As the world celebrates International Teachers’ Day to honour educators and their role in society, teachers in Bangladesh are observing it in a different reality.
While their noble profession is possibly one of the most reputable one there is, the educational system in many ways, fails to accommodate their needs, which ultimately takes a toll on their mental health.
They carry the nation’s most vital responsibility: shaping young minds and laying the foundation for future generations.
Teachers see that they need economic improvement, so their focus shifts towards earning through coaching and tuition, which in turn affects their social standing.
The mental health of school teachers remains one of the most pressing yet less discussed issues in our society.
On this Teachers' Day, we thank the ones who truly shaped our lives, our teachers.
Inside a small classroom in Cox’s Bazar’s Burmese Market area, a group of 12 to 15 Rakhine children sit together, learning in a setting unlike regular schools.
On World Teachers’ Day, as students honour their mentors with gratitude, one name carries a deeper, more poignant weight: Mahreen Chowdhury.
