Primary education Bangladesh

Column by Mahfuz Anam / A picture that lays bare the decay of our education system

Why have we failed to give quality education to schoolgoers?

Govt reviewing Hefazat’s call to replace music with religious education in primary schools

Religious affairs adviser says proposal to appoint Qawmi-certified teachers under consideration

Let our children sing and dance

Children are born with rhythm. Studies show that even six-month-old babies instinctively sway or kick to a beat.

From Saudi to Indonesia, music stays in Muslim countries’ classrooms

Academics say arts boost children’s intellectual growth and sustain heritage

Primary education: PECE, similar tests should be scrapped

A government-appointed advisory committee yesterday recommended scrapping the Primary Education Completion Examination and similar tests.

Don’t neglect primary education

Government has to look into the decline of students

Govt again moves to extend primary education up to class-VIII

The government has made a fresh move to extend primary education up to class-VIII, six years after missing the original deadline set in the National Education Policy.

A plate for education and a stepping stone for development

School feeding programmes act as a powerful incentive for families to enrol their children in school and keep them there, directly influencing educational outcomes and gender equality.

Development NGOs: Arm of the state or part of civil society?

Just don’t expect too much from development NGOs in shifting the needle on the dial.

May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024

Govt again moves to extend primary education up to class-VIII

The government has made a fresh move to extend primary education up to class-VIII, six years after missing the original deadline set in the National Education Policy.

March 19, 2024
March 19, 2024

A plate for education and a stepping stone for development

School feeding programmes act as a powerful incentive for families to enrol their children in school and keep them there, directly influencing educational outcomes and gender equality.

March 5, 2024
March 5, 2024

Development NGOs: Arm of the state or part of civil society?

Just don’t expect too much from development NGOs in shifting the needle on the dial.