Arafat Rahaman

A government-appointed advisory committee yesterday recommended scrapping the Primary Education Completion Examination and similar tests.

The Public Administration Reform Commission has proposed the creation of a separate body for recruitment tests to appoint education cadre officers.

The Police Headquarters has recommended suspending the recruitment process for all 310 police cadre posts from the 44th to 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.

For years, extrajudicial killings have almost been a hallmark of Bangladesh law enforcement practices

Two weeks after the attack on adivasi protesters, the attackers still roam free

The University Grants Commission is considering a new public university named “July 36 University” for the seven government colleges that were under Dhaka University.

In Joypurhat, a group of people stormed a football field and forced a women's match to be cancelled

Admission seekers are set to face increased hassle with at least 10 public universities no longer participating in the cluster-based admission test system. They are holding entrance exams on their own.

Despite assurances from police of a zero-tolerance policy, citizens have seen a surge in crime

Police arrest hospitals staffers and a doctor for the death of a protester shot by law enforcers

Only 37% of 40.15cr textbooks distributed till first half of Jan

They risked everything for a better future, a better Bangladesh

At least 20 persons were injured yesterday in an attack on an indigenous group and its supporters protesting the removal of a graffiti from textbooks featuring the word “indigenous” (adivasi, in Bangla).

Shakib is still a legend. His achievements have changed Bangladesh cricket forever. But a legacy is more than just numbers and trophies.

Let us begin with a generic scenario to explain the quandary of a 10th grader in Bangladesh in 2025. Due to take the SSC examinations in a year, this student will have to choose between science, humanities and commerce streams.

Contradictory statements from govt officials erode public trust; failure to address foreseeable obstacles exposes weakness

Most students did not receive new textbooks on the first day of the year mainly because of printing and shipping delays.

Bangla and English textbooks for primary and secondary educational institutions are set to see some major changes, including the dropping of some contents related to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

No secondary school student will get full sets of textbooks on the first day of the next academic year. At the primary level, only about half of the students will get the full sets on January 1.

At least 30 VCs out of 47, along with 18 Pro-VCs and treasurers from 40 appointments, have connections to pro-BNP and pro-Jamaat teachers' organisations