Education

Getting a head start in academia

Career counselling in school enables students to identify and explore future career options.
5 January 2023, 00:00 AM

2.5cr pry textbooks won’t reach students on time

The authorities won’t be able to deliver 25 percent of the primary textbooks on January 1, the first day of the next academic year thanks to the high price of paper, load-shedding and delays in placing the work orders.
29 December 2022, 01:20 AM

A case for community service in the education system

Community service would not only be an excellent addition to our education system but it would also benefit local communities in desperate need of help.
15 December 2022, 00:00 AM

Toward Ladyland: On the life and work of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

Her 1903 piece “Alonkar na badge of slavery” marked the start of Rokeya’s explicitly feminist writing.
8 December 2022, 00:00 AM

The failures of subject mapping and how they impact national curriculum students

Alternative method of evaluation based on previous results is referred to as subject mapping.
8 December 2022, 00:00 AM

How strict parenting makes it harder to deal with failure

Our generation has been moulded to pursue success without ever learning how to deal with failures along the way.
2 December 2022, 15:00 PM

Group mates you end up with on a computer science project

For anyone majoring in CS or CSE, working on a group project is a rite of passage that they all have to go through.
1 December 2022, 16:55 PM

Career options if you have basic computer skills

Here are a few career options if you have basic computing skills.
1 December 2022, 15:27 PM

The complex roots of maths anxiety

Maths Anxiety, a problem persistent among students yet hardly talked about.
1 December 2022, 00:27 AM

Why school newspapers should be encouraged

From the students' perspective, journalism is a great way to develop crucial skills needed to succeed in the real world.
1 December 2022, 00:00 AM

Academia-industry partnerships can only mean good things for universities

Recently BRAC University (BRACU) announced the renaming of its engineering school.
16 November 2022, 15:20 PM

HSC question paper is merely a symptom of communalism

A progressive education system is necessary to root out communalism from society
10 November 2022, 16:00 PM

14 Bangladeshi univs in QS Asia University Rankings 2023

BUET and NSU ranked second and third from Bangladesh respectively.
10 November 2022, 06:55 AM

How privilege unfairly tips the scales for university applications

Being held back in key stages because of factors beyond our control is a demoralising experience.
10 November 2022, 00:00 AM

How to get started with debating

How can you, as an absolute beginner, get started with debating?
10 November 2022, 00:00 AM

Our education system needs to deal with sectarianism better

Communal and nationalistic expressions in our education system are not uncommon.
9 November 2022, 13:00 PM

Education should spread knowledge, not communalism

The authorities must ensure hateful ideas are not seeping into our education sector
7 November 2022, 18:34 PM

Our obsession with institutional pride

Just because a huge number of highly successful people happen to be from leading public universities doesn’t mean all their achievements can be attributed to their institutions.
6 November 2022, 14:35 PM

An innovative way to achieve quality education in Bangladesh

An innovative scheme is needed to move towards quality education within the current constraints.
27 October 2022, 16:15 PM

Treating life as a transitional period

Is life all about transitioning from one goal to another?
27 October 2022, 00:00 AM