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Arafat Rahaman

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2 UAP teachers terminated amid student protests

The University of Asia Pacific (UAP), which announced an indefinite closure on Monday, remained shut yesterday amid ongoing student protests over a controversial Facebook post, the subsequent termination of two faculty members, and demands for the vice-chancellor’s removal.
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NCP struggles to steady ship ahead of polls

Despite submitting nomination papers, the party remains short of election-ready structures, with crucial tasks, such as strategy-setting and manifesto drafting, either stalled or unfinished.
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
NCP alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami

NCP aims for 40 seats from Jamaat

The Jamaat-led alliance has so far left 29 parliamentary seats for the National Citizen Party, but aspirants from other allies remain in the race in at least 21 of those constituencies, NCP sources said.
4 January 2026, 18:00 PM
4 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Pry students get books on first day of yr

Primary schoolchildren across the country received full sets of new textbooks yesterday, but about a quarter of secondary-level textbooks did not reach the schools, leaving millions of students without complete sets on the first day of the academic year.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM
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Is the NCP becoming what it once rejected?

The National Citizen Party (NCP) was born with a claim that it would not practise politics as usual.
29 December 2025, 07:00 AM
29 December 2025, 07:00 AM
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Secondary-level students: A new year without full set of books for many

With the new academic year just two days away, the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has yet to distribute more than 40 percent of the 21.43 crore textbooks for secondary-level students, leaving many to begin classes without a full set of books.
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Reaction / A party of new hope looks like the old guard

Acknowledging organisational limits would show NCP's seriousness, not weakness
28 December 2025, 06:48 AM
28 December 2025, 06:48 AM
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Education in 2025: A year of strikes, setbacks and disruptions

For a country that aspires to middle-income status, the lesson of 2025 is stark
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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SSC pass rate plunges to a 16-year low

The pass rate in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations across all nine general education boards has dropped to 68.04 percent, the lowest in 16 years.
10 July 2025, 18:09 PM
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When did we stop being human in the pursuit of a headline?

We have turned the victim's trauma into commodity in an insatiably frenzy for traction
2 July 2025, 08:49 AM
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Appointment by allegiance

30 of 47 newly appointed VC had ties to teachers' groups linked with BNP or Jamaat
1 July 2025, 12:47 PM
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Technical education hit by teacher shortage, falling enrolment

Bangladesh’s technical education sector is facing a slow-burning crisis, shaped by a severe shortage of teachers, poor infrastructure, and steadily declining student interest.
27 June 2025, 18:04 PM
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Mob violence now alarmingly routine

Rights groups say the state's failure to act swiftly and decisively has to some extent emboldened mobs and contributed to a climate where vigilante justice is becoming commonplace.
24 June 2025, 18:36 PM
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Is Mahmudul's arrest a message?

A journalism teacher at Begum Rokeya University, Mahmudul Haque now sits in jail
22 June 2025, 06:11 AM
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Are we hurtling towards mob journalism?

It was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. Two women on a motorbike were stopped in Hatirjheel for not wearing helmets
15 June 2025, 08:28 AM
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July Warriors: Patients who refuse to be just patients

Our hospitals exist to heal bodies, not feed egos
13 June 2025, 11:07 AM
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From the streets to the stands: Football reclaims Bangladeshi hearts

When was the last time you saw more than 23000 people packed into a stadium for a Bangladesh football match? When did fans last beg for tickets, attempt to break through gates, and prompt an army intervention?
10 June 2025, 18:39 PM
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A recurring script is enough to prove the pattern

In Bangladesh, one does not need to teach a generation, invent a cure for a disease, feed the hungry, or fight for justice to be honoured. In this country, respect comes cheaper
7 June 2025, 13:59 PM
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Who in the world holds the strings in this republic

This is not a mere collapse of law and order. It is a slow but certain decay of democracy
4 June 2025, 13:20 PM
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Education, health outlays see slight rise

Despite pledging special attention to education and health, the government has proposed only slight increases in allocations for both sectors in the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025–26.
2 June 2025, 18:03 PM
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Cowardice, plain and simple

This was targeted violence, against women, by men who knew exactly what they were doing
29 May 2025, 07:52 AM
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Let's MoPE!

"Dhaka has become one big group project, where everyone's angry"
28 May 2025, 13:17 PM
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When protest turns into a mob

When protest seeks to punish through pressure, it crosses a clear ethical line
21 May 2025, 05:51 AM
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Search committee formed after posts already filled

The government has decided to form a search committee to recommend vice-chancellors, pro-VCs, and treasurers for public universities. But educationists are criticising the timing and intent of the move as most of these top positions in at least 47 universities have already been filled.
19 May 2025, 21:25 PM
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A place of hope, healing for cancer patients

At Joymontop village in Manikganj, a long-held dream is starting to become reality. A reality where cancer patients would no longer suffer in silence or lose their life because of poverty.
17 May 2025, 20:24 PM
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‘Concerns genuine, but reforms need planning’

Polytechnic students across the country resumed protests on Saturday, demanding urgent reforms through a six-point charter to fix long-standing problems in recruitment policies, education standards, and job opportunities.
28 April 2025, 18:00 PM
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A milestone to treasure

Miftahul Jannat Ashra travelled all the way from Chattogram with her parents to claim the reward of years of hard work.
26 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Government delays in delivering textbooks

Pry, secondary schools: Millions of students still without textbooks

With students now on their Ramadan and Eid holiday, Wahiduddin, on his final day as adviser yesterday, once again promised that the books would be delivered by March 10.
5 March 2025, 18:00 PM

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