NCP eyes bigger role after bagging 6 seats in debut
14 February 2026, 03:43 AM
Amid doubts over its political future and alliance choices, the youth-led National Citizen Party (NCP) has made an eye-catching debut, winning six seats in its first parliamentary election.
14 February 2026, 03:43 AM
‘Yes’ wins but...
14 February 2026, 03:08 AM
The “Yes” vote in Thursday’s referendum received comparatively lower support than in the previous three plebiscites.
14 February 2026, 03:08 AM
Limit SSC exams to 5 core subjects
11 February 2026, 03:03 AM
A government consultation committee has recommended limiting SSC exams to five core subjects -- Bangla, English, mathematics, science, and social science -- while keeping PSC and JSC exams in classes 5 and 8 scrapped.
11 February 2026, 03:03 AM
Public exams cut to five subjects under proposed secondary reforms
10 February 2026, 09:44 AM
Draft report urges universal schooling to Class 12, delayed stream division and academic calendar reform
10 February 2026, 09:44 AM
Harassment of teachers stalks public univs
2 February 2026, 04:53 AM
Several public universities have lately been shaken by incidents in which teachers were harassed, confined to their offices, or even assaulted by student leaders over alleged links to the previous regime, with the authorities failing to prevent the recurrence of such untoward events.
2 February 2026, 04:53 AM
Govt issues draft ordinances for broadcast, media commissions
29 January 2026, 04:35 AM
The information and broadcasting ministry yesterday published drafts of ordinances of the national media and broadcast commissions and sought opinions by Saturday.
29 January 2026, 04:35 AM
Manifesto Expectations / Safety, freedom and job on young voters’ mind
27 January 2026, 02:48 AM
Young voters want citizens’ safety and security at core of their election manifestos, with special focus on safeguarding freedom of expression and protecting rights of minority communities
27 January 2026, 02:48 AM
Manifesto expectations / Commit to equity, quality in education
25 January 2026, 03:23 AM
With the national election just 18 days away, political parties are finalising their manifestos. The Daily Star spoke to experts to identify the pressing issues that should top the agenda for parties.
25 January 2026, 03:23 AM
Dhaka central university: Govt backtracks from merger plan
The government has finalised the draft ordinance to establish Dhaka Central University, which will primarily function as an affiliating and regulatory body for seven affiliated colleges.
21 January 2026, 05:13 AM
2 UAP teachers terminated amid student protests
The University of Asia Pacific (UAP), which announced an indefinite closure on Monday, remained shut yesterday amid ongoing student protests over a controversial Facebook post, the subsequent termination of two faculty members, and demands for the vice-chancellor’s removal.
21 January 2026, 04:59 AM
NCP struggles to steady ship ahead of polls
Despite submitting nomination papers, the party remains short of election-ready structures, with crucial tasks, such as strategy-setting and manifesto drafting, either stalled or unfinished.
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
NCP aims for 40 seats from Jamaat
The Jamaat-led alliance has so far left 29 parliamentary seats for the National Citizen Party, but aspirants from other allies remain in the race in at least 21 of those constituencies, NCP sources said.
4 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Pry students get books on first day of yr
Primary schoolchildren across the country received full sets of new textbooks yesterday, but about a quarter of secondary-level textbooks did not reach the schools, leaving millions of students without complete sets on the first day of the academic year.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Is the NCP becoming what it once rejected?
The National Citizen Party (NCP) was born with a claim that it would not practise politics as usual.
29 December 2025, 07:00 AM
Secondary-level students: A new year without full set of books for many
With the new academic year just two days away, the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has yet to distribute more than 40 percent of the 21.43 crore textbooks for secondary-level students, leaving many to begin classes without a full set of books.
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A party of new hope looks like the old guard
Acknowledging organisational limits would show NCP's seriousness, not weakness
28 December 2025, 06:48 AM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 17:39 PM
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, 07:45 AM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 04:00 AM
'Have you seen my babies?'
Eight puppies in a sack and the death of our conscience
3 December 2025, 15:12 PM
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, 18:00 PM
What price are we paying for ‘progress’?
Abul Kalam Azad did not die in an accident -- he was killed
28 October 2025, 05:19 AM
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, 21:17 PM
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, 18:23 PM
Allegations of irregularities surface even though observers say Rucsu Polls peaceful
Democratic Students' Council alleges of lack of level playing field
16 October 2025, 14:53 PM