Education
Things to consider when choosing a minor specialisation
Your minor specialisation should be aligned with your professional and personal goals.
Anime music helped me study for A levels. Here’s how
I repeated the process throughout what time was left, playing a different tune for every question paper.
Critical thinking in our curriculum: Too much or too little?
Critical thinking has always been emphasised heavily in education and with good reason.
Why we should include philosophy in our curriculum
As more students opt for STEM subjects for its financial prospects, the importance of liberal arts is shrinking.
What it takes to get into DU A unit
Dhaka University’s A unit is the path that leads to studying engineering, pure science, life science, etc.
How Dhaka University feels without street vendors
This decision has altered the campus experience for students.
A guide to applying for undergraduate programs in the United States
Applying to universities in the United States is a confusing, exhausting, and painful experience.
In the name of dress codes
Dress codes in schools serve a purpose, but often, they hinder students' individual freedoms.
Our schools need better facilities, now
Access to proper facilities has always been a problem in schools. It needs to change.
All that’s wrong with the national school curriculum
The shortcomings in our National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) are many.
Our schools deserve better leadership
While authorised political activities among school students doesn’t exist, we're aware its going on in the background
Adapting students from diverse academic backgrounds
Helping first year students from diverse academic backgrounds adapt is a challenge for universities.
Fewer school students attend in-person classes
About one-third of secondary students and one-fifth of primary students remained absent from schools as educational institutions resumed in-person classes after Covid-induced closure.
Stop complaining, start fixing
Bangladesh would be a much better country if people stop complaining about its various problems and try to fix these issues instead by figuring out the root causes, according to Ayman Sadiq, co-founder and chief executive officer of 10 Minute School, an online learning platform.
First SSC exams since Covid-19 pandemic began
This year’s Secondary School Certificate and equivalent exams began across the country today -- strictly maintaining health rules at the centres.
Australia’s Monash College & Eduko Bangladesh to provide online training for all Bangladeshi teachers
Australian institution Monash College in partnership with Eduko Pathways, Bangladesh is organising a teacher training workshop on 12 February 2021 to provide online training to all school and college teachers in Bangladesh. The workshop is supported by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Australian Government. The Daily Star is the sole media partner for this workshop.
HSC 2020 cancelled: You can’t make everyone happy
Although many HSC 2020 candidates are content with the decision, some also voiced their concerns over the cancellation of exams.
