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Youth

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Opinion / Can fluency in English be a measure of intelligence?
9 HOUR(s) • Campus
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Career / Navigating a career in public health
17 September 2026 • Campus
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Opinion / Why Bangladeshi unis should consider offering online degrees
17 September 2026 • Campus
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Opinion / Why Ducsu’s faculty evaluation move matters
Azra Humayra
16 September 2026 • Campus
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Scholarships / Chevening 2027-2028: Fully-funded master's degree in the UK
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13 September 2026 • Scholarships
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Fellowships / Apply to Chevening Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Fellowship
Campus Desk
19 September 2026 • Campus
Exchange Programme / KL-YES US exchange program for Bangladeshi school students
Campus Desk
14 September 2026 • Campus
Applications for the KL Youth Exchange and Study programme are now open.
Interviews / Porcelain Kiss: Inside an indie artist's dark electronic soundscapes
Mueen Walee Maheer
13 September 2026 • Interviews

Interviews

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Interviews / In conversation with three O and A level top performers

12 September 2026 • Interviews
Interviews / Bangladesh's young mathematicians shine at WMI 2026
1 September 2026 • Stars on the rise
Interviews / Tufan Chakma’s Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s in Animation journey
30 August 2026 • Interviews
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Education / A Bangladeshi photojournalist's Chevening journey

6 August 2026 • Campus
Interviews / Dr Arifin Sandhi on building Bangladesh's environmental future
24 July 2026 • Interviews
Interviews / IDP's Razib Mahbubul on making smarter study-abroad decisions
23 July 2026 • Interviews
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Interviews / From Diana Award to Forbes 30 Under 30: Nafira's social impact journey

21 June 2026 • Interviews
Interviews / How Team Six Seven made Bangladesh proud in Hong Kong
18 June 2026 • Interviews
Interviews / Dr Hamidul Huq on sustainable development and eight years of ICSD
16 April 2026 • Interviews
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Interviews / Words of wisdom for aspiring boxers

3 April 2026 • Interviews
IUB valedictorian Sajid on self-belief and success
5 February 2026 • Interviews
How Bangladeshi universities can adapt to a changing world
5 February 2026 • Interviews

Academics

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Reflections / The dilemma of choosing a path after HSC

10 September 2026 • Campus
HSC ends, and with it comes the strange departure from a life that had been structured for 12 years by routine.
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Education / Is there a 'right' time to pursue a master's degree?
23 July 2026 • Campus
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Cover Story / The public vs private university debate and why it’s outmoded
16 July 2026 • Campus
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Cover Story / The prospects of pursuing a degree in theatre studies
9 July 2026 • Campus
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Education / QS World University Rankings 2027: Where did Bangladeshi universities rank?
18 June 2026 • Education

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JnU honours 104 students with first-ever Dean’s Award
17 June 2026 • Education
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Education / An IBA Gold Medalist’s blueprint for success
9 June 2026 • Education
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Study Abroad / The real cost of studying in the UK
4 June 2026 • Education
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Education / A guide to crafting scientific posters
21 May 2026 • Campus

Pop culture

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TV Series / The Wonderfools: Messy at first, but surprisingly worth the ride
Marina Masud
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Movies / Nolan’s reframing of The Odyssey
Miazee Abrar
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Movies / Backrooms is a liminal nightmare, until it isn’t
Zabin Tazrin Nashita
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Movies / Spider-Man: Brand New Day: A timeless hero’s confrontation with isolation
Sabil Sadat Zahir
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Movies / Obsession and the horror of a stolen self
Azra Humayra
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Video Games / Pokémon Champions: The new home of competitive Pokémon
Shams Rashid Tonmoy

