HSC results tomorrow

The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be published tomorrow.
7 August 2015

British schoolgirl has higher IQ score than Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking

Nicole Barr, a 12-year-old from Essex in England scores a 162 on her Mensa IQ test — that's two points higher than what Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking scored, reports the Mashable.
6 August 2015

Switching Academic Goals

Commerce or Science? When choosing subjects for our first board exams, and consequently our future careers, are we really confined to those binary alternatives?
5 August 2015

KolpoKoushol: A Knowledge Initiative

The World Bank's Knowledge Economic Index ranks innovation in Bangladesh at 191 and shows a long and winding road ahead for innovation and technology here.
15 July 2015

Specialist University Entrance Exams

Getting ready to apply for universities abroad?
8 July 2015

Using Proper Grammar

First rule of social media: use proper grammar. Second rule of social media: use proper grammar.
8 July 2015

2nd merit list for class XI admission published

The Dhaka Education Board authorities publish the second merit list for admission in class XI for the academic session of 2015-2016.
6 July 2015

Strict School Survival Guide

It's no secret that schools are a huge part of our lives. We spend a large chunk of the day there and while you're still in school, the way your school does things will have a large bearing on how often you smile in a day.
3 June 2015

IMAGINE - WRITE CREATIVELY (video)

United International University (UIU) and The Daily Star (TDS) jointly organise a workshop titled 'Imagine - Write Creatively' to usher school students into the habit of thinking and writing creatively.
3 June 2015

ALL ABOUT THE PROCESS OF WRITING

The third workshop of United International University (UIU) and The Daily Star's (TDS) joint initiative 'Imagine - Write Creatively' was held on May 20 at the senior section of Sunnydale School in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
27 May 2015

Dhaka MoocXchange: Online classrooms

In Bangladesh, where degrees are valued in terms of the best jobs they can bring, who would want a degree on the genesis of rock and roll?
27 May 2015

Bracing yourselves for HSC

It has been quite a while since the SSCs have been over. It is now the time when different rumours surrounding the publication of the results will start to spread.
20 May 2015

GPA and Happiness – Correlated?

Doing well in academics requires different circumstances for different people.
13 May 2015

HC asks Buet to allow expelled BCL men to attend classes

The High Court directs Buet authorities to allow its four expelled students, also leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League, to avail all student facilities including attending classes and examinations.
11 May 2015

AN EXERCISE IN NON-ACADEMIC WRITING

“Imagine Write Creatively”, the initiative by The Daily Star (TDS) and United International University (UIU), inspires school students to cultivate their thoughts and imagination through the medium of creative writing.
6 May 2015

Google 'should be allowed in examinations'

Inevitably search engines such as Google will be allowed in public examinations, including GCSEs and A-Levels, the head of an exam board says.
30 April 2015

The month I spent studying for med school in a mall

When I completed my A Levels last January, everyone I know took it as a universal sign to tell me what I should do with my life.
29 April 2015

HSC tests deferred for city polls

Tests for nine Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams, scheduled for April 26, 27 and 28, have been pushed back to May 2, 4 and 16 respectively.
13 April 2015

SHOULD YOU TAKE A GAP YEAR?

Finishing high school is a major turning point in our lives. We find ourselves at a crossroads, having to make hard decisions that may end up having far-reaching consequences regardless of whether we are ready. Or do we?
8 April 2015

Ways in Which University Changes You

It's not all about academics.
8 April 2015