Shahidul Islam

Can decentralisation improve primary school outcomes in Bangladesh?

Effective schools and learners through decentralised governance may make a difference in primary school education.

1m ago

Between bullets and borders Fleeing the Rajshahi massacre

I was in a deep sleep in my room when a loud, relentless pounding on the door jolted me awake.

5m ago

Whom does education serve in Bangladesh?

To serve the purpose of education, meeting the parents' demands through focusing on learning outcomes and reforming the education system are the need of the hour.

10m ago

An education memorandum

The interim government has to decide guidelines for the minimum reform targets to achieve, and where to begin.

1y ago

Education for most Indians is still a ‘bust.' What about Bangladesh?

In Bangladesh, the government could call on the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) to change the system of remunerating government schoolteachers.

2y ago

Bridge schools: A local solution to a global problem

In its latest education intervention, Bridge school has strived to improve the five elements required in any working education system.

3y ago

Politics of School Examinations

In 2009, the government introduced the Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE), a mandatory test for grade 5 students to certify completion of the primary cycle.

3y ago

The pervasive problem of linguistic discrimination

We did not fight against any language, not even Urdu. Our language movement was a fight against a ruler of a ruled nation. Language itself has no power to exploit others.

3y ago
July 26, 2025
July 26, 2025

Can decentralisation improve primary school outcomes in Bangladesh?

Effective schools and learners through decentralised governance may make a difference in primary school education.

March 26, 2025
March 26, 2025

Between bullets and borders Fleeing the Rajshahi massacre

I was in a deep sleep in my room when a loud, relentless pounding on the door jolted me awake.

October 28, 2024
October 28, 2024

Whom does education serve in Bangladesh?

To serve the purpose of education, meeting the parents' demands through focusing on learning outcomes and reforming the education system are the need of the hour.

September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024

An education memorandum

The interim government has to decide guidelines for the minimum reform targets to achieve, and where to begin.

July 31, 2023
July 31, 2023

Education for most Indians is still a ‘bust.' What about Bangladesh?

In Bangladesh, the government could call on the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) to change the system of remunerating government schoolteachers.

July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022

Bridge schools: A local solution to a global problem

In its latest education intervention, Bridge school has strived to improve the five elements required in any working education system.

May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022

Politics of School Examinations

In 2009, the government introduced the Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE), a mandatory test for grade 5 students to certify completion of the primary cycle.

February 21, 2022
February 21, 2022

The pervasive problem of linguistic discrimination

We did not fight against any language, not even Urdu. Our language movement was a fight against a ruler of a ruled nation. Language itself has no power to exploit others.

January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022

The unenviable camaraderie of public university vice-chancellors

I see—and perhaps others do, too—some lights at the end of the tunnel. Reportedly, 35 public university vice chancellors have expressed their willingness to resign from their posts if the controversial Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has to resign.

March 28, 2021
March 28, 2021

Reforming education, keeping the promises

Bangladesh is the youngest nation among its South Asian neighbours. Its war of independence against Pakistan started with a massive revolt by Bangladeshis from all walks of life—but without the necessary arms and trained soldiers to fight against Pakistan’s professional military forces.