SSC, HSC Exams: One country, one question paper
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19 June 2026, 00:00 AM Education
One country, one question paper for SSC and HSC exams: Education minister
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18 June 2026, 19:16 PM Education
Permanent exam centres under consideration: Education minister
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14 June 2026, 18:03 PM Education
Govt appoints VCs to four public universities
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8 June 2026, 22:01 PM Education
Plan underway to shorten SSC, HSC exams
BSS, Dhaka
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM Education
Move underway to reduce SSC, HSC subjects and exam days
BSS, Dhaka
6 June 2026, 19:18 PM Education
Free uniforms, shoes for govt primary school students likely from August
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4 June 2026, 19:58 PM Education

Must Reads for Economics Nerds

Economics is a very demanding subject filled with theories, graphs and loads of math. If you love the subject despite this (or because of this), and need a change from your regular textbook, here are some pleasure reads to satisfy the economist in you.
28 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Tutor to Mentor

Tutoring is generally a well-paid job with a certain degree of flexibility, which explains its popularity among students.
28 December 2016, 18:00 PM

ACT or SAT

We all know how important standardised test scores are. They enable admissions officers to compare you with other applicants, and often act as a filter for opening applications in the first place.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Thesis Semester Prep

Approaching the end of an undergraduate degree can be an exciting time but nothing dampens those feelings faster than an impending thesis.
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Singapore students top in maths, science and reading

Singapore's 15-year-olds take top place, outperforming their peers from 71 other countries, showing that the deliberate curricular shifts over the years to emphasise higher-order critical thinking skills have worked in moving students beyond mastering content knowledge to become problem solvers.
7 December 2016, 06:36 AM

BRACU students elect executive bodies of 13 clubs

BRAC University students cast votes to select the members of the executive body of co-curricular activity clubs at its campus in Dhaka during the Fall Semester in 2016.
29 November 2016, 15:49 PM

Career Planning For Misfits

I face these questions from students at Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center's (BYLC) Office of Professional Development (OPD), which provides BYLC graduates with top class career guidance, through a world class curriculum and experienced trainers.
16 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Curing The Fear of English

A classroom of grade six with sixty three students crammed into a classroom which can accommodate hardly forty people.
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM

China, a good option for higher studies for Bangladeshi students

An increasing number of students from Bangladesh is choosing to study in China in recent years. Education cooperation is a key part of the China-Bangladesh relationship that has been recently strengthened even more after the visit of the Chinese president Xi Jinping in Bangladesh.
16 October 2016, 07:41 AM

JU admission test registration begins Oct 4

The online process for the first-year honours admission tests of Jahangirnagar University under 2016-17 academic session will begin on October 4.
1 October 2016, 12:28 PM

Admission test of DU Cha unit tomorrow

The admission test of Cha unit under the Fine Arts faculty of Dhaka University for 2016-2017 academic sessions is scheduled to be held tomorrow.
23 September 2016, 07:11 AM

Study Methods backed by Science

Ever been in a state where despite studying for hours for an exam, the moment you open the exam paper, your mind goes entirely blank?
17 August 2016, 18:00 PM

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

We live in a world where intelligence is tested by one's fluency in English. Even though it is mighty shallow, we can't deny its significance.
3 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Gaining from the Gap Year

The first time you go over to your parents to tell them that you have decided to take a gap year after finishing your HSC or A Levels, you're most likely to be met with death stares.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Let's Get High… Grades!

ex-ercise, ex-es, ex-tra credit, ex-tra work, ex-treme sports (e.g. climbing up stairs), ex-plode, maths, ex-traordinary feats
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Nailing a Rochona

In a usual Bengali second paper exam, we allocate a period of 45 minutes to an hour for writing an essay.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Dealing With a Drop in Grades

It happens to most of us. You might have done excellent in Grade 8 and suddenly fallen behind in Grade 9.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM

The Long Awaited Law

The most recent national education policy of Bangladesh was enacted in 2010. Since 1971 till date, four education commission
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Why study in Germany

Germany is located at the centre of Europe and is in a dominant position in terms of leadership in the European Commission...
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Maximising Your Goodreads Experience

On a summer afternoon in LA, in 2006, Otis Chandler was browsing his friend's bookshelf where he kept all the books he had read.
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM