Bangladesh public universities

Why are public universities so averse to research?

JU-DU research allocations underscore institutional apathy
30 June 2025, 07:59 AM

Polytechnic crisis shows why an education reform commission is urgent

Govt has so far ignored the demand for broader education sector reforms
30 April 2025, 11:27 AM

Spare students from the chaos over university admission tests

Withdrawal of multiple universities from the cluster system raises concerns
26 January 2025, 16:00 PM

Dhaka University must reclaim its unutilised land

Resolving accommodation issues, implementing masterplan urgent
8 October 2024, 06:00 AM

Reforming the culture of student politics is crucial

We can’t have the same old politics on university campuses
22 August 2024, 06:00 AM

'Any vice-chancellor or teacher is expected to stand by students'

Professor Gitiara Nasreen talks about ways to end the current stalemate in our public universities and the reforms needed to ensure a better educational environment with The Daily Star.
20 August 2024, 06:00 AM

Nation expects a lot from the interim government

Addressing security concerns, economic crisis among key challenges
9 August 2024, 03:00 AM

The education sector is bleeding, too

Its impact on the nation’s future may be devastating
2 August 2024, 07:41 AM

Khulna Polytechnic has dorms, but students live off campus!

The institute's accommodation crisis must be resolved soon
14 July 2024, 08:27 AM

How long will the Ruet stalemate drag on?

Appoint a VC urgently to run its academic, administrative activities smoothly
4 August 2023, 15:30 PM

A teachers’ leader becoming a proctor can’t be good news

The intertwining of roles raises ethical concerns surrounding potential conflicts of interest.
13 June 2023, 04:00 AM

Student evaluation is necessary to improve our public universities

The lack of a policy for student evaluation affects students substantially.
11 March 2023, 15:00 PM

Is ‘vice’ in VC the new normal?

UGC report on the VC of Islamic Arabic University shows how public universities are being undone by irregularities
20 December 2022, 13:42 PM

How long will BCL be above the law?

Comilla University incident shows how unruly it has become
1 December 2022, 06:42 AM

Spending All for Nothing

Education abroad does not always come with golden opportunities
19 November 2022, 04:00 AM