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.
Schooling the deprived children: “One size” cannot fit all
In Sariakandi upazila of Bogura district, there are 168 primary schools, 44 of which are in char or sandy shoals created by the shifting and temperamental Jamuna River. The Daily Star reporter Mostafa Shabuj visited 16 of the char schools recently.
What’s stopping us from improving our English skills?
AG Stock was a visiting scholar at the Department of English at Dhaka University from 1947 to 1951. In her recollection of her time in Dhaka, she reminisced about befriending future luminaries such as poet Jasimuddin and professor Munier Choudhury.
Can it be the beginning of a ‘decade of education’ plan?
In the run-up to preparing the budget for the financial year 2019-2020, consultations are being held, like in the previous years, by the finance minister and his senior colleagues with various stakeholders.
Schooling without learning is a wasted opportunity
Bangladesh has made a space for itself in the region. Over the last few decades, there has been stable economic growth underpinned by increased investments for human development, poverty alleviation, increased access to microcredit,
Why we must build specialised research universities
“It is most difficult to get people on the path to research and publication. That culture, that appetite, that scholarly commitment has eroded considerably. [They] LOVE the microphone, they HATE the pen.”
Looking beyond one's own turf
Leave no one behind” is the guiding spirit of the education agenda to be achieved by 2030 under the global Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015.
Dhaka University: Challenges for the future
The 2011 data-driven assessment of Dhaka University (DU) as to whether it can turn itself around by 2021 was met with silence except for the publication of “University of Dhaka: Making, Unmaking, and Remaking” in 2016. The editors hoped,
A society free from corporal punishment
In Tanzania, teacher Respicius Patrick Mutazangira (51) has been sentenced to death by hanging for murdering pupil Sperius Eradius (14) through the “malicious and zealous” use of corporal punishment.
Return on research: Academia's new challenge
Discussions about research in Bangladesh's higher education institutions (HEIs) have become animated and contentious in recent times.
The role of universities in developing SMEs
The business community, not only in Bangladesh but also in the world, is constantly pressing universities to change their traditional role of imparting knowledge to their students.