Arafat Rahaman

The government is set to place education and health at the centre of its spending plan for the next fiscal year, with the combined allocation for the two sectors likely to rise by nearly 63 percent from this fiscal year’s revised budget.

A decomposed body in Mirpur-11 exposes the fragility of elder care in modern life

The BNP-led government flagged education as a priority in its first 100 days, unveiling plans for curriculum revision, compulsory sports from Class IV, free uniforms, midday meals and a commitment to raise education spending to 5 percent of GDP.

Measles continues to ravage our children and with them their faimilies

When planning fails selectively, and always in the same direction, always at the worker's expense -- it is no longer a planning problem.

Ramisa’s murder must not become another passing outrage

Deputy commissioners yesterday warned that the growing availability of drugs among youth, despite regular enforcement drives, poses a grave threat to the nation, urging the government to adopt tougher measures to curb the menace.

About a month and a half has passed since the arrest and detention of leftist student leader Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi.

Journalism is meant to hold power to account, and mobile journalism, using smartphones for reporting and storytelling, should have ideally taken that mission to new heights.

From Shahbagh to Kushtia, repeated attacks show that official warnings mean little when violent crowds face too few consequences

Is involvement in politics a crime? Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon posed that question while defending the government’s decision to appoint vice-chancellors to seven universities and a new chairman of the University Grants Commission on Monday.

Former vice-chancellor Prof Mohammad Masud misused funds from a German-backed research project, made irregular appointments and withdrew salary after his removal from office at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet), according to a government-formed investigation report.

Amid doubts over its political future and alliance choices, the youth-led National Citizen Party (NCP) has made an eye-catching debut, winning six seats in its first parliamentary election.

The “Yes” vote in Thursday’s referendum received comparatively lower support than in the previous three plebiscites.

A government consultation committee has recommended limiting SSC exams to five core subjects -- Bangla, English, mathematics, science, and social science -- while keeping PSC and JSC exams in classes 5 and 8 scrapped.

Draft report urges universal schooling to Class 12, delayed stream division and academic calendar reform

Several public universities have lately been shaken by incidents in which teachers were harassed, confined to their offices, or even assaulted by student leaders over alleged links to the previous regime, with the authorities failing to prevent the recurrence of such untoward events.

The information and broadcasting ministry yesterday published drafts of ordinances of the national media and broadcast commissions and sought opinions by Saturday.

Young voters want citizens’ safety and security at core of their election manifestos, with special focus on safeguarding freedom of expression and protecting rights of minority communities

With the national election just 18 days away, political parties are finalising their manifestos. The Daily Star spoke to experts to identify the pressing issues that should top the agenda for parties.