tutorial for Python.
docs.python.orgOpen Python Tutorial (official)
Kaggle Learn
Free short courses on Python, data and machine learning.
kaggle.comOpen Kaggle Learn
Microsoft Learn
Free learning paths for IT, cloud and programming.
learn.microsoft.comOpen Microsoft Learn
Scratch
Learn coding by making games and stories with blocks.
scratch.mit.eduOpen Scratch
Code.org
Free coding lessons for beginners and schools.
code.orgOpen Code.org
Build Your Own X
Learn deeply by rebuilding well-known tools from scratch.
github.comOpen Build Your Own X
The Algorithms (Python)
Clear code for hundreds of algorithms to read and learn.
github.comOpen The Algorithms (Python)
Coding Interview University
A long study plan for computer science and job interviews.
github.comOpen Coding Interview University
Awesome Python
A list of the best Python libraries and learning links.
github.comOpen Awesome Python
BBC Learning English
Free English lessons, grammar and vocabulary.
bbc.co.ukOpen BBC Learning English
British Council LearnEnglish
Free English practice, grammar and listening for all levels.
learnenglish.britishcouncil.orgOpen British Council LearnEnglish
VOA Learning English
News read slowly in simple English, with lessons.
learningenglish.voanews.comOpen VOA Learning English
Cambridge Dictionary
Free English dictionary with examples and pronunciation.
dictionary.cambridge.orgOpen Cambridge Dictionary
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
Free English dictionary for learners.
oxfordlearnersdictionaries.comOpen Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster
Free dictionary and thesaurus.
merriam-webster.comOpen Merriam-Webster
Duolingo
Free language lessons in short daily steps.
duolingo.comOpen Duolingo
Khan Academy: SAT Practice
Free official practice for the SAT.
khanacademy.orgOpen Khan Academy: SAT Practice
IELTS Preparation (British Council)
Free sample questions and tips for IELTS.
takeielts.britishcouncil.orgOpen IELTS Preparation (British Council)
Pearson Edexcel Past Papers
Free past exam papers and mark schemes.
qualifications.pearson.comOpen Pearson Edexcel Past Papers
Google Arts and Culture
Explore museums, art and history from around the world.
artsandculture.google.comOpen Google Arts and Culture
Smithsonian Open Access
Millions of free images and records from the Smithsonian.
The Met Collection
Search 400,000+ works of art, many free to use.
metmuseum.orgOpen The Met Collection
Smithsonian Learning Lab
Free collections and lessons from museums.
learninglab.si.eduOpen Smithsonian Learning Lab
British Library
Manuscripts, maps and online learning from the UK national library.
bl.ukOpen British Library
Perseus Digital Library
Ancient Greek and Roman texts and history, free.
perseus.tufts.eduOpen Perseus Digital Library
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Free, expert articles on philosophy and ideas.
plato.stanford.eduOpen Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Free, easy-to-read articles on philosophy.
iep.utm.eduOpen Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The World Factbook
Facts on every country: people, map, economy and government.
cia.govOpen The World Factbook
World Bank Open Data
Free data on countries, education and development.
data.worldbank.orgOpen World Bank Open Data
United Nations
News, documents and learning about the world and its goals.
un.orgOpen United Nations
MedlinePlus
Clear health information from the US National Library of Medicine.
medlineplus.govOpen MedlinePlus
World Health Organization
Health facts and guides from the WHO.
freeCodeCamp (YouTube)
Long, free coding courses on video.
youtube.comOpen freeCodeCamp (YouTube)
CS50 (YouTube)
Harvard's computer science lectures, free.
youtube.comOpen CS50 (YouTube)
The Organic Chemistry Tutor (YouTube)
Step-by-step maths, physics and chemistry problem solving.
youtube.comOpen The Organic Chemistry Tutor (YouTube)
Kurzgesagt (YouTube)
Science and the universe in clear animations.
youtube.comOpen Kurzgesagt (YouTube)
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