UGC
JnU students gather at Secretariat to press demands
Authorities closed all entry and exit points of the Secretariat
Seven colleges, one crisis: Dhaka University’s affiliation nightmare
Disenchanted students are now demanding the creation of a “Dhaka Central University” comprising the seven colleges.
Ranking Realities : Bangladesh’s higher education strategy needs a redesign
For the cynics, the absence of any Bangladeshi university among the top 800 institutions recently ranked by Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THEWUR) 2025 is unacceptable.
A simple plan to fix education
The centralisation of examinations in Dhaka fosters inequality and compromises the recruitment process.
P for Private, P for PhD
The UGC's decision to allow private universities to offer PhD programmes is a timely move.
Girls are doing great in HSC, but what about the boys?
Putting aside the fanfare, the fact that boys are lagging behind girls in most school exams needs to be scrutinised carefully.
Mind the gap in centralised university admissions
The practical implementation of this method has revealed significant shortcomings.
Ragging is nothing but abuse
UGC must hurry up with an anti-ragging policy
What threats does ChatGPT pose to academia?
In the Global Knowledge Index 2021, Bangladesh ranked 120th out of 154 countries. Bangladesh ranks 102nd among the 132 economies featured in the Global Innovation Index 2022. In the age of open source AI like ChatGPT, the research and innovation qualities of Bangladeshi students and researchers may get worse, so proper steps and actions must be taken now.
Rag day celebrations at universities: UGC puts restrictions
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has put some restrictions on celebrations of rag day which is held on the last day of classes amid different programmes and fanfare.
VCs, UGC members on luxury trip at a time for austerity
Today, the vice-chancellors and registrars of all 50 public universities will be taken to Cox’s Bazar by the University Grants Commission, an exercise that is expected to cost at least Tk 15 lakh.
Public university teachers need permission to work with other institutions: UGC
The University Grants Commission asked authorities of public universities to ensure that all teachers abide by service rule and take permission before working with other educational institutions and running own businesses.
Conduct academic activities online during closure: UGC to universities
The University Grants Commission has urged all universities to continue their academic activities online during closure of higher educational institutions due to the coronavirus outbreak.
UGC chairman receives death threat
The chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh receives a death threat.
Written test along with MCQ
The University Grants Commission has proposed introducing written examinations along with the existing multiple choice question in the admission tests for public universities.
UGC approves Tk 3425cr budget
The University Grants Commission (UGC) approves a budget of Tk 3425.74 crore for 2016-17 fiscal year for the country's public universities and itself.
‘Bribe taking’: 2 UGC officials sent to forced leave
The University Grants Commission (UGC) sends two of its officials on forced leave after a written complaint from Khulna University (KU) vice-chancellor stating that they demanded a bribe of Tk 10 lakh from him, says a press release.
UGC official’s death: Legal notice for judicial inquiry
A Supreme Court lawyer sends legal notice to the government seeking judicial inquiry into the custodial death of a UGC official by 24 hours.
Question leak: UGC official among 3 remanded
A Dhaka court places University Grants Commission (UGC) Assistant Director Omar Siraj and two others on two-day remand each on charge of question-paper leakage for admission test of medical colleges.