Bangladesh education

An ode to Yasmeen Murshed / The passing of a quiet revolutionary

Mrs Murshed believed that education should not begin and end with books.

EDUCATING EDUCATION / The true purpose of education

We need to fix our education system so that it mitigates socioeconomic differences, rather than reproducing it.

The perils of our English education

The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.

Educating education: An academic's two cents on education reform

Today, students are still subjected to, more or less, the same so-called education that we or our seniors experienced.

National assessment of students give ominous signals

What is most telling is the discrepancy in academic performance across divisions as well as geographical areas.

Sustaining dev, curbing inequality major challenges

Sustaining the development that has taken place in Bangladesh in the past 14 years and curbing inequality are key major challenges facing the economy owing to the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, said Planning Minister MA Mannan.

Fixing the learning gaps caused by Covid-19

The government has to invest in good education; a meagre two percent of the nation’s GDP is not going to create a "Smart Bangladesh."

The problem is not with coaching centres or ChatGPT. It's with our education system.

AI and edtech can be helpful for our students in an inclusive manner when the plans and programmes in this respect recognise the basic and long-standing weaknesses in the system.

NCTB textbooks: Never-ending cycle of controversies

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board has been stuck in the loop of controversies centring on school textbooks with academics and some NCTB officials blaming it on the negligence of writers and editors, insufficient training and lack of serious punishment for blunders.

May 27, 2023
May 27, 2023

Fixing the learning gaps caused by Covid-19

The government has to invest in good education; a meagre two percent of the nation’s GDP is not going to create a "Smart Bangladesh."

May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023

The problem is not with coaching centres or ChatGPT. It's with our education system.

AI and edtech can be helpful for our students in an inclusive manner when the plans and programmes in this respect recognise the basic and long-standing weaknesses in the system.

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023

NCTB textbooks: Never-ending cycle of controversies

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board has been stuck in the loop of controversies centring on school textbooks with academics and some NCTB officials blaming it on the negligence of writers and editors, insufficient training and lack of serious punishment for blunders.

December 28, 2022
December 28, 2022

‘New year, new curriculum’ cannot transform our school education

Throughout 2022, education authorities focused on returning to a “normal” routine, making minimal adjustments mostly in organising public examinations.

November 19, 2022
November 19, 2022

Spending All for Nothing

Education abroad does not always come with golden opportunities

November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022

HSC question paper is merely a symptom of communalism

A progressive education system is necessary to root out communalism from society

November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022

News Analysis: An exam question to ignite bigotry

The bizarre and clearly communally inspired section in this year’s HSC Bangla question paper is a dangerous occurrence that could easily have been overlooked had it not been doing the rounds on social media.

October 5, 2022
October 5, 2022

For a better future, we must empower our teachers

No education system can be better than its teachers.

August 14, 2022
August 14, 2022

HC forms committee for guideline to prevent plagiarism in thesis

The High Court today (August 14, 2022) formed a seven-member expert committee to formulate a guideline in order to prevent plagiarism in PhD thesis in all public universities across the country.

June 1, 2022
June 1, 2022

Of public schools and their woes

As the new fiscal year is set to begin, will the state of public schools remain unchanged?