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.
Our education system has stunted the cognitive development of our youth.
Revolutionary literature all over the world has shown the frequent bitterness of post-independence betrayal.
It is becoming increasingly evident that intergenerational chemistry is no longer present.
We must own up to our role not only in success but also in failure.
Media today has transformed into a spectacular performance focused on visibility.
Central to the formation of the panel is the objective of minimising political interference in the selection of top university managers.
Central to the JnU crisis is a list of broken promises.
It’s easy to dismiss Dhaka as an unliveable city. The challenge is to replace that tantrum with the determination to make the city better.
It will be a crime to miss the post-uprising zeitgeist and not to overhaul our educational sector.
KUET has exposed systemic weakness in conflict resolution.
To bring back confidence, the rule of law must be established.
To make the imported inspiration sustainable, we need to create an ecosystem for our players.
The Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camps are about to face a situation worse than they have been enduring.
In 2023, there was a 48 percent spike in the number of outgoing Bangladeshi patients compared to the previous year.
The announcement of the Bangla Academy Prize without a female nominee continued the trend.