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Appointments for US student visa halted

The US State Department has ordered the suspension of student visa processing in the latest escalation of a Trump administration crackdown on foreign students criticised yesterday by China.

Navigating the UK undergraduate admission process

Here’s a comprehensive guide to applying for undergraduate studies in the UK.

Moving out, for all its challenges, can be liberating

Living on your own can be empowering, but it also comes with its fair share of emotional hurdles.

City of dreams and struggles

The rapid urbanisation of Dhaka has constructed a landscape brimming with promises and challenges alike. With each day appearing to be an endless grind, it’s plain to see that dreams come with a cost.

Centralisation of opportunities in Dhaka

University students and job seekers alike face significant challenges due to the centralisation of resources, often having to relocate to Dhaka for better educational and career opportunities.

UoL to revert to closed-book examinations: What it means for students

Open-book examinations were first started by the UoL in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. From that time onwards till this year’s October/November session, students have been allowed to carry desired hard copy study material during exams—books, teachers’ handouts, and personal notes.

Forget startups, Nafiz Azad Prithibi’s food cart is schooling us on Business 101

A class IX student at Dhaka Residential Model College, Nafiz Azad Prithibi along with his mother, started a food stall at Ring Road, Mohammadpur on 18 September. Later, he moved the business to a small food cart on the lane just beside Suchona Community Center.

40 hurt as students clash with protesting Ansars

Clash erupts near secretariat after members of Ansar continue to protest defying govt assurance

Why you should consider doing an exchange semester abroad

The concept of exchange semesters has long been popular in the education sector. Yet, it remains relatively unfamiliar to Bangladeshi university students.

August 21, 2021
August 21, 2021

Student Fails Exam, Surprised to See the World Hasn’t Ended

“All the comparisons with our neighbours’ kids gone in vain.”

August 8, 2021
August 8, 2021

The woes and misery of a pandemic examinee

From school-going children to students pursuing their masters, people from various age groups have been suffering the plight of being a pandemic examinee.

April 15, 2020
April 15, 2020

Student Nick Abraham Shows It’s Never Too Soon To Become An Entrepreneur

In these uncertain times, many people are relying less on others for job security and taking matters into their own hands as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts our regular day to day programming. Take student Nick Abraham for example.

August 11, 2017
August 11, 2017

Schoolgirl raped in Dhaka, university student held

A private university student has been arrested over charges of raping a schoolgirl in Dhaka’s Mirpur.

June 9, 2016
June 9, 2016

Sir John Wilson School must stop charging extra

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that directed the principal of Sir John Wilson School in the capital’s Satarkul area to refrain from charging additional fees from students for the current year.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Tonu’s autopsy doctor 'receives death threat'

The doctor who performed second autopsy of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu receives death threat. Ahead of publication of the report, an anonymous letter has advised him to prepare it in a "prescribed manner".

April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016

Criminals pick up student

Three criminals posing as DB police picked up a university student from Elephant Road in the capital and robbed him of Tk 4 lakh yesterday.

April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016

Their worst fear comes true

Friends and well-wishers of slain secular activist Nazim Uddin Samad had conveyed him their concern over his safety, but he chose to continue his writing rather than stay silent.

March 30, 2016
March 30, 2016

Tonu’s body exhumed

The body of Sohagi Jahan Tonu is exhumed for conducting a fresh autopsy, 10 days after she was found murdered inside Comilla Cantonment area.

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

Mirpur Road blocked over death of student

Students of a private university block Dhaka’s key thoroughfare Mirpur Road in protest against death of a student in road crash.