Govt orders all edn instts to celebrate Pahela Baishakh
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...
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US researchers, colleges fear future under Trump
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 in higher education
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...
Private univ law needs to be changed
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...
Touhid urges Georgia to enroll more Bangladeshi students
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday urged Georgia to enroll more Bangladeshi students in higher education institutions in the east European country...
Time to decentralise聽
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...
Too many universities, too little learning
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 You spent years studying outdated courses, using inadequate facilities, and being taught by underqualified faculty.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...
BSMRAU celebrates its top ranking in Bangladesh
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 landscape
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...
Academic atmosphere in higher education declining: Wahiduddin
Interim government education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud has observed that academic atmosphere in higher education institutions, in public universities in particular, is gradually deteriorating.
Bridging Cartesian roots with 4IR realities
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...
Prioritise student voices in higher education reform: discussion
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.
DIU ranks 1st in Bangladesh in Times Higher Education WUR
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
US univs express interest to cooperate in education, research
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...
Govt should not show rightist bias or weakness
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...
DU teachers submit proposals on higher edn reform
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...
New curriculum not suspended: ministry
Education ministry officials on Saturday confirmed that a new school curriculum had not been suspended amid a confusion raised in this regard...
Record 13,563 Bangladeshi students study in USA in 2023: US embassy聽
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...
UK businesses criticise visa crackdown on int鈥檒 students
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...