Language is not only important for communication, it is also a tool for intellectual and mental development.
Over-expenditure in English education has led to under-expenditure for other subjects, particularly Bangla and STEM subjects.
English medium schools have been charging exorbitant admission and tuition fees in the absence of any guidelines and monitoring, making it a constant struggle for guardians, especially those belonging to the middle-income bracket, to continue their children’s education.
It is somehow taken for granted, by students and parents alike, that there is a fundamental difference between students of Bangla medium and English medium schools. This division carries on to higher education as well.
The Supreme Court stays a High Court order that halted the 7.5 percent value added tax (VAT) on the English medium schools’ tuition fees.
The High Court stays for six months a government decision that imposed 7.5 percent VAT on tuition fees of English medium students.
