Arafat Rahaman

Reporter, Print/Digital, The Daily Star

SSC pass rate plunges to a 16-year low

The pass rate in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations across all nine general education boards has dropped to 68.04 percent, the lowest in 16 years.

3d ago

When did we stop being human in the pursuit of a headline?

We have turned the victim's trauma into commodity in an insatiably frenzy for traction

1w ago

Appointment by allegiance

30 of 47 newly appointed VC had ties to teachers' groups linked with BNP or Jamaat

1w ago

Technical education hit by teacher shortage, falling enrolment

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.

2w ago

Mob violence now alarmingly routine

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.

2w ago

Is Mahmudul's arrest a message?

A journalism teacher at Begum Rokeya University, Mahmudul Haque now sits in jail

3w ago

Are we hurtling towards mob journalism?

It was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. Two women on a motorbike were stopped in Hatirjheel for not wearing helmets

4w ago

July Warriors: Patients who refuse to be just patients

Our hospitals exist to heal bodies, not feed egos

1m ago
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.

June 4, 2024
June 4, 2024

VC, Teachers feud at CoU: Stalemate leaves students in limbo

Syndicate meeting today, univ likely to open tomorrow

June 4, 2024
June 4, 2024

UGC bans future recruitment at CMU

The University Grants Commission recently banned any recruitment at Chittagong Medical University (CMU) after finding out about violation of recruitment policies by the university’s administration while appointing six staffers.

May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024

New School Curriculum: Implementation limps along

One and a half years after it was launched, implementation of the new curriculum at schools is still in a shambles as the authorities are yet to finalise a method of evaluating the students.

May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024

US sanctions: Aziz plays victim's card

Former army chief Gen (retd) Aziz Ahmed yesterday rejected the allegations the US authorities made while imposing sanctions against him and his immediate family members.

May 18, 2024
May 18, 2024

Spice prices shoot up by 20 percent

Wholesale prices of most imported spices have surged approximately by 20 percent in the markets of the capital, shortly after a Tk 7 increase in the dollar exchange rate.