Will education in Bangladesh see a fundamental change?

There will be no nationwide public exams before Class-10 and no science-arts-business divide in SSC.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the outline for this new curriculum, which can fundamentally change the way students of primary, secondary and higher-secondary stages acquire knowledge in Bangladesh.

What are the changes in this outline? How feasible is this reform? Are the educational institutions and their teachers prepared to adapt to this new system?

In Straight from Star Newsroom, Debjani Shyama discusses the upcoming major reform in education with The Daily Star reporter Mohiuddin Alamgir.