: In early 2026, a viral video from Sharmin Academy in Nayapaltan showed a 4-year-old child being slapped and threatened with a stapler. This led to the arrest of a teacher, Pabitra Kumar Barua, and widespread calls for the enforcement of the national ban on corporal punishment.

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon was filmed making discouraging remarks to a student about a car prototype and later criticizing young people for "instant reactions" and "obsessions with going viral".