Arafat Rahaman
Published work

Opinion & Analysis

Published columns, commentary and analysis.

45published pieces
45 entries
16 September 2026OpinionThe Daily Star

Higher viva marks may undermine fairness in public recruitment

Last July, BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said his party wanted the viva marks of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination reduced to 50 from 200 to limit scope for discrimination in Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) recruitment.

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19 March 2026OpinionThe Daily Star

The cost of politicising VC appointment

Is involvement in politics a crime? Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon posed that question while defending the government’s decision to appoint vice-chancellors to seven universities and a new chairman of the University Grants Commission on Monday.

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