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.

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March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024

Is Mitford’s fragrance fading?

While a walk through Mitford is an unforgettable treat for the olfactory senses, there are ill winds threatening to blow over those sweet scents and the businesses that produce them.

March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024

A walk down perfume lane

On a Wednesday afternoon, we were walking along one of the dusty roads of Dhaka that everyone can easily imagine – a path littered with debris and puddles of murky water.

March 3, 2024
March 3, 2024

‘Wish it lasted a bit longer’

A bittersweet farewell unfolded at Suhrawardy Udyan and Bangla Academy yesterday as the curtains fell on the 2024 Amar Ekushey Boi Mela. Hundreds of bookworms thronged the fairgrounds, a sight that has become synonymous with the month of February in Dhaka.

March 2, 2024
March 2, 2024

‘We are alive thanks to them’

Whenever there is a devastating blaze threatening the lives of people, the ones everyone looks to for saving the day are the fire service and civil defence personnel.

March 1, 2024
March 1, 2024

‘Thanks to them, I am alive today’

Survivor expresses gratitude to fire service personnel

February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024

Ekushey Boi Mela likely to get new venue

Uncertainty looms over holding the next edition of Amar Ekushey Boi Mela at Suhrawardy Udyan, as the government has decided to take over the ground for construction of a “cultural zone” called Sonar Bangla Sangskritik Boloy.

February 25, 2024
February 25, 2024

A day to be cherished forever

Students recognised for their outstanding results in O- and A-level exams were buzzing with excitement yesterday. They said they wanted to become decent human beings and work for the country.

February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024

Celebrating Bangla: Ekushey Boi Mela sees huge turnout

If you walked towards Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday, you could feel the excitement in the air. The ambience would easily catch your attention and show that it’s a special occasion -- Ekushey February.

February 15, 2024
February 15, 2024

Love resides here

There was something special in the air yesterday.

February 14, 2024
February 14, 2024

JU failed to make campus women-friendly

Despite repeated incidents of sexual harassment on Jahangirnagar University campus, the authorities are yet to take any effective steps to make the campus women-friendly, finds a UGC probe body.