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Appointment by allegiance

30 of 47 newly appointed VC had ties to teachers' groups linked with BNP or Jamaat
1 July 2025

Nearly 50 trees felled in JU without approval

Project director, VC deny knowledge; contractor says section of students gave go-ahead
30 June 2025

HSC candidates under Dhaka board can enter exam centres from 8:30am

Previously issued instructions regarding entry into the exam halls will remain in effect
29 June 2025

Technical education hit by teacher shortage, falling enrolment

Bangladesh’s technical education sector is facing a slow-burning crisis, shaped by a severe shortage of teachers, poor infrastructure, and steadily declining student interest.
27 June 2025

Jucsu election postponed again: Sep 11 now tentative date

A revised election schedule is expected to be announced on August 4
27 June 2025

Focus on girls’ edn, health to end child marriage

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain has stressed the importance of keeping girls in school, expanding economic opportunities, and ensuring essential health services for underprivileged communities to end child marriage, which remains widespread in Bangladesh.
26 June 2025

HSC exams: 19,759 candidates absent on first day

43 candidates were expelled for malpractice
26 June 2025

HSC, equivalent exams begin today

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations begins today, with 12,51,111 students scheduled to sit for the tests under different education boards.
25 June 2025

Kuet crisis drags on, 7,500 students in limbo

Staff unpaid as VC post remains vacant for over four months
24 June 2025

Human chain held demanding immediate CUCSU polls

They declared to continue their movement until a roadmap for CUCSU election is officially announced
23 June 2025

JU student dies 'amid ambulance delay'

Students protest negligence
22 June 2025

National University: One teacher, 19 officials sent on forced retirement

The decision was taken at the 269th Syndicate meeting of the university
22 June 2025

Six HSTU dorms renamed

The administration of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) in Dinajpur has renamed six residential halls and one academic building.
20 June 2025

IELTS for UKVI to go fully computer-based in Bangladesh from July 27

The last paper-based exam will be held on July 26 this year
18 June 2025

DU presents proposed budget of Tk 1,035cr

Dhaka University has presented a proposed budget of Tk 1,035.45 crore for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year.
17 June 2025

Chief RO appointed for Ducsu polls

Dhaka University has appointed Prof Mohammad Zashim Uddin of Department of Botany as the chief returning officer for the upcoming Ducsu (Dhaka University Central Students' Union) election.
16 June 2025

New JCD committees formed at 19 private univs

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the BNP, has announced new committees in 19 private universities such as BRAC University and Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology.
12 June 2025

Can't afford another lost decade for education

Whenever the issue of education surfaces in Bangladesh, policymakers across the political spectrum tend to strike a familiar chord. "Education is our top priority," they harp
6 June 2025

Trump administration ramps up attack on Harvard, Columbia

Trump is seeking to bring the universities to heel with claims their international students pose a national security threat, and that they ignored anti-Semitism on campus, and perpetuate liberal bias
5 June 2025

Govt to roll out revised curriculum from 2027

The interim government is set to introduce a revised secondary education curriculum in phases starting from 2027, officials said.
4 June 2025