QiPileaks claims it leaked question papers

The rise of the nefarious whistleblowing group QiPileaks has the country of Bangladesh both alarmed and happy.
28 December 2017

Anthropology: It's more than just old bones

As an undergraduate student of Anthropology, I've spent the past 4 years explaining to countless people what my major is. It's not an easy task because Anthropology is the result of some dissatisfied thinkers believing existing
29 November 2017

Expectation vs Reality: Board Exams

Board exams are a very big deal for almost every Bangla medium student. We grow up hearing that our JSC/SSC/HSC results will define our self-worth for the rest of our lives. We take year-long preparations in order to have a certain number stamped to our identity.
29 November 2017

New hub for book lovers

Are you bored of hanging out at overpriced restaurants and dingy cafes? Are you tired of judgmental gazes of the shopkeepers everytime you linger around in a bookstore? I surely am. As a bookworm, I have always dreamt of a place with shelves after shelves where I could just grab a book, a steaming cup of coffee and forget about the rest of the world.
22 November 2017

SSC exams begin Feb 1

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent exams are scheduled to begin on February 1 next year.
22 November 2017

Prepping for the SAT subject tests

Most of the Ivy League institutions, along with some other high calibre universities recommend or require the SAT Subject Tests. For example, Cornell University requires the test in two subjects for most Arts and Science majors.
8 November 2017

The art of taking class notes

Taking hand-written notes is a lost art in the current digital era. Thankfully, owing to our “digital” country's reluctance in converting our classroom into a digital ecosystem, the art is not yet obsolete in this part of the world.
8 November 2017

Financing tertiary education

Every year, after the university admission tests, we find students who score well, but cannot afford their educational expenses, and eventually drop out. Private banks, on the other hand, offer many lucrative loan products for their customers, including education loans.
26 October 2017

Self-learning business through YouTube videos

YouTube is one platform that provides education and information through the means of entertainment. If you're like me, you're most likely to put off a semester worth of syllabus until the night before exam and then regret doing so, only to repeat the whole agonising process all over again.
18 October 2017

How to raise your Economics CGPA. For real.

From the moment I had stepped into the chapters of a university, life has firmly fastened itself to the tracks of a rollercoaster and not just any regular rollercoaster, but the sort that causes a boom and a recession.
4 October 2017

DU honours 6 professors, alumni’s founding president

Dhaka University Alumni Association awards gold medals to six professors and the association’s founding president for their outstanding contributions to the society.
1 October 2017

Students of 7 DU affiliated end hunger strike on assurance

Students of 2011-12 academic sessions of the seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University end their daylong hunger strike following an assurance from the university administration.
17 September 2017

Thoughts of a soon-to-be graduate

I remember when being a 90's kid used to be cool.
13 September 2017

Scrum for comfortable collaboration

Scrum is a very popular software development method used by software engineers that prioritises project planning and team management.
13 September 2017

NU postpones Aug 26-29 exams

National University has postponed fourth-year honours examinations of 2016 and degree pass and certificate examinations of 2015 (old syllabus) scheduled from August 26 to August 29 due to flood.
24 August 2017

University mobile apps

If a university wants to engage with students, it must go where students are most accessible. It is not possible from behind a desk. Students who are growing up using mobile apps will find websites archaic because they can be slow to load and have too many pages to find information instantaneously.
20 August 2017

Learning through gaming

Comprehension, imagination and implementation are three key things that lie at the heart of science and technology education. As the current education system is more geared towards knowledge through memorisation, students lack logical thinking and imagination.
20 August 2017

Internet of educational things

The Internet of Things (IoT), the connection of devices (beyond computers and smartphones) to the internet, is poised to radically transform every aspect of our life including our learning process. It will virtually connect everything that can be connected.
20 August 2017

WALK THE TALK WITH VICE CHANCELLORS

DIGITAL is the new reality. Any educational institution that is not thinking digital is going to go the way of the dinosaur! Teaching must give way to “reaching”. With technology, teachers have the opportunity to be much more creative.
20 August 2017

Pivoting Higher Education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The future calls for the establishment of innovation as an educational discipline. Therefore, our best bet is to prepare the youth for the changing future by shifting our focus towards innovation and interdisciplinary experiential learning.
20 August 2017