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Arafat Rahaman

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Higher viva marks may undermine fairness in public recruitment

7 HOUR(s)
Last July, BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said his party wanted the viva marks of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination reduced to 50 from 200 to limit scope for discrimination in Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) recruitment.
7 HOUR(s)
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Views / What else must women do?

13 September 2026
A woman’s profession should not depend on a politician’s religious expectations
13 September 2026
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Int'l Literacy Day / Half the children can’t read, comprehend

8 September 2026
As the government aims to raise the country’s literacy rate to between 86 and 90 percent by 2030, nearly half of children aged seven to 14 still fail to read and understand a simple story.
8 September 2026
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Reaction / When did offensive speech become terrorism?

6 September 2026
Sifat Abdullah's trouble began with his claim that two electricity bills for his household totalled Tk 9,000
6 September 2026
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Why girls continue to outpace boys in SSC results

5 September 2026
Differences in school attendance, child labour, stipend incentives and study routines are widening the performance gap between male and female students in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, according to educationists, teachers and candidates.
5 September 2026
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3 Public Universities: VCs’ greetings to BNP leaders raise ethical questions

4 September 2026
The vice chancellors of at least three public universities have recently used their institutions’ official platforms to congratulate BNP leaders on appointments to party posts amid ongoing controversies over politically influenced appointments to top university positions.
4 September 2026
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Reform missteps behind SSC result swings: experts

23 August 2026
Since the late 1980s, Bangladesh’s SSC pass rate has seen major fluctuations, reflecting not only student performance but also suggesting the influence of political realities, exam reforms, marking practices, and education policies.
23 August 2026
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Health, education spending to reach 5% of GDP by 2031

22 August 2026
Govt’s five-year plan sets targets for two key sectors
22 August 2026
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Education in 2025: A year of strikes, setbacks and disruptions

For a country that aspires to middle-income status, the lesson of 2025 is stark
26 December 2025
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Dipu’s ashes on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway are gone. The stain on our souls remains.

Is this the ‘New Bangladesh’ we’re building?
24 December 2025
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Is selective amnesia the price of a new Bangladesh?

In the bargain for a new future, I did not consent to the erasure of the history that made this republic possible.
19 December 2025
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Put rights issues at the heart of polls pledges

Bangladesh now needs a government prepared to confront long-standing issues such as custodial torture, extrajudicial killings, and border violence instead of repeating earlier patterns of inaction, rights activist ASM Nasiruddin Elan has said.
9 December 2025
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Only political will can break cycle of violence

Years of political hostility and the misuse of state agencies have kept political violence alive in Bangladesh, and only a newly elected government with the goodwill to act can break this cycle, said human rights activist Nur Khan Liton.
9 December 2025
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There's no neutral observer in digital violence

Silence tells women that even when men see the harm, they will not intervene.
4 December 2025
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'Have you seen my babies?'

Eight puppies in a sack and the death of our conscience
3 December 2025
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We need a climate solution built on people, not projects

Friendship’s Earthshot Prize win has shifted the world’s view of Bangladesh, from that of a climate-vulnerable country to one capable of offering credible climate solutions, said the its founder Runa Khan.
23 November 2025
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What price are we paying for ‘progress’?

Abul Kalam Azad did not die in an accident -- he was killed
28 October 2025
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Inside colleges where no one passed

In Chattogram’s Chandgaon, two students sat for this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate exams from Meron Sun College. Both failed.
21 October 2025
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Rucsu too goes to Shibir

The Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed Sommilito Shikkharthi Jote has swept the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu) election, securing 20 out of 23 central posts in the first such polls held in 35 years.
17 October 2025
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Allegations of irregularities surface even though observers say Rucsu Polls peaceful

Democratic Students' Council alleges of lack of level playing field
16 October 2025
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Teachers with no schools to go to

As the world celebrates International Teachers’ Day to honour educators and their role in society, teachers in Bangladesh are observing it in a different reality.
4 October 2025
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Rucsu in chains: How a university scripted its own crisis

Teachers, staff still holding up the polls, and Rucsu still in their grip
25 September 2025
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Total literacy elusive after Tk 4,000cr spent

Nearly one in five Bangladeshis aged seven and above remains illiterate, despite Tk 4,000 crore being spent on literacy programmes over the past 34 years.
8 September 2025
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How weaponising murder cases is shielding real perpetrators

One year after the July uprising, Bangladesh finds itself at a critical juncture, yet shows little sign of crossing it
1 September 2025
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Students’ unions: Legal bars, admin delays stall polls in many universities

Of 56 public universities across the country, only seven have the legal provision for a central students' union
27 August 2025
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Education left behind

One year into its tenure, the interim government is struggling to bring stability to the country’s educational institutions, beset by campus unrest and disruptions to academic activities.
10 August 2025
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Is the uprising unravelling?

Extortion allegations taint SAD, shaking the student-led uprising that inspired a nation
30 July 2025
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July uprising: A movement that united campuses and classrooms

Bangladesh’s student movements have long been rooted in the dormitories of public universities -- Dhaka University, Rajshahi University, Jahangirnagar University, and Chittagong University -- where slogans, marches, and political pressure have often driven change.
29 July 2025

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