Chhayanaut at 60: In remembrance
I am profoundly grateful to the institution which helped me evolve both as a music lover and as a human being.
1m ago
The need for a clear research agenda
It goes beyond providing research funding and serves as a guiding framework, enabling the institutions to align research goals with broader national and global priorities.
4m ago
Why students are unsatisfied with Bangladeshi higher education
Does student satisfaction matter?
7m ago
A call for leadership training
Teaching-learning is tethered sadly to lectures and rote learning where students engage in little analysis, synthesis or application.
8m ago
Dhaka University’s research predicament
Lack of understanding of how to nurture research in our universities is not only disquieting, it portends serious difficulties for the growth of our higher education system.
10m ago
What’s in a girls’ toilet at a rural school?
There was a likelihood of infection if the rags were not clean. Now, they get a pad free of cost from the school.
11m ago
What makes a great university?
A great university inspires and prepares students for a rich and fulfilling experience in a changing and challenging world.
1y ago
What is a good university administration?
Efficient and effective management of a university’s major resources is typically considered the major roles of the administrators.
1y ago
November 27, 2020
Do I Belong?
John Denver felt at home in West Virginia. Similarly, students want to feel at home in their academic institutions. At least that’s what a recent survey by The Academic Experience Project, conducted on university students of Bangladesh, has shown.
November 20, 2020
University Life: A Dream or a Nightmare?
University life is going to be the best time of your life! We often hear this growing up, and yet when we do reach that level, we find that it is not at all what we expected it to be. So, what exactly did we expect and why are we not satisfied?
November 13, 2020
How relevant are academic programmes in universities?
The unemployment rate among university graduates in Bangladesh has risen sharply. A study conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue indicated that about 46 percent of the total unemployed youth are university graduates.
November 6, 2020
Rekindling the Joy of Learning
Many are the number of universities in Bangladesh, both public and private. Large numbers of students graduate every year from these institutions. But how many of them really experience the joy of learning? This question must be answered by the country’s academic institutions.
November 6, 2020
How to get the best out of our students?
How should we see our students: as customers or products? In my four-plus decades in academia, I have seen them quite differently: as co-creators of knowledge.
July 27, 2020
Some questions on DU’s research budget
A local newspaper published a report recently on University of Dhaka’s (DU) Tk 869.56 crore budget for the current fiscal year, the largest ever, to support the work of the iconic institution poised to celebrate its 100th year since its establishment in 1921.
June 12, 2020
‘I can’t breathe’: Curbing police brutality
The brutal killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a policeman placed a knee on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, has been viewed globally in horror as his life flowed out in pain and agony.
June 2, 2020
The Covid-19 vaccine: panacea or enigma?
As the deadly Covid-19 virus continues to climb the grisly charts, an intense race is already on, globally, to discover the next vaccine, the next panacea.
February 18, 2020
Education and employability in the digital age
“Human resources—not capital, nor income, nor material resources—constitute the ultimate basis for wealth of nations.
February 14, 2020
Changing the shy world of adolescent girls
Back in 2017, we had an opportunity to build a small and experimental toilet in Jhalokati, with the simple intention of helping adolescent girls in a rural school who had no real toilet to avail.
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