Education
The trade-off between school and private
The dilemma arises due to significant structural failures, and in reality, it's a choice only for some.
I hate online classes, here’s why
Technological advancement is not in sync with tech literacy of our teachers.
Group mates you end up with on a computer science project
For anyone majoring in CS or CSE, working on a group project is a rite of passage that they all have to go through.
SSC results at noon today
It is a big day for candidates of SSC and equivalent exams as results of this year’s tests will be available at schools, online and through text messages around noon today. .Prof Tapan Kumar Sarker, chief of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, said chairpersons of all boards
Opinion / Our education system needs to deal with sectarianism better
Communal and nationalistic expressions in our education system are not uncommon.
Z-library banned, students in a frenzy
On November 4, domain names of Z-Library, the website which claimed to be the world’s largest ebook library, were seized by the US Department of Justice.
Private Universities have a crowding problem
The students have a clear demand, "Take less or make space."
Reality of private university, cross border higher education
Higher education under private arrangement started its journey in Bangladesh in 1992 under the Private University Act 1992.
Recognising an innovative education model
The Yidan Prize 2019 (for education) is the latest of many global awards and recognitions earned by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of Brac, for his lifelong contribution to education and development in Bangladesh and 10 other countries, from Afghanistan to Uganda.
What’s stopping students with disabilities from pursuing education?
Many of us are probably not aware of the condition known in medical science as cerebral palsy, which affects a child’s muscle tone, movement, and motor skills.
Listening to Student Voices
Academic programmes across the world are becoming increasingly innovative, competitive and challenging. They are responding to changing times. There is also the realisation that, built in the right spirit, universities can generate enormous social capital and rich economic dividends.
Achieving universal literacy status: How far have we progressed?
Right after the country’s independence, when the literacy rate in the country was 16.8 percent (according to UNICEF), a group of young people in Kochubari-Krishtopur, a village of Thakurgaon, started a movement to make all the villagers literate.
A clarion call for education in Rohingya refugee camps
Two years after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees started arriving in the Cox’s Bazar district of south-eastern Bangladesh, the need for services remains dire.
Transforming education, transforming youth
Around the world, August 12 is celebrated as the International Youth Day. This year’s theme, “Transforming Education”, highlights efforts to make education more relevant, equitable and inclusive for all youth, including efforts by youth themselves.
Nationalising educational institutions: Opportunity or threat?
Since indepen-dence, a unique policy initiative in Bangladesh has been to nationalise non-government schools or colleges or madrasas.
Why do the best minds of public universities perform so poorly in research?
After I joined a leading private university in 2015, a question that puzzled me was why so many public university teachers are teaching at private universities.
Case for a critical review of our education
This write-up comes on the heels of a recently-concluded international conference hosted by the Bureau of Economic Research and the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. Amongst the many issues that were discussed on the pathways to achieve inclusive
Skills learning changes lives and must be lifelong
Today, there are 1.2 billion young people aged between 15-24 years—almost a fifth of the world’s population.