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.
Primary education: Quality of learning must be the same for all
Soon after the publication of my article on the art of teaching and learning at The Daily Star on June 28, a reader shared her thoughts with me. She worked with students in many government and NGO-run primary schools as part of a Teach for Bangladesh fellowship programme.
We must protect academic freedom and democracy in universities
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” — John Milton in Areopagitica (1644)
Research universities can light the way for tomorrow’s Bangladesh
Higher education is rapidly expanding in developing countries. There were only four public universities at the time of Bangladesh’s inception as a sovereign country in 1971. The country has now a total of 43 public and 103 private universities. The number of students enrolled in universities has shot up from 4,11,717 in 2008 to10,28,314 in 2018 (BANBEIS). But what does it mean for economic development?
How Bangladeshi universities can make it to the world ranking
Recently, there has been much discussion in Bangladesh about international ranking of universities.
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.
The art of teaching and learning
In a recent article (The Daily Star, June 13) Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb argued in favour of smaller class size and blending research with teaching for quality education.
Five-day school week can do wonders
There can never be enough emphasis given to the importance of education. It’s a well-known fact that children who learn to read, write, add, and subtract provide a much better future for themselves, but even the superlative medicines are best served in adequate beneficial dosages.
Perspectives from the UK: Improving research in universities in Bangladesh
In an article published by The Daily Star on 26 April, 2019, Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb shed light on the lack of attention given to research in many public and private universities in Bangladesh. He makes a compelling case for the need to strengthen university-
Unsatisfactory ranking: What can universities do to improve their performance?
It came as a shock to many that no Bangladeshi university made it to the top 417 in Asia in the latest Times Higher Education ranking. This, however, should not have come as a surprise as international competitiveness of Bangladesh’s best universities has been declining over the years as reflected in previous rankings.
How universities can improve student satisfaction and quality of learning
Societies in both developed and developing countries are increasingly aware of the vital role that university graduates can play to advance their economies. Many examples can be cited where graduates helped to pull their countries out of recession (David Willetts 2017).