Manzoor Ahmed

Dr Manzoor Ahmed is professor emeritus at Brac University, chair of Bangladesh ECD Network (BEN), adviser to CAMPE Council, and associate editor at the International Journal of Educational Development.

Education deserves a reform commission

Public and media discourse overwhelmingly favours the idea of a reform commission for education.

4d ago

A school curriculum to nurture thoughtful learners

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

1w ago

Politics, patience and people’s mandate

The interim government must prioritise reforms to elections.

3w ago

Why is there no education commission yet?

An education commission, chosen with care, can advise the interim government and serve the nation by identifying key areas that need reforms.

2m ago

What does banning campus politics mean?

A ban on campus politics seems to be an easy answer. But what does it mean and how will it work?

3m ago

An education memorandum

The interim government has to decide guidelines for the minimum reform targets to achieve, and where to begin.

4m ago

The education mission for the interim government

Students should have the right to have a role in managing the education and co-curricular activities of their institutions

5m ago

We must step back from the precipice

If the ruling party leaders don’t understand or pretend not to understand why students are not staying back at home (their campuses and dormitories remain shuttered), we are in much deeper trouble than one could imagine

5m ago
January 14, 2025
January 14, 2025

Education deserves a reform commission

Public and media discourse overwhelmingly favours the idea of a reform commission for education.

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 24, 2024
December 24, 2024

Politics, patience and people’s mandate

The interim government must prioritise reforms to elections.

November 4, 2024
November 4, 2024

Why is there no education commission yet?

An education commission, chosen with care, can advise the interim government and serve the nation by identifying key areas that need reforms.

September 23, 2024
September 23, 2024

What does banning campus politics mean?

A ban on campus politics seems to be an easy answer. But what does it mean and how will it work?

September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024

An education memorandum

The interim government has to decide guidelines for the minimum reform targets to achieve, and where to begin.

August 19, 2024
August 19, 2024

The education mission for the interim government

Students should have the right to have a role in managing the education and co-curricular activities of their institutions

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

We must step back from the precipice

If the ruling party leaders don’t understand or pretend not to understand why students are not staying back at home (their campuses and dormitories remain shuttered), we are in much deeper trouble than one could imagine

July 24, 2024
July 24, 2024

When a quick buck reigns supreme

The cloud of dystopia thickens as public perception connects the dotted line between pervasive corruption, greed, inefficiency and ineptitude.

July 1, 2024
July 1, 2024

Can the latest school census data help curb dropout?

We cannot continue to keep primary and secondary education in discrete boxes and try to plan and manage these separately.