Eastern University held a seminar titled Prospects of Higher Studies and International Work Permit Visa in Japan at the Rezakul Haider Hall of the EU at Ashulia Model Town in Dhaka on Monday...
The Australian Higher Education Roadshow 2025 was successfully held at the Sheraton Hotel in Dhaka on Monday...
Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a seminar in Dhaka on Wednesday said that although the transfusion medicine department of the BMU provided services to patients by collecting blood safely and provided better higher education to students, more emphasis should be placed on research...
University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has urged the European Union to expand higher education opportunities in various universities in Europe, including scholarships and joint research, for Bangladeshi students...
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education under the education ministry on Monday ordered all educational institutions under it to celebrate Bengali New Year on April 14...
Universities threatened with massive federal funding cuts, research programmes facing closure, and faculty and staff facing possible detention and deportation for political views 鈥� US higher education is being squeezed hard by Donald Trump鈥檚 presidency.
VIRTUAL reality is not just the future of education; it鈥檚 the present, reshaping how we learn, interact, and experience the world. As technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, virtual reality (VR) is transforming education by breaking down the traditional barriers of classrooms and textbooks, offering immersive and interactive experiences that deepen student...
THE Private University Act 1992 was amended in 2010 to make it contemporary. None of the 53 sections of the amended law has a single word on academic and intellectual freedom in higher education or the university鈥檚 autonomy. Rather, various sections have been made to keep universities under the strict surveillance of the University Grants Commission through...
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday urged Georgia to enroll more Bangladeshi students in higher education institutions in the east European country...
IF YOU live in Bangladesh, you live under the shadow of Dhaka. Whether it鈥檚 for higher education, advanced healthcare, legal proceedings, or career opportunities, the capital city is the unavoidable nerve centre of the country. Yet, its overburdened infrastructure, worsening pollution, and staggering congestion tell the story of a country trapped in an...
Imagine graduating from university only to realise your degree has left you unprepared for the job market. You spent years studying outdated courses, using inadequate facilities, and being taught by underqualified faculty. Now, you are one of the 800,000 unemployed university graduates in Bangladesh, struggling to find work. This is not a rare story 鈥� it is the reality for far too many young Bangladeshis...
Students, teachers and officials of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University celebrated on Saturday as the university was ranked as the top university in Bangladesh in the Life Sciences category of Times Higher Education rankings 2025...
HIGHER education plays a vital role in a country鈥檚 development, serving as a conduit for nurturing the knowledge and skills of its people. Since its independence in 1971, Bangladesh鈥檚 higher education sector has grown considerably, with the establishment of numerous public and private universities significantly expanding access to education...
Interim government education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud has observed that academic atmosphere in higher education institutions, in public universities in particular, is gradually deteriorating.
THE evolution of higher education over the past three centuries has been guided by the ideas of various philosophers, each contributing to distinct goals: cultivating reason, promoting individual growth, advancing society, and solving practical problems. Dominant philosophies like rationalism during the Enlightenment and pragmatism in the Industrial Age shaped education while coexisting with alternative...
A panel discussion recently held at Dhaka International University highlighted the importance of prioritising student voices in the reform of higher education in Bangladesh, says a press release.
Daffodil International University is ranked jointly at the top in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings-2025 among Bangladeshi Universities, said a press release on Wednesday. 聽
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh on Wednesday said that top 10 universities in the United States expressed their interest in cooperation in improving the quality of higher education and research in Bangladesh...
THE dissolution of the textbook review and revision committee, formed on September 15, and the criticism, controversy, demands and counter-demands that led to the dissolution is concerning on a few counts. The Secondary and Higher Education Division on September 28 dissolved the 10-member committee meant to review textbooks of the...
The teachers of Dhaka University on Sunday submitted a 15-point charter of proposals to the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh for reformation of higher education...
Education ministry officials on Saturday confirmed that a new school curriculum had not been suspended amid a confusion raised in this regard...
The Embassy of the United States of America has applauded Bangladeshi students beginning their higher education journey in the USA in an event in Dhaka city as a record number of 13, 563 students from the country leave to study there...
The UK government鈥檚 toughening of immigration policy for overseas university students risks weakening the higher education sector and could hit recruitment and investment, business leaders warned on Thursday...