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thedailystar. net > news > bangladesh > news > pm-rides-smart-car-built-specially-abled-youth-4171311

PM rides "smart car" built by specially-abled youth

1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (260+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today rode in a "smart car" built by specially-abled youth Wakimul Islam, encouraging the young innovator for his creative effort. Wakimul met the prime minister at his office in Tejgaon, where he showcased the small vehicle…...

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thedailystar. net > sports > sports-special > fifa-world-cup-2026 > news > mexico-cut-school-year-short-ahead-world-cup-4171266

Mexico to cut school year short ahead of World Cup

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (321+ words) Mexican authorities on Friday announced that the school year would end over a month early as the country gears up to host World Cup matches, prompting broad backlash. Education Secretary Mario Delgado said the decision to end the school year…...

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thedailystar. net > opinion > views > news > why-our-education-reform-keeps-missing-the-mark-4170301

Why our education reform keeps missing the mark

4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (353+ words) That school education does not work for most of our children cannot be passed off as a hyperbole anymore. When most children cannot read, write, or count at a functional level after completing five years of primary education, how can…...

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thedailystar. net > opinion > editorial > news > address-learning-gaps-primary-level-4170756

Address learning gaps at primary level

19+ hour, 30+ min ago  (533+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Why is the judiciary failing to check arbitrary detention? Nehrus, Mians, and the lost tradition of Hindu-Muslim political coexistence Address learning gaps at…...

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thedailystar. net > business > organisation-news > press-releases > news > southeast-university-launches-two-day-job-fair-4170561

Southeast University launches two-day job fair

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (213+ words) Southeast University (SEU) inaugurated its two-day "Southeast University Job Fair 2026" at the university's multipurpose hall. The fair began at 10: 00am and will continue through May 7 at the university campus, according to a press release. Sayed Bin Abdullah, special assistant to the…...

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thedailystar. net > news > education > news > most-entering-secondary-school-lack-basic-skills-4170536

Most entering secondary school lack basic skills

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (526+ words) Children in Bangladesh are entering secondary school without mastering basic foundational skills, with a staggering 91 percent of Grade 5 students in mathematics and 65 percent in Bangla remaining at the "novice" level, a new study has found. The study, titled "From Evidence…...

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thedailystar. net > campus > news > the-obstacles-and-opportunities-career-prospects-environmental-science-graduates-4168176

The obstacles and opportunities: Career prospects for environmental science graduates

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (647+ words) I finished my toils with my undergrad, not knowing a single recruiter in the field," she says. "We are trained to understand what is breaking, how it's breaking, but not how to insert ourselves into fixing it. That gap is…...

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salary comparison website

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (27+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes This website lets you compare salaries in Bangladesh...

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thedailystar. net > business > organisation-news > press-releases > news > iub-launches-bba-supply-chain-management-program-4168841

IUB launches BBA in Supply Chain Management program

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (383+ words) Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has launched a BBA in Supply Chain Management under its School of Business and Entrepreneurship. The programme will be offered through the Department of General Management, according to a press release. IUB said the major has…...

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thedailystar. net > news > bangladesh > news > usf-confer-posthumous-doctorates-limon-bristy-4168851

USF to confer posthumous doctorates on Limon, Bristy

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (226+ words) The University of South Florida (USF) has decided to award posthumous doctoral degrees to two Bangladeshi Ph D students, Zamil Ahmed Limon and Nahida Sultana Bristy, who were brutally killed by Limon's roommate in the Florida. The decision will be…...