Mohiuddin Alamgir

Government primary schools across Bangladesh are struggling to keep lessons on track as headteacher posts remain vacant in more than half of the institutions while thousands of assistant-teacher positions also remain unfilled, putting extra pressure on teachers and disrupting classes.

This year's SSC results painted a grim picture, with the pass rate across the nine general education boards hitting a 19-year low and GPA-5 achievers falling to their lowest level since 2020.

Bangladesh is heading towards its 13th presidential election today, but the country's history of choosing its head of state tells a story of shrinking political competition.

Mirza Fakhrul spent years keeping his party afloat in opposition; he now assumes an office that may become more consequential

Bangladesh's deeply fraught political landscape witnessed a rare moment of camaraderie in parliament yesterday as lawmakers from across the aisle gathered around president-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, offering handshakes and embraces.

Since the late 1980s, Bangladesh's SSC pass rate has seen major fluctuations, reflecting not only student performance but also suggesting the influence of political realities, exam reforms, marking practices, and education policies.

For Bangladeshis, the distant war in the Middle East is anything but remote.

Minimum basic salary climbs from Tk 130 to Tk 20,000 as maximum reaches Tk 156,000

Justified and equitable are two very different bars to clear and the cabinet's approval of the ninth pay scale clears only the first. The country now operates with a two-speed workforce. One group has just had a decade of eroded purchasing power restored by cabinet fiat. The other -- the vast majority -- is still waiting for wages to catch up with relentless inflation. Ultimately, this sweeping new pay scale widens the chasm between the state's payroll and everyone else.

The third session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, although shorter than the first two, offered several indications of the difficulties ahead.