Rubaiya Murshed

Dr Rubaiya Murshed is an education economist and assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Dhaka.

The true purpose of education

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

3w ago

Education in a world of AI

AI, digital classrooms, and technology is reshaping education.

1m ago

The key changes needed in the education sector

The new norm for education should be people before profit, not the other way around.

10m ago

Ensure equity for girls in education

In many countries around the world, girls are not given access to the same educational opportunities as boys.

1y ago

Inequity in education is holding us back

We need to support children from poorer socio-economic backgrounds.

1y ago

How we teach matters

For a lesson to be effective, capturing and holding the interest of the audience is key

1y ago

Why would anyone want to become a teacher?

Teaching is one of the noblest things a person can choose to do with their life. But sadly, that’s not the narrative that exists today.

1y ago

How we assess education matters

The competition aspect of educational assessment is meant for students to be ranked against their own prior achievement, not against their classmates.

1y ago
June 2, 2020
June 2, 2020

To go or not to go online?

As my students entered the exam hall, their faces were a tad bit more tense than usual. I was nervous myself. I would finally find out whether our efforts to make the course different had been a whopping failure.

May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020

What changes do we want in a post-pandemic Bangladesh?

”It’s going to be a long night,” I thought to myself as I pressed the redial button for the fourth time.

January 4, 2020
January 4, 2020

Bursting our bubble

As we bade farewell to the teens of this century, most of us—if not all of us—must have been looking back on our changes, gains and losses as a person, as a society and as a nation.

November 9, 2019
November 9, 2019

Setting our priorities straight

When job seekers look for new employees, they need a system to filter out the best candidates. Indicators of potential or skill are a key component.

October 31, 2019
October 31, 2019

Weighing the ‘why’ behind education

I once faced a question from someone I would have never imagined it to come from. It was a humid afternoon and we had assembled under the large banyan tree on the green

July 1, 2019
July 1, 2019

Dhaka University’s ‘nervous nineties’

The University of Dhaka has achieved a lot in these 98 years, and it has played a pivotal role in structuring the country’s economy, politics, society and development. Through the many scholars it has given birth to, the university has made inspiring strides in different fields and has taken academics substantially further from the point it was at almost a century ago.

January 2, 2019
January 2, 2019

For a homeland they would love to return to

We grew up in a joint family. I'm the eldest of the girls, and have always felt like I have to set an example for my two little sisters. So, nine years ago, when I was the first of us to get a national ID card, I was beyond excited.

June 22, 2018
June 22, 2018

Can we redefine some definitions?

We have an education system in which student after student—countless of them—write the same definitions as answers. They probably get the same marks too— four out of five, nine out of ten.

May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015

EVERYTHING BEGINS AT HOME

She tried to balance the 3-year-old on her hips.

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