Bangladesh’s education system is failing to produce skilled human resources for industries, leading to rising unemployment among educated youth while industries struggle to find qualified workers, according to economist Selim Jahan.
Disparities in the country’s educational system have widened over the years and more social conflict lies ahead if the gap is not reduced, renowned economist Prof Rehman Sobhan has said.
Hate campaign against two teachers deeply troubling
Implementation of new school curriculum limps along even after one and a half years
One and a half years after it was launched, implementation of the new curriculum at schools is still in a shambles as the authorities are yet to finalise a method of evaluating the students.
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams will be divided into two parts -- written and activity-based -- under the new curriculum
The choice to prolong the SSC examination period appears to diverge from global educational trends.
After three decades since the primary education pledge was made, the cost of a child’s education remains a heavy burden for some 80 lakh households.
Over the years, engineering programmes in Bangladeshi universities have stagnated, still clinging to a 20th-century structure.
Bangladesh’s education system is failing to produce skilled human resources for industries, leading to rising unemployment among educated youth while industries struggle to find qualified workers, according to economist Selim Jahan.
Disparities in the country’s educational system have widened over the years and more social conflict lies ahead if the gap is not reduced, renowned economist Prof Rehman Sobhan has said.
Hate campaign against two teachers deeply troubling
Implementation of new school curriculum limps along even after one and a half years
One and a half years after it was launched, implementation of the new curriculum at schools is still in a shambles as the authorities are yet to finalise a method of evaluating the students.
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams will be divided into two parts -- written and activity-based -- under the new curriculum
The choice to prolong the SSC examination period appears to diverge from global educational trends.
After three decades since the primary education pledge was made, the cost of a child’s education remains a heavy burden for some 80 lakh households.
Over the years, engineering programmes in Bangladeshi universities have stagnated, still clinging to a 20th-century structure.
If embraced by students, it has the potential to revolutionise their learning experience.
