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No Business with Education!
In Chattogram, our Education Advisor recently said, “It will not take much time to change the country when education touches all. Education makes humans modest and gentle. A student who gets education from his family will never show pride; rather, he will be modest. So, there should not be any business with education. Education is a proper channel of becoming real human beings that all must remember.’’ I appreciate the nice words of our advisor, and side by side, I want to draw his kind attention to the fact that our education assumed a business shape many years back; it...
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No Business with Education!
In Chattogram, our Education Advisor recently said, “It will not take much time to change the country when education touches all. Education makes humans...
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Teacher Development in Brazil
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Using Multimedia Presentation Method in Higher Education: Reality and Recommendation
G. M. RAKIBUL ISLAM and RIDWANUL MOSRUR wrote about Multimedia Presentation Nowadays, the role of technology in education is very crucial. The importance of the...
The Significance of Celebrating Education Freedom Day
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Quality Primary Education is in shambles
Over 60 years ago, the United Nations produced a noble document—the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 26 of the Declaration addresses education. The document contains commitments to education for all. Education, particularly quality primary education, is the right of every citizen. That every citizen is obliged to enroll in primary education and the government should try for this...
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Observance of National Primary Education Week 2014 and Some Relevant Issues
National Primary Education Week 2014 was observed in the country which started from March 09 and it was inaugurated by Prime Minister at Osmani...
World University Ranking 2020: Where Do Bangladeshi Universities Stand?
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Feedback: An Essential Tool for Professional Development
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Reviewed BCS Exam Results Give Rise Too Many Questions
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All Tiers of Education are Shrouded in Irregularities
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The Guest Teacher: The Interesting Character for Building Dreams of the Young Learners
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International Literacy Day and the COVID crisis
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An Evaluation of BRAC Pre-primary Education Programme
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Child Protection Issues in Our Textbooks
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Will Decentralization of MPO Lessen the Woes of the Teachers?
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Trainers’ Conference
With a view to improving the quality of secondary education in Bangladesh, the government has taken different initiatives. Providing training to the teachers is one of the significant mechanisms aiming to develop their creativity and innovation. BRAC is supplementing the government’s efforts in these areas. It’s a matter of great pleasure for all of us that secondary level education...
Necessary Skills for a Secondary School English Teacher
The secondary level poses to be the most important tier of the education sector as it builds the foundation of other tiers. English stands as the most important subject at this level, which remains actually untreated in Bangladesh. Recently it has started receiving attention from the relevant corners in different forms. Language experts say an English teacher must have...
English Teachers’ Classroom Practices in Rural Secondary Schools: An Exploration of the Effect of BRAC Training
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How Secondary English Teachers Can be Developed into Trainers
It is the new initiative of BRAC to develop trained English teachers into trainers. It is based on the theory of “The mother who gives birth to a child knows best the pain of childbirth”. This initiative has sparked hope and enthusiasm among the rural secondary English teachers. To speak the truth, we have discovered the hidden potentialities among...
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What Does Jagannath University Incident Teach Us?
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...
Girl Students’ Poor Accommodation in Public Universities
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...
How Private Universities Contribute to Tertiary Education
The private university now occupies a significant space in the sphere of tertiary education in Bangladesh upholding a reality. over the years these institutions...
Decision to Conduct Online Examinations in Public Universities Calls for Appreciation
All forms of educational institutions have seen closure due to the corona pandemic for about fifteen months. At the primary and secondary level, the...
Bangladeshi Vice-Chancellors Want the Status of MPs!
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Barishal and Jahngirnagar Universities see Volatile Situation
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