Career and Skills

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Cover Story / Why students feel the need to opt for side hustles
11 June 2026
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Cover Story / What young entrepreneurs should know about starting and surviving a startup
21 May 2026
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Education / Is the CFA worth it? Bangladeshi candidates weigh in
13 August 2026
Career / Medical interns open up about the experiences that shape them
Tasfiah Liakat
6 August 2026
Cover Story / The IT job market conundrum: underemployed or underskilled?
Irfan Hossain
2 July 2026
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Cover Story / Career prospects for environmental science graduates
7 May 2026
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Career / The rise of wedding content creators
6 May 2026
Career / Working without borders: The rise and risks of working for foreign companies remotely
Tazrin Rashid Pritha
2 April 2026
Rapid expansion of remote work in Bangladesh, while being beneficial mostly, has also exposed significant regulatory and structural gaps present today.
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Career / What needs to change to accommodate environmental science graduates?
Shoumik Zubyer
13 March 2026
Next Step / Why entrepreneurship must be Bangladesh’s next national mission
Anwarul Alam Chandan
17 February 2026
Traditional employment is under pressure everywhere, squeezed by automation, artificial intelligence, slower growth and the aftershocks of the pandemic. Young people are hit first and hardest, pushed into unemployment, underemployment, or insecure work.
Next Step jobs
Next Step / Jobs of the week
15 February 2026

Opinion

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Reader Submission / How performance enhancement classes put progress beyond marks
17 September 2026 • Campus
Assessment is not the end of the process; it is a starting point for understanding what a student needs next.
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Opinion / AI will, inevitably, raise the value of writers
6 September 2026 • Opinion
Why original human thought matters in the AI era
Opinion / How students can use their mistakes to learn better
25 August 2026 • Opinion
Opinion / Behind private Facebook faculty review groups
6 August 2026 • Opinion
Opinion / Is it time to rethink our board exam schedules?
15 July 2026 • Opinion
Opinion / The privilege that goes into the ‘faaka’ Dhaka discourse
29 May 2026 • Opinion
Opinion / Stop taking health advice from AI-generated social media videos
12 May 2026 • Opinion
Opinion / The illusion of choice in choosing science
1 May 2026 • Opinion
Opinion / Antimicrobial resistance and its impact on cancer treatment in Bangladesh
8 April 2026 • Opinion
Opinion / The outrage machine: How social media profits from fake literacy panics
3 April 2026 • Opinion

Fiction

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Reader Submission / The piper’s solace

Monica Margaret Gomes
3 August 2026 • Fiction
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Fiction / Sweet in the palm of your hands
Punomi Rahman Titir
25 June 2026 • Fiction
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Reader Submission / Sins of the blameless
Durga
20 May 2026 • Fiction
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Poetry / Sorceress
Punomi Rahman Titir
1 May 2026 • Fiction
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Fiction / When time stands still
Tinath Zaeba
1 May 2026 • Fiction
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Fiction / Letter from my dead grandmother
Punomi Rahman Titir
27 March 2026 • Fiction
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Tasfiah Liakat
27 February 2026 • Fiction
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Reader submission / The limerence of ghats
Monica Margaret Gomes
26 February 2026 • Fiction

Noticeboard

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Press Release / Grand finale of Startup World Cup Bangladesh 2026 Held at Daffodil International University
11 HOUR(s) • Noticeboard
The Bangladesh regional grand finale of Startup World Cup 2026 was organised by the Department of Innovation & Entrepreneurship of Daffodil International University.
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Press Release / UIU secures fourth place at Student Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) 2026
11 HOUR(s) • Noticeboard
United International University's UART takes 4th place at the global SUAS 2026 competition.
Press Release / UCBD signs MoU with SSL Wireless
17 September 2026 • Noticeboard
Press Release / IUB honours 210 O and A level achievers in Chattogram
17 September 2026 • Noticeboard
Press Release / Haileybury Bhaluka and Cambridge bring education leaders together for “Safeguarding Leadership Summit 2026”
17 September 2026 • Noticeboard
Press Release / IUB-MCCI roundtable discusses on graduate employability
15 September 2026 • Noticeboard
Press Release / NSU Department of Law honours newly enrolled Bar Council and High Court advocates
15 September 2026 • Noticeboard
Press Release / East West University celebrates Nazrul Year and Freshers’ Reception for Fall Semester
12 September 2026 • Noticeboard
Press Release / APUB delegation pays courtesy call on President
12 September 2026 • Noticeboard
Press Release / NSU VC delivers keynote at Future Investment Conference 2026 in China
10 September 2026 • Noticeboard
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