It’s perhaps divine timing that V-Day falls just after the confirmation of election results, marked by the public’s overwhelming support for the party at the top and the strengthening of support bases for the parties in second place.

When asked to comment on the recent trend of teacher harassment and forced resignation across university campuses, the University Grants Commission (UGC) chair and former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, Prof SMA Faiz, observed that rules alone could not ensure healthy teacher-student ties.

Bangladesh, by default, has designed inequality in education through its multiple streams.

Fizz is a case study. When Mustafizur Rahman, a.k.a. Fizz, the unassuming fast bowler with deceptive slow cutters, was auctioned for Rs 9.2 crore, Bangladeshi media once again started paying attention to the Indian Premier League.

The vigorous presence of women in the past pro-democracy movements proved that many of the women leaders are parliament-ready.

By now, we all know that February 12 is election day, and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman’s return after 17 years in exile has added December 25 as another date to remember.

Dhaka airport's Terminal-3, which had a soft launch in October 2023, has completed 99 percent of its construction, according to reports.

The assistant teachers of 65,000-plus government primary schools have been pressing for a three-point demand.

Climate scientists warn of a time when winter will vanish from our season cycle by 2100.

The rise of international students in China tells a lot about the changing educational landscape.

At the heart of the capital stands the University of Dhaka, a place that often evokes the nation’s consciousness and shapes its identity.

The moment, when a teacher addressed a police constable as “Sir,” symbolised not only the pay disparity but also the erosion of teachers’ dignity.

Migration is a natural human propensity; controlling it is a logical consequence.

It is high time we included child health as a measurable indicator in every development project, including the impact of pollution.

We should be ashamed that a 70-year-old fakir must cry to the heavens for justice.

What looks like linguistic chaos is in fact linguistic vitality.

The disproportionate attention given to student polls exposes the political vacuum created by the country's eroded electoral culture.

There is another underlying issue: a serious scarcity of professional jobs and a mismatch between higher education and the labour market demands.

A family of four died to avoid the trap of debt and pain of hunger.

We can view the holding of DUCSU polls (followed by JUCSU and RUCSU polls in the same month) as a step towards rebuilding democracy from the foundation.