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We have turned the victim's trauma into commodity in an insatiably frenzy for traction
30 of 47 newly appointed VC had ties to teachers' groups linked with BNP or Jamaat
Bangladesh’s technical education sector is facing a slow-burning crisis, shaped by a severe shortage of teachers, poor infrastructure, and steadily declining student interest.
Rights groups say the state's failure to act swiftly and decisively has to some extent emboldened mobs and contributed to a climate where vigilante justice is becoming commonplace.
A journalism teacher at Begum Rokeya University, Mahmudul Haque now sits in jail
It was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. Two women on a motorbike were stopped in Hatirjheel for not wearing helmets
Our hospitals exist to heal bodies, not feed egos
When was the last time you saw more than 23000 people packed into a stadium for a Bangladesh football match? When did fans last beg for tickets, attempt to break through gates, and prompt an army intervention?
The government has decided to remove any “exaggerated” historical information or “unnecessary” glorification of any individuals from textbooks for the upcoming academic year, officials of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) have said.
Nearly two dozen citizens have fallen victim to mob lynching in the last 40 days alone.
A new chairman was appointed at the University Grant Commission yesterday, while five public universities also got new vice chancellors.
Despite government directives to resume academic activities across all educational institutions, most public universities struggled to restart classes yesterday due to a significant administrative vacuum.
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.
“Is this a place to ply a rickshaw?”
Vice-Chancellors of at least three public universities, including Jahangirnagar University, resigned from their posts
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.
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.
Students from Comilla University were attacked by police during a quota reform demonstration yesterday. At least 10 students, including two journalists, were injured