research in Bangladeshi universities

Why we must rethink university faculty recruitment

The exisiting faculty recruitment process requires an overhaul in order to transform universities into hubs of knowledge creation.

Dhaka University’s research predicament

Lack of understanding of how to nurture research in our universities is not only disquieting, it portends serious difficulties for the growth of our higher education system.

What makes great research?

Research cannot flourish in an environment where critical enquiry is severely discouraged.

Faculty recruitment at universities: Are we doing it right?

The current state of faculty recruitment at universities in Bangladesh is far from ideal.

REFLECTIONS OF AN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR / Time for higher education in Bangladesh to evolve

There is an urgent need for substantial, nationwide improvement in higher education in Bangladesh.

Is it too easy to become a professor in Bangladesh?

The academic rank diagram needs to look like a pyramid where few professors are located at the apex.

Plagiarism: A menace in the academic world

Our universities were mostly designed as teaching universities. Even many of our iconic professors are not good researchers.

Our public education system's strange fetish for useless degrees

Our students are enrolled in specific departments under specific majors from the get-go, with no scope for “exploration” whatsoever.

June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024

Why we must rethink university faculty recruitment

The exisiting faculty recruitment process requires an overhaul in order to transform universities into hubs of knowledge creation.

June 26, 2023
June 26, 2023

Dhaka University’s research predicament

Lack of understanding of how to nurture research in our universities is not only disquieting, it portends serious difficulties for the growth of our higher education system.

March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023

What makes great research?

Research cannot flourish in an environment where critical enquiry is severely discouraged.

October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022

Faculty recruitment at universities: Are we doing it right?

The current state of faculty recruitment at universities in Bangladesh is far from ideal.

October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022

Time for higher education in Bangladesh to evolve

There is an urgent need for substantial, nationwide improvement in higher education in Bangladesh.

October 7, 2022
October 7, 2022

Is it too easy to become a professor in Bangladesh?

The academic rank diagram needs to look like a pyramid where few professors are located at the apex.

September 2, 2022
September 2, 2022

Plagiarism: A menace in the academic world

Our universities were mostly designed as teaching universities. Even many of our iconic professors are not good researchers.

August 2, 2022
August 2, 2022

Our public education system's strange fetish for useless degrees

Our students are enrolled in specific departments under specific majors from the get-go, with no scope for “exploration” whatsoever.