A few days ago, one of my Facebook friends and a junior from my university department, Dr Goutam Roy, a Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, shared a thoughtful reflection on educational reform on his wall. Drawing inspiration from Abraham Maslow’s famous “Hierarchy of Needs” theory, he attempted to reinterpret Bangladesh’s education system through a similar layered framework of needs. His post was not presented as a formal academic model or a research-based theory. Yet, as I read through it, I found myself deeply struck by its simplicity, clarity, and uncomfortable truth.
Sometimes the most powerful ideas are not those emerging...
In English language teaching, one of the biggest challenges teachers face is balancing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Due to...
When 56,000 scripts of a public examination show changed marks and grades, it undeniably reveals serious scams in our evaluation system. Whatever we do...
MOHAMMAD KOWSAR BHUIYAN wrote about Human Resource Development
In this present world, human being is considered as a national asset like the other assets. Human...
Teacher development is one of the most important concerns for education policymakers. There remain various factors regarding the issue of teacher development. To achieve...
Do government teachers’ activities encourage further privatisation of education? Education has yet to overcome its negative aspects, which it has been struggling with for a long time. December is the month of annual examinations for SSC candidates to assess their progress and achievement, while other students dream of advancing to the following higher classes and then enjoy the year...
The deprived education cadre officials have received no promotion during the one-and-a-half-year period of the interim government, coupled with their promotion deprivation ranging from...
There was a time when primary scholarship was conducted after completing the annual examination of class five. Usually, the students who occupied top positions...
KHANDAKER LUTFUL KHALED wrote about Draft Education Law 2013
National vision of education
Education is critical to human development, enlightenment and emancipation. It is a powerful...
Imparting class and sharing knowledge should be exciting, stimulating and empowering. When a class takes place in a boring atmosphere, the learners cannot absorb...
The educational arena of the country is currently experiencing the development and implementation process of a new curriculum by National Curriculum and Textbook Board...
The steps for virtual classroom and distance learning are discussed here.
Step Five: Prepare and distribute contents
This step focusing on the below mentioned questions....
PBL: Learning From the dawn of civilization
The advent of new ideas in society bares the potential of being scrutinized by humanity. Education reform is...
Introduction
Primary education in Bangladesh has been expanded in recent years, but the quality did not improve with quantity (Nath, 2002). To increase access to...
KHANDAKER LUTFUL KHALED and MOHAMMAD NORUL ALAM RAJU wrote about a component of Education for All
Education has got the highest potential to secure social justice....
Higher Secondary Certificate examination or HSC results came out showing the upward trend raising the usual question of quality in the minds of the people concerned. It is true that the figure of the results is changing because of the factors like rising consciousness of the students, guardians and teachers, spreading the coaching business from city to the village,...
Now it is known to us that from the year 2023, new textbooks for grades six and seven have been developed in the light of the new curriculum, which is going to be implemented in January. The role of teachers will be of serious importance, and the assessment will see fifty per cent in the form of formative and...
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam in Bangladesh is one of the most significant exams, which marks the end of a student’s secondary education, paving the way for higher studies.
This year, the Higher Secondary Certificate exams ran from June 26 to August 19, 2025. Exams took place across 11 education boards: nine general, one Madrasah and one Technical. A...
Secondary level education is the second important tier of education which experiences some anomalies and negligence from the authorities concerned for a long. Many changes call for monetary involvement whereas many don’t need money but can bring some positive changes in this sector. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has recently sent a proposal to the Ministry of...
HELALI MORTUZA BHUIYAN wrote about Statement of Purpose
1. Preface
This article is all about writing a good Statement of Purpose or SOP. I am assuming...
Jahangir Nagar University, the only fully-fledged residential university stresses its campus on the beautiful lap of nature decorated with lakes, green foliage of trees...
Once famous educationist and the ex-vice chancellor of Jahangirnar University Professor Zillur Rahman Siddique said in a function ‘living in the university campus itself...
Jagannath University witnessed a sad incident that ensued from section 27/4 of the Jagannath University Act 2005. The Act says that the university will...
GOUTAM ROY and SAMIR RANJAN NATH wrote about the necessity a short course on Educational Evaluation and Assessment
Abstract: The aim of this study was...
A few days ago, one of my Facebook friends and a junior from my university department, Dr Goutam Roy, a Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, shared a thoughtful reflection on educational reform on his wall. Drawing inspiration...
In English language teaching, one of the biggest challenges teachers face is balancing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Due to...
When 56,000 scripts of a public examination show changed marks and grades, it undeniably reveals serious scams in our evaluation system. Whatever we do...
Is storytelling a powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar? Teaching English using isolated grammar has become an established practice in our English teaching...
The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published three weeks after the government's initial announcement that they would be...
Is it rational to establish 600 Model Schools and Colleges? Whenever any government assumes office, it wants to do something exceptional in established fields...
Our familiarity with Bloom’s Taxonomy may be greater than SOLO Taxonomy. Bloom’s Taxonomy organises learning objectives hierarchically from basic recall to creation, while SOLO...
The nation is eagerly awaiting an exciting, people-friendly budget 2026-2027 from the new government that reflects most of their desires. It is expected that...
A few days ago, one of my Facebook friends and a junior from my university department, Dr Goutam Roy, a Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, shared a thoughtful reflection on educational reform on his wall. Drawing inspiration from Abraham...
