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.
UGC to probe allegations of MBBS admission question leak
UGC forms probe body to look into alleged involvement of UGC Assistant Director Omar Siraj in question paper leakage of this year’s medical and dental college admission tests.
UGC official among 3 held for question leak
Members of Rapid Action Battalion detain three people including an official of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in connection with question leak in Dhaka.