Arafat Rahaman

Reporter, Print/Digital, The Daily Star

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.

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July uprising: AL govt, oppositions used children as pawns

Both the previous government (Awami League) and opposition groups recruited, paid, and used children in violence during the July uprising, a United Nations Fact-Finding Mission has reported.

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Mohammadpur 'gunfight' follows a disturbingly similar script

Instead of dismantling organised crime, the interim government appears to be using law enforcement as another tool for political persecution

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Are they even trying? Or have they decided not to act?

A month on, there is still no justice for violence against adivasis

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Set up waiting list system to recruit teachers

The government’s advisory committee on primary education reform has proposed a new system for teacher recruitment.

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July Uprising: State forces, AL perpetrated gender-based violence

The United Nations fact-finding report has exposed disturbing accounts of gender-based violence during the July uprising last year, with women protesters facing physical assaults, rape threats, and arbitrary detention.

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Why not banish Aynaghars?

Enforced disappearances have long been a dark stain on Bangladesh's history, with Aynaghar standing as one of the most harrowing symbols of this systemic abuse.

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Primary education: PECE, similar tests should be scrapped

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

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March 6, 2025
March 6, 2025

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.

February 23, 2025
February 23, 2025

July uprising: AL govt, oppositions used children as pawns

Both the previous government (Awami League) and opposition groups recruited, paid, and used children in violence during the July uprising, a United Nations Fact-Finding Mission has reported.

February 21, 2025
February 21, 2025

Mohammadpur 'gunfight' follows a disturbingly similar script

Instead of dismantling organised crime, the interim government appears to be using law enforcement as another tool for political persecution

February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025

Are they even trying? Or have they decided not to act?

A month on, there is still no justice for violence against adivasis

February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025

Set up waiting list system to recruit teachers

The government’s advisory committee on primary education reform has proposed a new system for teacher recruitment.

February 16, 2025
February 16, 2025

July Uprising: State forces, AL perpetrated gender-based violence

The United Nations fact-finding report has exposed disturbing accounts of gender-based violence during the July uprising last year, with women protesters facing physical assaults, rape threats, and arbitrary detention.

February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025

Why not banish Aynaghars?

Enforced disappearances have long been a dark stain on Bangladesh's history, with Aynaghar standing as one of the most harrowing symbols of this systemic abuse.

February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025

Primary education: PECE, similar tests should be scrapped

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

February 8, 2025
February 8, 2025

Renaming education cadre proposed

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

February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025

44th-47th BCS exams: PHQ for halting recruitment to 310 police posts

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.