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Pencils not allowed in IELTS from 2025

Effective Jan 1, 2025, candidates can no longer use pencils in paper-based IELTS exams.

How to write the “Why us?” supplement essay for US colleges

The “Why us?” essay is perhaps the most common supplement you’ll come across on your application journey.

Sustenance, soaring prices, and struggling students

For many students on a tight budget, meals become purely practical, devoid of any consideration for nutrition or quality.

The terrible eating habits of university students

For students, the very idea of sustenance is synonymous with ‘eating whatever you can’, and this practice is only reinforced by restaurants and university cafeterias offering mainly deep-fried items rich in unsaturated fats and unhealthy carbohydrates.

NASA chief astronaut delivers an inspirational talk at BRAC University

BRAC University recently hosted an inspirational talk by veteran astronaut Joseph M Acaba, chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office, at its Merul Badda campus on December 15.

Bangladesh wins six gold medals at World Mathematics Team Championship 2024

Participating in the World Mathematics Team Championship 2024, Team Bangladesh has achieved six gold medals, 11 silver medals, and seven bronze medals alongside three merit awards.

The role of ECAs in securing funds for graduate studies abroad

The notion that involvement with extra-curricular activities makes one eligible for graduate funding is hardly the truth.

16 Days of Activism / Can social media help combat gender-based cyber violence?

Digital platforms can become a powerful tool to combat gender-based cyber violence, but only if we act decisively.

The Daily Star and UNDP organise Cyber Defence Innovation Challenge 2024

The Cyber Defence Innovation Challenge (CDIC) was a multi-phase competition encouraging creative approaches to cyber safety.

August 12, 2024
August 12, 2024

Were we too quick to dismiss the efforts of student traffic volunteers?

The public reception up until now begets the question: did we dismiss the efforts of the students too easily?

August 12, 2024
August 12, 2024

Book recommendations on post-independence history of Bangladesh

A list of books that might help you get started on the political climate of Bangladesh after 1971

August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024

We won; yet a lot needs to be done

A mass movement, hundreds dead, thousands injured, and a Prime Minister’s resignation. And with that, a country came to life, feeling a sense of freedom. We won then, right?

August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024

Students aid traffic control in Dhaka

Amid the turmoil, students have come forward to maintain order and assist with traffic management across the country.

August 7, 2024
August 7, 2024

The lack of freedom for minorities is indicative of institutional issues

The communal attacks against minorities undermine the very essence of unity and justice that countless student protesters have sacrificed their lives for.

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

Jail cells can never be appropriate grounds to hold exams

On July 31, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jashore, released a public notice announcing that two detained HSC 2024 examinees would have to appear for their upcoming exams from Satkhira District Jail.

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

University teachers and employees not to be included in the Prottoy pension scheme

University teachers and employees have been dropped from the Prottoy pension scheme.

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

183 faculty members of North South University release statement of solidarity

On August 3, 183 faculty members from North South University (NSU) released a statement expressing solidarity with the students, their families, and everyone affected by the unrest and violence that followed the quota reform protests.

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

626 faculty members of BRAC University release statement of solidarity

626 faculty members across all departments and institutes of BRAC University released a joint statement on August 2 expressing their solidarity with the students, their families, and all those affected by the unrest that followed the quota reform protests. 

August 2, 2024
August 2, 2024

BRAC University faculty members show solidarity with students

In an open letter to their students, several faculty members from BRAC University (BRACU) expressed their solidarity with them after the unrest that unfolded across the country in July following the quota reform protests.