UGC

University students deserve a better learning experience

In our university classrooms, passive lectures are still the dominant mode of teaching.

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

December 11, 2024
December 11, 2024

University students deserve a better learning experience

In our university classrooms, passive lectures are still the dominant mode of teaching.

November 11, 2024
November 11, 2024

JnU students gather at Secretariat to press demands

Authorities closed all entry and exit points of the Secretariat

October 26, 2024
October 26, 2024

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.

October 12, 2024
October 12, 2024

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.

September 11, 2024
September 11, 2024

A simple plan to fix education

The centralisation of examinations in Dhaka fosters inequality and compromises the recruitment process.

June 15, 2024
June 15, 2024

P for Private, P for PhD

The UGC's decision to allow private universities to offer PhD programmes is a timely move.

December 1, 2023
December 1, 2023

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.

October 28, 2023
October 28, 2023

Mind the gap in centralised university admissions

The practical implementation of this method has revealed significant shortcomings.

April 10, 2023
April 10, 2023

Ragging is nothing but abuse

UGC must hurry up with an anti-ragging policy

February 5, 2023
February 5, 2023

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.