UCB partners with University of Central Lancashire to offer affordable British degrees in Bangladesh

During the event, welcome speeches were delivered by the dignitaries, followed by inauguration and signing of agreements. Professor Muhammad Ismail Hussain, Dean of Academic Affairs of UCB presented the vote of thanks. Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury lauded the initiative, saying, “We have to focus on enriching the country's future workforce by providing timely skills […]

ULAB and Jaago Foundation announce five-year strategic partnership on education

The Jago Foundation delegation comprised Safina Anjum, communications manager of the Founder’s Office, while ULAB attendees included pro-VC Jude William Genillo, treasurer Milan Kumar Bhattacharya, School of Business dean and professor Sarwar Uddin Ahmed, School of Arts and Humanities professor and dean Kaiser Mohammad Hamidul Haque, joint registrar and admissions director Jamal Uddin Bhuiyan, international […]

You can copy-paste technology, but not people: Vincent Chang

At the beginning of the book launch event, Marina Yasmin, Coordinator of Prothoma Prokashon, introduced Professor Vincent Chang and his illustrious career, his struggles, his academic excellence, his multifaceted vocation, his commitment to education and, of course, the book. Encompasses his innumerable experiences. He said that taking on the responsibility of editing and publishing such […]

NSU ranked in The Young University Rankings 2024

The performance indicators are divided into five areas, namely teaching (learning environment), research environment (volume, income and reputation), research quality (citation impact, research strength, research excellence and research impact), international outlook (staff, students and research), and industry (income and patents). Fifteen Bangladeshi universities submitted data for this league table, but only four of them ranked. […]

Budget 2024-25: Health and education crisis continues as Bangladesh lags behind in allocations

The education sector suffered a huge blow during the Covid-19 pandemic. During that time the poor condition of the health sector was also revealed. Despite this, both the areas related to fundamental rights are not getting adequate attention in the national budget. Although the allocation increases in terms of money, the increase as a proportion […]

Practical steps to retain students in schools: Addressing dropout concerns in Bangladesh

This means that the government's claim of enrolling almost 100 percent children in schools proves to be false. Government policy-makers claim that education rates are increasing. But non-formal education activities, which were initiated to bring back hundreds of thousands of children who were dropping out at primary, secondary or higher education levels, are now largely […]