Education

#Reviews / Kaktarua Puppet Theatre use fun to teach kids real-life lessons

Kaktarua Puppet Theater is reviving the dying art of puppetry in Bangladesh, using engaging puppet shows to educate children, promote social awareness, and offer therapeutic care, despite limited funding and modern digital distractions.

Are schools ensuring adequate medical safety for their students?

A proper medical facility is not only a necessity but serves to benefit every student, teacher, parent, and staff.

Is accessibility an afterthought at our university campuses?

Accessibility in universities should reflect society’s commitment to equality.

Education in FY2026 budget / Action fails to match rhetoric again

A clear sense of direction and strategy for the education system is lacking, as it has been under past political governments.

Rethinking how we teach and study History

Why history education must go beyond memorisation and embrace critical thinking

Reader Submission / The need to transform Bangladesh’s education system

Education should not merely be a tool for securing jobs.

The Kajoli model learning with laughter, growing with joy

“Who will pick up the duck’s photo?” The moment Rafia Sonamoni posed the question to a group of 26 children, four eager hands shot up, accompanied by excited shouts of, “I will!”

The crisis of a fossilised education system

It will be a crime to miss the post-uprising zeitgeist and not to overhaul our educational sector.

How VR is transforming education through immersive learning

VR creates an immersive three-dimensional environment.

March 13, 2025
March 13, 2025

Priorities and challenges for the new education adviser

The primary and non-formal education sub-sector reform initiative is a positive but partial move that leaves major education sector concerns unaddressed.

February 26, 2025
February 26, 2025

What is happening at KUET?

According to accounts by KUET students present at the campus that day, the situation escalated during a protest by the general students when they passed a group of JCD members and removed them from campus.

February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025

Education is a shared responsibility

Education is the bedrock of personal empowerment, social equality, societal cohesion, and economic progress.

February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025

Unlocking opportunities as a high school exchange student

An exchange year abroad lets students unlock a world of opportunities, conquer new challenges, and build friendships that last a lifetime.

January 19, 2025
January 19, 2025

Looking back at the wasted potential of educational reforms

While several variables contributed to how ineffective educational reforms have been, a lack of foresight and enforcement were arguably the most prominent factors.

January 12, 2025
January 12, 2025

Why early childhood education matters

Bangladesh's ECD landscape is one of collective efforts.

January 7, 2025
January 7, 2025

The hope is not there

It feels wrong in myriad ways to say that hope isn’t there when an autocrat fell

January 5, 2025
January 5, 2025

A school curriculum to nurture thoughtful learners

The education authorities under the interim government have decided to revert to the curriculum introduced in 2012.

December 28, 2024
December 28, 2024

From crisis to change: The right education can sustain the revolution

Standing on the isthmus of change, we must avoid any form of myopia.

December 26, 2024
December 26, 2024

The lack of guidance counselling in Bangladesh’s national curriculum and education system

It's imperative for schools to foster a culture that encourages students to pursue their dreams while also establishing the necessary support systems to help them achieve their goals.