When mobile journalism crosses the line into public shaming
20 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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.
20 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Reaction / The promised end of mob culture has yet to arrive
17 April 2026, 15:11 PM
From Shahbagh to Kushtia, repeated attacks show that official warnings mean little when violent crowds face too few consequences
17 April 2026, 15:11 PM
The cost of politicising VC appointment
19 March 2026, 00:00 AM
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.
19 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Ex-Kuet VC accused of fund misuse, illegal appointments
21 February 2026, 03:56 AM
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.
21 February 2026, 03:56 AM
NCP eyes bigger role after bagging 6 seats in debut
14 February 2026, 03:43 AM
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.
14 February 2026, 03:43 AM
‘Yes’ wins but...
14 February 2026, 03:08 AM
The “Yes” vote in Thursday’s referendum received comparatively lower support than in the previous three plebiscites.
14 February 2026, 03:08 AM
Limit SSC exams to 5 core subjects
11 February 2026, 03:03 AM
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.
11 February 2026, 03:03 AM
Public exams cut to five subjects under proposed secondary reforms
10 February 2026, 09:44 AM
Draft report urges universal schooling to Class 12, delayed stream division and academic calendar reform
10 February 2026, 09:44 AM
Three VCs of public universities resign
Vice-Chancellors of at least three public universities, including Jahangirnagar University, resigned from their posts
7 August 2024, 16:51 PM
Closure of schools, universities: Academic calendars in total disarray
The month-long disruption to university education and two-week long closure of schools have led to the cancellation of public and school exams, upsetting academic calendars and hampering the education of crores of students.
31 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Univ teachers to carry on strike today
Public university teachers will continue their work stoppage today as their meeting with the government representatives yesterday failed to yield any decision regarding the pension facilities.
13 July 2024, 18:00 PM
A look back at 2018 quota protests and Toriqul’s tale
Students from Comilla University were attacked by police during a quota reform demonstration yesterday. At least 10 students, including two journalists, were injured
12 July 2024, 09:24 AM
Can we trust PSC with the recruitment of best young minds?
Recent revelations of corruption within the PSC threaten to destroy the trust that generations have placed in this institution.
9 July 2024, 07:34 AM
Gazette delay leaves candidates in limbo
Rashed Ahmed, a former student of Rajshahi University, was provisionally recommended to become an assistant judge following the final results of the 16th Bangladesh Judicial Service (BJS) exams.
3 July 2024, 18:00 PM
New curriculum, same old craze for guidebooks
Despite government efforts to promote a new curriculum focusing on critical thinking, guide books aligned with the old memorisation-based approach continue to dominate book markets.
2 July 2024, 18:00 PM
School Exam Marks: 65pc for written part, 35pc for practical
The National Curriculum Coordination Committee (NCCC) finalised the evaluation process in summative assessment under the new curriculum at a meeting yesterday.
1 July 2024, 18:00 PM
VC, Teachers feud at CoU: Stalemate leaves students in limbo
Syndicate meeting today, univ likely to open tomorrow
4 June 2024, 16:36 PM
UGC bans future recruitment at CMU
The University Grants Commission recently banned any recruitment at Chittagong Medical University (CMU) after finding out about violation of recruitment policies by the university’s administration while appointing six staffers.
3 June 2024, 18:00 PM
New School Curriculum: Implementation limps along
One and a half years after it was launched, implementation of the new curriculum at schools is still in a shambles as the authorities are yet to finalise a method of evaluating the students.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM
US sanctions: Aziz plays victim's card
Former army chief Gen (retd) Aziz Ahmed yesterday rejected the allegations the US authorities made while imposing sanctions against him and his immediate family members.
21 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Spice prices shoot up by 20 percent
Wholesale prices of most imported spices have surged approximately by 20 percent in the markets of the capital, shortly after a Tk 7 increase in the dollar exchange rate.
17 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Secondary MPO schools must pay admission fees to govt
The government yesterday instructed all secondary educational institutions to deposit the admission fees collected from students with the state coffer.
15 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Alarming failures
Fourteen students appeared in this year’s Secondary School Certificate exams from Ghagoa Girls High School in Gaibandha’s Sundarganj. However, none of them passed.
14 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Girls ace SSC again
Girls have done better than boys in terms of pass rate in the SSC exams eight years in a row, and they have also outdone boys in achieving GPA-5 for seven consecutive years.
12 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Lowest number of GPA-5 in 12 years
After witnessing two consecutive years of record numbers of GPA-5 achievers from the technical board, this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam saw the lowest number of GPA-5 achievers from the board in 12 years.
12 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Govt again moves to extend primary education up to class-VIII
The government has made a fresh move to extend primary education up to class-VIII, six years after missing the original deadline set in the National Education Policy.
5 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Schools, Colleges: A reopening that defies heatwave and logic
The reopening of educational institutions amid the heatwave was marred by two teachers’ deaths and dozens of students becoming sick.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Parents worried as schools reopen amid heat alert
As primary and secondary schools, along with colleges, reopen today, parents are expressing concerns about the scorching heat and its potential impact on their children’s health.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM