Alarming failures
Fourteen students appeared in this year’s Secondary School Certificate exams from Ghagoa Girls High School in Gaibandha’s Sundarganj. However, none of them passed.
14 May 2024
Girls ace SSC again
Girls have done better than boys in terms of pass rate in the SSC exams eight years in a row, and they have also outdone boys in achieving GPA-5 for seven consecutive years.
12 May 2024
Lowest number of GPA-5 in 12 years
After witnessing two consecutive years of record numbers of GPA-5 achievers from the technical board, this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam saw the lowest number of GPA-5 achievers from the board in 12 years.
12 May 2024
Govt again moves to extend primary education up to class-VIII
The government has made a fresh move to extend primary education up to class-VIII, six years after missing the original deadline set in the National Education Policy.
5 May 2024
Schools, Colleges: A reopening that defies heatwave and logic
The reopening of educational institutions amid the heatwave was marred by two teachers’ deaths and dozens of students becoming sick.
28 April 2024
Parents worried as schools reopen amid heat alert
As primary and secondary schools, along with colleges, reopen today, parents are expressing concerns about the scorching heat and its potential impact on their children’s health.
27 April 2024
Traffic Alert: An information hub improving lives
This group has become a valuable resource for anyone who lives or works in Dhaka. It provides real-time updates on traffic conditions, road closures, and other disruptions that can affect your commute
14 April 2024
Women protected by women
Women compartments in metro trains are safeguarded by female police officials to ensure a safe and comfortable commute in an otherwise unsafe city for women.
8 April 2024
Non-payment of tax: NBR freezes bank accounts of 12 pvt univs
The bank accounts of at least 12 private universities have been frozen for not following the National Board of Revenue’s instruction to pay 15 percent income tax.
1 April 2024
Sexual harassment at JnU: For 2yrs, suspect protected, victim tormented
For two years the Department of Film and Television of Jagannath University protected a teacher accused of sexual harassment and went after the complainant.
26 March 2024
When speaking up is a ‘crime’
A teacher at Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) has remained suspended for around 10 months for the “crime” of speaking out against the university authorities regarding irregularities in teachers’ appointments.
17 March 2024
Schools to stay open in Ramadan
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the government’s decision to keep the primary and secondary schools open for the first 10 and 15 days respectively during Ramadan.
12 March 2024
Confusion over school closure in Ramadan
With Ramadan beginning today, confusion remains among the students, parents and teachers over whether the schools will be shut during the fasting month as the authorities are yet to make a final decision in this regard.
11 March 2024
Jagannath University rife with financial irregularities: UGC report
Jagannath University (JnU) is in hot water after a University Grants Commission (UGC) report uncovered a number of financial irregularities.During a review of JnU's revised budget for the ongoing 2023-2024 fiscal year and the main budget for 2024-25, the University Grants Commission identified 25 areas of such irregularities
11 March 2024
A walk down perfume lane
On a Wednesday afternoon, we were walking along one of the dusty roads of Dhaka that everyone can easily imagine – a path littered with debris and puddles of murky water.
8 March 2024
Is Mitford’s fragrance fading?
While a walk through Mitford is an unforgettable treat for the olfactory senses, there are ill winds threatening to blow over those sweet scents and the businesses that produce them.
8 March 2024
‘Wish it lasted a bit longer’
A bittersweet farewell unfolded at Suhrawardy Udyan and Bangla Academy yesterday as the curtains fell on the 2024 Amar Ekushey Boi Mela. Hundreds of bookworms thronged the fairgrounds, a sight that has become synonymous with the month of February in Dhaka.
2 March 2024
‘We are alive thanks to them’
Whenever there is a devastating blaze threatening the lives of people, the ones everyone looks to for saving the day are the fire service and civil defence personnel.
1 March 2024
‘Thanks to them, I am alive today’
Survivor expresses gratitude to fire service personnel
1 March 2024
Ekushey Boi Mela likely to get new venue
Uncertainty looms over holding the next edition of Amar Ekushey Boi Mela at Suhrawardy Udyan, as the government has decided to take over the ground for construction of a “cultural zone” called Sonar Bangla Sangskritik Boloy.
28 February 2024