Education

UNESCO report: Bangladesh ranks lowest in free education in South, Central Asia

TDS Desk: Education ranks among the most fundamental human rights. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals codify this principle in SDG–4: to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all

SSC exams to start 21 April

TDS Desk: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams will begin on 21 April, according to the schedule published Thursday. Prof SM Kamal Uddin Haider, convener of the Inter-Education

7-college students block Science Lab, Technical demanding university ordinance

TDS Desk: Commuters in Dhaka are yet to face another day of severe traffic disruption as students from seven colleges under Dhaka University have taken to the streets at Science

7 college crisis Students block 3 vital intersections, severe traffic congestion created

TDS Desk: Protesting students on Wednesday blocked the Science Lab, Technical and Tantibazar intersections in the capital at the call of the ‘Saat College Biswabidyaloy Rupantor Andolon’. The students have

July uprising now part of textbook history

TDS Desk: As part of history, the new textbooks now include the July mass uprising. At the same time, the 1990 mass uprising has also been added. These updates have

UGC to be dissolved, ‘Bangladesh Higher Education Commission’ to be formed

TDS Desk: The interim government has moved to dissolve the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh and establish a stronger, statutory body titled the Bangladesh Higher Education Commission. On December