primary education
Whom does education serve in Bangladesh?
To serve the purpose of education, meeting the parents' demands through focusing on learning outcomes and reforming the education system are the need of the hour.
Educating education / The key changes needed in the education sector
The new norm for education should be people before profit, not the other way around.
Don’t neglect primary education
Government has to look into the decline of students
Reimagining primary and compulsory education in Bangladesh
It is believed that education, in the midst of global advances and challenges, remains the critical vehicle of empowerment.
Govt again moves to extend primary education up to class-VIII
The government has made a fresh move to extend primary education up to class-VIII, six years after missing the original deadline set in the National Education Policy.
The statistics that hide our poor education system
The enchantment of statistics should not blind us to the sobering truth.
Over 18,000 non-govt primary schools close doors in 2 years
At least 18,465 non-government primary schools closed their doors for good in 2021 and 2022 due to what officials said were the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic.
Dhaka’s uninspiring govt primary schools
The government aims to build a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041, but without fixing our faulty public education system, how far can it achieve this goal? The human resources for Bangladesh’s future are being short-changed at the primary education level, finds The Daily Star through visits to several schools right in the heart of the capital.
Quality training crucial for primary school teachers
Teachers teach students from pre-primary to primary levels without having much pedagogical training. But this period is the most important of one’s entire education life
Primary education officials asked to monitor their school areas
Field-level officials of Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) have been asked to monitor the areas of government primary schools so that no-primary level educational institutions would be established there.
No exams up to class III
Students of classes I, II and III will not require to sit for any examinations from this year.
Don't burden children with extra studies
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon all not to put extra pressure on the children for studying instead of making education interesting and delightful to them.
Primary Education Project: Teachers' training in English given top priority
The government has taken up a massive programme for primary education with emphasis on teachers' training in English, so that students can better learn the language at an early stage.
Ministry for scrapping Class V terminal exams
The primary and mass education ministry decides in principle to scrap Class-V terminal examination as the primary level was elevated to class-VIII.
Level of primary education notched up
We will address this from two different angles. Firstly, as a policy, enhancing the level of primary education to class VIII from class V...
Huge task ahead as primary education in Bangladesh is now up to class VIII
From now on, primary education in the country will be up to class-VIII. The government made the decision yesterday to extend the level of primary education from class-V in light of the National Education Policy 2010.
Primary education now up to class VIII
In light of the National Education Policy, the government finalises its decision to extend primary education level up to class VIII from V. It’s a major decision for the country’s education system, says Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid.
How education and stimulation in early years can help children thrive for a lifetime
Today, 99 percent of Bangladesh's girls and 97 percent of boys are enrolled in primary school.
EACH CHILD TO A LOCAL SCHOOL
Each six-year-old child would be admitted to a neighbourhood primary school without being subjected to a qualifying test – this is how it should work because the country has a mandatory education law in place since 1990. But it hardly works this way.