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ISD opens registration for robotics prog

International School Dhaka announced the launch of its Carnegie Mellon Robotics Training Program, inviting students from across Dhaka to develop cutting-edge technical and problem-solving skills.

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Another teacher discharged from burn institute

The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery released one more burn victim in the fighter jet crash at the Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara...

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Understanding inequality across history

EARLIER this month, scholars working at the London School of Economics argued, ‘It’s time to face up to power in the debate about wealth inequality.’ The authors note that of the various ways we could frame the problem of inequality, the framing that has most resonance with people ‘focuses on the problem of Unfair Influence. That is, it places the emphasis on...

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Three Milestone teachers to be remembered forever: Yunus

Maherin Chowdhury, Masuka Begum and Mahfuza Khanam, three teachers, who died in a plane crash into Milestone School and College, will be remembered forever by the people as a unique example of humanity and bravery, Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday.

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Coding the ‘banality of evil’

ABOUT a month ago, a military training aircraft crashed onto Milestone School in Dhaka, killing 30 people, including many children, in a fiery explosion. When I saw the news, I fell into silence. But strangely, I noticed something: I didn’t feel the same deep shock I once would have. A few years ago, such a tragedy would have devastated me — I’d have spent the day in...

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Guardians return without submitting memo to Milestone

Bereaved guardians of the students, killed after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed in the compound of Milestone School and College, on Sunday could not submit a memorandum to the education institution’s principal...

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Govt should work out policy to cut reliance on foreign experts

THIS is worrying that there is no oversight on the recruitment of foreigners in English-medium schools. A report that ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· published on August 9 says a majority of teachers in leadership roles in English-medium schools are Indians and the education ministry has no information on the matter. Renowned and relatively expensive private-sector English-medium...

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Time to phase out SSC exams?

FOR decades, the Secondary School Certificate examinations have been a gateway to higher education and socio-economic mobility. Introduced during the colonial era and modified post independence, the examinations have for long been perceived as a milestone that shapes the future of millions of students every year. But in 2025, amidst rapid shifts in pedagogy...

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Milestone resumes classes of IX, X, XII after 15 days

The Milestone School and College resumed classes partially on Wednesday 15 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital’s Uttara...

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25 injured as fire breaks out in school lab

At least 25 students were injured after a fire broke out during a training session in the science lab of Niyaz Mohammad High School in Brahmanbaria town on Wednesday afternoon...

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Milestone to resume classes partially today

The Milestone School and College will resume classes partially today 15 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital’s Uttara...

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Milestone partially reopens, classes from Aug 6

The Milestone School and College partially reopened on Sunday 12 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital’s Uttara...

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Two schoolgirls drown in Kishoreganj

Two schoolgirls drowned in the Narsunda River at Ashtaka Manikpur village of Gundhar union under Karimganj in Kishoreganj on Wednesday...

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It manifests faults of deposed fascist govt: Farida

Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhtar at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday said that the jet crash into a building of Milestone School and College was a manifestation of faults of the deposed fascist government...

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BAF JET CRASH: Death toll reaches 35

The death toll from the July 21 fighter jet crash into a building of Milestone School and College at Uttara in the capital reached 35 as two more victims succumbed to their burn injuries on Saturday.