Author - Sheikh Nahid Neazy

VCs: Academic Leaders or Partisan Shield-bearers?

The lecture halls of Bangladesh’s public universities are quiet, but the administrative corridors are deafeningly loud. Across the country, a

17 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

VCs: Academic Leaders or Partisan Shield-bearers?

Why Bangladesh Needs Primary-Level Civic Education in Age of AI

The prevailing definition of “merit” in Bangladesh’s contemporary educational landscape is fundamentally broken or questionable. For decades, the state has

10 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Why Bangladesh Needs Primary-Level Civic Education in Age of AI

'Quality Regime' Is Failing Higher Education

On 21-22 August, at a scenic resort in Savar, the country’s academic elite gathered for a high-profile, two-day dialogue titled

03 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

'Quality Regime' Is Failing Higher Education

AI without Emotional Intelligence Destroys Academia

Bangladeshi universities are seemingly caught in a state of sudden hyper-vigilance over artificial intelligence (AI), yet remain somewhat indifferent to

19 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

AI without Emotional Intelligence Destroys Academia

Gen Z Can Reclaim Meaning in a Chaotic Society

In a globally bestseller book, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, Héctor García (a Spanish-born software

12 Sep 2026 Post Logue

Gen Z Can Reclaim Meaning in a Chaotic Society

Private Sector Employees Deserve More

The street protests of the historic mass uprising are long over, but everyday life in Bangladesh feels exactly the same.

05 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Bridging the Gap between Universities and Society

The modern university is meant to be a lighthouse for the community, but the gap between Bangladesh’s higher education system

29 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper

Bridging the Gap between Universities and Society

Honeymoon Is Over; Government Must Work Now

When the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led government assumed office in February 2026 following a decisive electoral victory, it inherited an

22 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper

Honeymoon Is Over; Government Must Work Now

Illusion of Autonomy: Re-examining the Totalising State of Universities

The recent decision by the Dhaka University Syndicate to systematically investigate 231 faculty members accused of alignment with the deposed

15 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper

Illusion of Autonomy: Re-examining the Totalising State of Universities

Partisan Political Clashes Still Suffocating Promise of Public Universities!

When the historic July Mass Uprising 2024 brought down an autocracy, it was the students of our public universities who

08 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper

Partisan Political Clashes Still Suffocating Promise of Public Universities!

Why Post-kakistocracy Dawn Is Stalling

05 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper

Beyond the Spoils: Can Bangladesh Break the Iron Grip of Crony Politics?

As Bangladesh observes “July Mass Uprising Day” on 5 August 2026, the public aspirations seem to clash heavily with the

01 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper

Beyond the Spoils: Can Bangladesh Break the Iron Grip of Crony Politics?

Why South Asia’s Dying Democracies Cannot Speak Gen Z

Currently South Asia is undergoing a critical political mutation, marked not by traditional geopolitical shifts but by a widening generational

25 Jul 2026 Today's Newspaper

Why South Asia’s Dying Democracies Cannot Speak Gen Z

Illusion of Reform in Post-uprising Bangladesh

As the BNP-led government prepares to officially observe “July Mass Uprising Day” on the upcoming fifth of August, an unsettling

18 Jul 2026 Today's Newspaper

Illusion of Reform in Post-uprising Bangladesh

Decolonising Curricula and Reclaiming Humanities in Bangladesh’s Higher Education

If you walk into any university classroom in Bangladesh, you will find students parsing Western theories of development, governance, or

11 Jul 2026 Today's Newspaper

Decolonising Curricula and Reclaiming Humanities in Bangladesh’s Higher Education

Designing an Effective Local Framework for Higher Education

When the newly-released QS World University Rankings 2027 has placed the University of Dhaka at the 600th spot, followed by

04 Jul 2026 Today's Newspaper

Designing an Effective Local Framework for Higher Education

Outcome-based Education: A Performative Charade and an Audit Illusion

Currently universities across Bangladesh seem to be locked in an exhausting, state-mandated ritual. Instead of refreshing the reading lists for

30 Jun 2026 Today's Newspaper

Outcome-based Education: A Performative Charade and an Audit Illusion

Rebuilding Bangladesh’s Education System for Better Human Capital

The absolute scale of the foundational decline of our education system was laid bare in parliament by the state minister

20 Jun 2026 Post Logue

Rebuilding Bangladesh’s Education System for Better Human Capital

Why Bangladeshi Universities Must Decentralise Academic Career Track

Higher education in Bangladesh has operated for over three decades under an archaic institutional delusion. We stubbornly demand that every

13 Jun 2026 Today's Newspaper

Why Bangladeshi Universities Must Decentralise Academic Career Track

Marketisation, Epistemic Alienation and Cost of Higher Education

The swift political retreat of State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj after calling Dhaka University a “coaching

06 Jun 2026 Today's Newspaper

Marketisation, Epistemic Alienation and Cost of Higher Education

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