‘We are open to opposition input on fuel situation’ - PM tells JS
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday told parliament that the government will consider the opposition’s proposal regarding the fuel situation and, if it contains realistic measures, will certainly act on them.
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
20 ordinances lose validity
11 April 2026, 01:59 AM
Twenty of the 133 ordinances issued by the interim government -- including major reforms on judicial independence, human rights, and anti-corruption -- are set to lose validity from today.
11 April 2026, 01:59 AM
Dropped ordinances: Hard-earned reforms at risk
4 April 2026, 02:54 AM
Eminent rights activists have criticised the parliamentary special committee’s recommendation to drop key ordinances issued by the interim government, noting that most of them are tied to crucial reforms.
4 April 2026, 02:54 AM
News analysis / Opportunity for reforms slipping away once more
4 April 2026, 02:49 AM
Bangladesh’s political journey has repeatedly swung between hope and disappointment. The question now is whether the country is about to witness yet another repeat of that cycle.
4 April 2026, 02:49 AM
Key reform ordinances left to expire
3 April 2026, 04:39 AM
A special parliamentary committee, reviewing ordinances issued by the interim government, yesterday recommended that 20 of them lapse or expire, including those aimed at ensuring judicial independence, curbing enforced disappearances, and strengthening the anti-corruption and human rights commissions.
3 April 2026, 04:39 AM
Witnesses to genocide
26 March 2026, 03:04 AM
What American diplomats and doctors saw in Dhaka after Operation Searchlight
26 March 2026, 03:04 AM
News analysis / Scrapping of lottery system: A return to the old admission rat race?
18 March 2026, 02:24 AM
It is rare for a government decision in Bangladesh to move at lightning speed -- raised in parliament one day and implemented the very next.
18 March 2026, 02:24 AM
A fresh start for parliamentary democracy
13 March 2026, 03:42 AM
The 13th parliament yesterday held its inaugural sitting amid a heated atmosphere, as opposition MPs staged a walkout in protest against President Mohammed Shahabuddin speaking in the House.
13 March 2026, 03:42 AM
‘Holding exams, bringing education back to former state not the same’
After a year and a half, the country’s schools finally reopened, and all students were welcomed back to classrooms on September 12. But according to Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, absenteeism has been growing in secondary schools for the last two weeks.
30 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Teacher Appointment, Transfer, MPO: Riddled with graft
The secondary education sector is mired by various forms of corruption and irregularities including unauthorised financial transactions in appointing head teachers and assistant teachers.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Shots for Higher Edn Students: Half yet not registered
Although the government said any university or its affiliated colleges could resume in-person classes if all their students completed the Covid-19 vaccine registration by yesterday, more than half the tertiary-level pupils across the country failed to do so within the deadline.
27 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Turnout in class dropping off
The number of students in classrooms of secondary schools has been dropping since September 12, when the schools reopened after over one and a half years.
26 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Law for EC Appointments: It’s needed more than ever now
With the national elections about two years away, the framing of a specific law as mandated by the constitution for appointments of election commissioners is back to the fore against the backdrop of widespread mistrust in the Election Commission and an alarming apathy among voters.
25 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Many private univs not playing by rules
Many private universities are flouting laws as they are running programmes without any approval and carrying out educational activities on “unauthorised” campuses.
23 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Apathy eats away vote
In an ominous sign for democracy, the practice of a candidate being elected unopposed has gripped the parliamentary by-polls as well as local body polls.
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM
After Reopening: Surveillance planned for public univs
Public universities will contact intelligence agencies to know whether the latter have any information regarding possible “anarchy” and “spread of militant propaganda” on the campuses after the reopening of the institutions.
16 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Reopening of Universities: Jab registration only key
Although the government had planned to resume in-person classes at universities and their affiliated colleges from mid-October after vaccinating all students by September, about 60 percent of the tertiary-level pupils have not even registered for vaccination yet.
14 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Primary-Higher Secondary Education: Major reforms on the horizon
The government is planning an overhaul of the education system which, among other changes, will scrap any public exams before class 10 and also ensure no exams of any kind for students up to class 3.
13 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Schools Reopen: Caged no more, back to fun
The cadence of children is returning to the classrooms today after 543 days -- a major milestone in the government’s effort to return the country to its pre-pandemic state.
11 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Primary school students: Not more than 3 classes a day
Primary students will attend three classes a day from tomorrow when in-person classes resume, Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) decided yesterday.
10 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Sick students won’t be marked as absent
Students who will miss in-person classes being infected with Covid-19 or having symptoms will not be counted as “absent” in the school attendance if they show proof, education ministry top officials said.
9 September 2021, 18:00 PM
International Literacy Day: 50 lakh to be made literate
The government is working on a programme that aims at providing basic literacy knowledge to 50 lakh people aged 15 and above and skill development training to five lakh of them.
7 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Regular classes not for all now
Examinees of PECE, SSC and HSC will have to attend in-person classes every week day while the rest of the students will go to school once a week after schools and colleges reopen on September 12.
5 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Children 12 and above to get jabs
The government is planning to inoculate children aged 12 and above against Covid-19.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Schools Reopening: Long wait is over Sept 12
With Covid-19 infections gradually going down, the government is set to reopen schools and colleges from September 12, allowing students to attend in-person classes in phases after around 18 months of closure.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Schools, colleges to reopen soon
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in parliament said she directed the authorities concerned to reopen all schools and colleges soon and that they were taking measures in this regard.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM
NID for students: EC to get info from educational institutions
Election Commission (EC) is planning on collecting information of students from their educational institutes to provide them with National Identity (NID) cards.
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Reopening of Universities: 19 months’ wait may end Oct 15
All public and private universities will start in-person classes from October 15, after all students have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccines, a meeting of the ministries and stakeholders concerned decided yesterday.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM