100 days of BNP government / Hope, crisis, and shadows of old habits complicate honeymoon period
27 May 2026, 11:37 AM
Running a country like Bangladesh is like riding a wild bull -- chaotic and unpredictable
27 May 2026, 11:37 AM
Analysis / The fall of India’s Left has been a slow, steady erosion
5 May 2026, 21:09 PM
Kerala defeat ends last stronghold
5 May 2026, 21:09 PM
Lively debate, yet much left wanting
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The first session of the parliament ended with the promise of a vibrant House with lively debates but also revealed weaknesses in the failure to adopt reforms.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM
‘We are open to opposition input on fuel situation’ - PM tells JS
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday told parliament that the government will consider the opposition’s proposal regarding the fuel situation and, if it contains realistic measures, will certainly act on them.
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
20 ordinances lose validity
11 April 2026, 01:59 AM
Twenty of the 133 ordinances issued by the interim government -- including major reforms on judicial independence, human rights, and anti-corruption -- are set to lose validity from today.
11 April 2026, 01:59 AM
Dropped ordinances: Hard-earned reforms at risk
4 April 2026, 02:54 AM
Eminent rights activists have criticised the parliamentary special committee’s recommendation to drop key ordinances issued by the interim government, noting that most of them are tied to crucial reforms.
4 April 2026, 02:54 AM
News analysis / Opportunity for reforms slipping away once more
4 April 2026, 02:49 AM
Bangladesh’s political journey has repeatedly swung between hope and disappointment. The question now is whether the country is about to witness yet another repeat of that cycle.
4 April 2026, 02:49 AM
Key reform ordinances left to expire
3 April 2026, 04:39 AM
A special parliamentary committee, reviewing ordinances issued by the interim government, yesterday recommended that 20 of them lapse or expire, including those aimed at ensuring judicial independence, curbing enforced disappearances, and strengthening the anti-corruption and human rights commissions.
3 April 2026, 04:39 AM
Private university classes: No date fixed for reopening
Private university authorities have yet not been able to finalise when in-person classes will resume because a majority of their students are yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
15 October 2021, 18:00 PM
EC body to endorse NID for 16 and above
An Election Commission committee is going to place a recommendation of collecting information of students aged above 16 from their educational institutions to provide them with National Identity (NID) cards.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM
World Teachers' Day: Jobs gone, hopes too
The reopening of educational institutions last month brought a ray of hope to Kaiser Ahmed’s life that was turned upside down in the 18-month-long Covid-19 induced school closure.
4 October 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Holding exams, bringing education back to former state not the same’
After a year and a half, the country’s schools finally reopened, and all students were welcomed back to classrooms on September 12. But according to Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, absenteeism has been growing in secondary schools for the last two weeks.
30 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Teacher Appointment, Transfer, MPO: Riddled with graft
The secondary education sector is mired by various forms of corruption and irregularities including unauthorised financial transactions in appointing head teachers and assistant teachers.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Shots for Higher Edn Students: Half yet not registered
Although the government said any university or its affiliated colleges could resume in-person classes if all their students completed the Covid-19 vaccine registration by yesterday, more than half the tertiary-level pupils across the country failed to do so within the deadline.
27 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Turnout in class dropping off
The number of students in classrooms of secondary schools has been dropping since September 12, when the schools reopened after over one and a half years.
26 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Law for EC Appointments: It’s needed more than ever now
With the national elections about two years away, the framing of a specific law as mandated by the constitution for appointments of election commissioners is back to the fore against the backdrop of widespread mistrust in the Election Commission and an alarming apathy among voters.
25 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Many private univs not playing by rules
Many private universities are flouting laws as they are running programmes without any approval and carrying out educational activities on “unauthorised” campuses.
23 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Apathy eats away vote
In an ominous sign for democracy, the practice of a candidate being elected unopposed has gripped the parliamentary by-polls as well as local body polls.
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM
After Reopening: Surveillance planned for public univs
Public universities will contact intelligence agencies to know whether the latter have any information regarding possible “anarchy” and “spread of militant propaganda” on the campuses after the reopening of the institutions.
16 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Reopening of Universities: Jab registration only key
Although the government had planned to resume in-person classes at universities and their affiliated colleges from mid-October after vaccinating all students by September, about 60 percent of the tertiary-level pupils have not even registered for vaccination yet.
14 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Primary-Higher Secondary Education: Major reforms on the horizon
The government is planning an overhaul of the education system which, among other changes, will scrap any public exams before class 10 and also ensure no exams of any kind for students up to class 3.
13 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Schools Reopen: Caged no more, back to fun
The cadence of children is returning to the classrooms today after 543 days -- a major milestone in the government’s effort to return the country to its pre-pandemic state.
11 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Primary school students: Not more than 3 classes a day
Primary students will attend three classes a day from tomorrow when in-person classes resume, Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) decided yesterday.
10 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Sick students won’t be marked as absent
Students who will miss in-person classes being infected with Covid-19 or having symptoms will not be counted as “absent” in the school attendance if they show proof, education ministry top officials said.
9 September 2021, 18:00 PM
International Literacy Day: 50 lakh to be made literate
The government is working on a programme that aims at providing basic literacy knowledge to 50 lakh people aged 15 and above and skill development training to five lakh of them.
7 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Regular classes not for all now
Examinees of PECE, SSC and HSC will have to attend in-person classes every week day while the rest of the students will go to school once a week after schools and colleges reopen on September 12.
5 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Children 12 and above to get jabs
The government is planning to inoculate children aged 12 and above against Covid-19.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Schools Reopening: Long wait is over Sept 12
With Covid-19 infections gradually going down, the government is set to reopen schools and colleges from September 12, allowing students to attend in-person classes in phases after around 18 months of closure.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM