Arafat Rahaman

Reporter, Print/Digital, The Daily Star

Partisan link still rules the game

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

5d ago

From driver fatigue to political barriers: What’s making the roads deadlier?

Crashes, fatalities rise by 10pc, reports BRTA

2w ago

5 educational institutions: Academic lives of 40,000 in disarray

Classes, exams halted following series of clashes

2w ago

University admission: Cluster system’s fate hangs in balance

The fate of cluster system admission test for next academic year still hangs in balance, as the education ministry did not make a decision yesterday in this regard following its meeting with university vice chancellors.

3w ago

Leading univs withdrawing from cluster system

Session delays, irregularities, and lack of central planning cited as reasons

3w ago

Textbooks to feature July uprising

The government is set to incorporate content on the student-led uprising into school textbooks for the 2025 academic year.

1m ago

DMP launches app to identify accident hotspots

Dhaka Metropolitan Police has launched a new data-driven initiative aimed at improving road safety by pinpointing accident hotspots and analysing underlying causes.

1m ago

Free textbook distribution: Race against the clock for govt

The government is racing against time to print the textbooks for free distribution among primary and secondary school students on January 1, 2025 – the first day of the upcoming academic year.

1m ago
August 18, 2024
August 18, 2024

Public univs ‘reopen’ today

Public universities are set to reopen today amid a vacuum in the administrations after the resignation of at least 20 vice-chancellors, 10 pro-vice-chancellors, and many other officials.

August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024

Students step up to fill the vacuum

“Is this a place to ply a rickshaw?”

August 7, 2024
August 7, 2024

Three VCs of public universities resign

Vice-Chancellors of at least three public universities, including Jahangirnagar University, resigned from their posts

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

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.

July 14, 2024
July 14, 2024

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.

July 12, 2024
July 12, 2024

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

July 9, 2024
July 9, 2024

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.

July 4, 2024
July 4, 2024

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.

July 3, 2024
July 3, 2024

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.

July 2, 2024
July 2, 2024

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.