How to write the “Why us?” supplement essay for US colleges

The “Why us?” essay is perhaps the most common supplement you’ll come across on your application journey.
23 December 2024, 12:39 PM

Number of unemployed graduates growing rapidly: edu adviser

There is a disparity in the quality of education in public and private universities, said Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud yesterday
22 December 2024, 17:37 PM

Uphold cluster admission test, education adviser urges universities

If the system is abandoned, it could further complicate efforts to restore the discipline in the higher education sector, Prof Wahiduddin says
2 December 2024, 09:31 AM

Govt will accept logical demands of students: Wahiduddin Mahmud

"Some demands are not legitimate, and we cannot accept them under any circumstances," he said.
25 November 2024, 11:40 AM

Incorporate stories of sacrifices, ideals of July uprising in textbooks

The Education Rights Parliament (Shiksha Odhikar Shangshad) yesterday demanded that the stories of the July mass uprising, and stories of the martyrs be incorporated in the new textbooks
16 November 2024, 19:09 PM

Floods, education, and uncertainty

The impact of climate change on students in Bangladesh.
14 November 2024, 06:48 AM

DU students denounce JCD's poster campaign on campus

Removing the posters would undermine the dignity of individuals, says proctor
7 November 2024, 05:50 AM

Protests over HSC results: Dhaka Board chairman to quit

Amid demonstrations demanding reassessment of HSC graders by a group of students, Dhaka Board Chairman Prof Tapan Kumar Sarkar announced his resignation yesterday.
20 October 2024, 18:18 PM

Five years without a permanent campus

Students struggle for lack of proper classes, facilities
18 October 2024, 12:40 PM

Shahriar, who was killed in mass uprising, passes HSC exams

Sheikh Shahriar Been Matin, a student of Mymensingh’s Ishwarganj Ideal College who became a martyr during the students protests, passed Higher secondary Certificate examinations from Humanities group with GPA 4.83
15 October 2024, 14:57 PM

Sylhet achieves highest HSC pass rate of 85.38%, up almost 14 points from last year

A record number of students secured GPA-5 this year, with 6,698 achieving the top grade, a sharp rise from just 1,699 in the previous year
15 October 2024, 12:06 PM

JU appoints eight new provosts for residential halls

Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have appointed eight new provosts for its residential halls, according to an office order signed today by Acting Registrar A B M Azizur Rahman
9 October 2024, 14:14 PM

RUCSU Elections: Students demand reforms, fair representation in upcoming vote

The authorities of Rajshahi University have initiated steps to hold the Rajshahi University Central Students' Council (RUCSU) elections, engaging with students from various social and cultural clubs
9 October 2024, 13:58 PM

HSC results to be published on October 15

The results will be published around 11:00am that day
7 October 2024, 12:24 PM

Three universities including BAU get new VCs

The government has appointed new vice chancellors for Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Islamic Arabic University, and Rabindra University, according to separate gazette notifications issued today by the Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Education Ministry
19 September 2024, 11:55 AM

How to have the “money conversation” with your parents when applying abroad

Plan financially before studying abroad to avoid costly risks.
7 September 2024, 05:00 AM

Appoint senior professors in absence of VCs, pro-VCs: education ministry

All the public universities of the country will be temporarily managed by senior professors in absence of vice chancellors, pro-vice chancellors, and treasurers
30 August 2024, 07:14 AM

Doctor or not? BMDC’s contested call on medical assistants

This new decision allows medical assistants to use the prefix of “Doctor” or “Dr” before their names and practice independently, a move that has led to strong reactions from the medical community.
20 August 2024, 16:08 PM

President accepts 16 public universities’ VCs resignations

President Mohammed Shahabuddin, also the chancellor of universities, has accepted the resignation letters of the vice-chancellors of 16 public universities, who resigned following the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime
15 August 2024, 16:56 PM

JnU VC, proctorial body step down

Hours after being given a 24-hour ultimatum to resign from the post, Vice-Chancellor of the Jagannath University Dr Sadeka Halim and others have stepped down from their respective posts
11 August 2024, 17:56 PM