Education

Education

A red graduation cap with a large red price tag on top, displaying '$0' in white text, symbolizing free or very low-cost education.

10 European countries offering low or free tuition for international students

The 2025 HSC and equivalent examinations' results revealed a sharp decline in the overall pass rate. Chart: TBS

HSC 2025: Dhaka board tops with 64.62% pass rate, Cumilla lowest at 48.86%

HSC candidates see their results on 16 October 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Why HSC pass rate plummets to 58.83%, lowest in 21 years

Names of 16 colleges changed

Names of 16 colleges changed

Although the government has made primary education compulsory nationwide, various surveys indicate that most of the tea garden children are deprived of primary education. Photo: Debasish Debu

For the children of our tea estates, education remains a distant dream

Salehuddin Ahmed. Sketch: TBS

Investing in education means investing in Bangladesh's future: Salehuddin

Jahangirnagar University logo

JU first-year classes to begin 21 September

The authorities of Dhaka University (DU) have expelled Ali Husen for 6 months on allegations of issuing threats of gang-rape against a female candidate of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) elections on social media. Illustration: TBS

DU suspends Ali Husen for 6 months over threatening to gang-rape Ducsu female candidate

Md Saad Hossain and Wahiduzzaman Emon. Sketch: TBS

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship: Two Bangladeshi scholars share their blueprint

The Business Standard & United International University jointly organize a Roundtable On "Futuristic quality education to ensure youth empowerment, Innovation and Investment" at TBS conference room in Dhaka. Photo Mehedi Hasan

Call for urgent education reforms for quality, future-readiness

Price hike, rising education costs major concerns for most households: Survey

Price hike, rising education costs major concerns for most households: Survey

Illustration: TBS

Crisis in the classroom: Chattogram colleges struggle amid teacher shortage

Malaysia’s Minister of Education YB Fadhlina Sidek called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Photo: CA Press Wing

Malaysia likely to offer 'Graduate Plus' visa for Bangladeshi students