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Expected education budget 2026-27

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 the new government’s budget 2026-2027 will be placed based on the lessons learned from the previous government’s budgets. Education Budget as a share of the Total Budget and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expenditure on education as a percentage has not shown a positive trend over the previous fiscal years. The expenditure on education as a share of GDP has been less than 2 per cent between FY2016 and FY2026. The revised budget for the education sector as...

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Expected education budget 2026-27

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...

DC Conference: Educational issues discussed on the first day

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Rate of Return of Education in Bangladesh: An investigation

Abstract: This article examines the contribution made by education in Bangladesh using primary data gained form a small scale of research. Secondary data also...

Our Children are Under House Arrest

Modern civilization has given us a lot. It has taken a lot of things from us as well. Children after coming to this planet...

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...

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Primary Education: The Post-Pandemic Challenges and Way Forward

Around the world, the billion-dollar question is: when this devastating, bitter and abhorrent pandemic will be eradicated from the world. Many scholars, scientists, research organizations, journalists have tried to explore the answer to it, and in Bangladesh, the journalist and literary Anisul Haque has done the same. He explored much information, news and statistics and eventually revealed an expectation...

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Primary Completion Examination 2012: Who Drop Out and Why?

The primary completion examinations 2012 of general and madrasa education just completed with some 29.69 lakh examinees. This year the primary completion examination has...

Inclusion of Children of the Sex Workers in the Mainstream Education

Raju Norul discusses the inclusion of children of sex workers Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated countries in the world, is trying to address...

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In the SSC and HSC examinations, students fail to obtain their desired grades and so apply for rechecking their examinations with the hope of...

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Communication Disorder: Incapacitates the Ability

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Learner-centered Classroom for Real Learning and Higher Achievement

When the students take on greater responsibility for their own learning and gain greater independence is known as the learner-centered approach to instruction. We...

Why English Questions Change Again?

Our young learners have been undergoing constant trial and error method for the last several years though it is desirable that bringing any change...

Strategic Planning for Distance Education

Teleinformatics technology favors a system of distance education that can no longer be simply an addition to traditional education systems, instead it must become...

Bangladeshi Vice-Chancellors Want the Status of MPs!

An article appeared in the daily Kalerkantho of September 04, 2011, produced by a Bangladesh professor in the USA which drew my attention. The...

From Practice to Proficiency: Schedules of Practice: Stage 1- Addition Facts to Ten

This paper discusses:• How practice can engage Stage 1 students to acquire speed at recalling basic addition facts to 10 (e.g. 6+4=10, 1+3=4, 5+2=7 et...

Barishal and Jahngirnagar Universities see Volatile Situation

Even during the closure of corona two public universities namely Barishal and Jahangirnagar witness a very turbulent situation. On 16 February an altercation took...

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Several Magics of SSC and Equivalent Examinations Remain Elusive

SSC and equivalent examinations started on 15 February, the written tests were completed on 12 March, and the practical examinations continued till 20 March, beginning from 13 March 2024. Today, 12 May, the results have come out, which means that in less than two months’ time, the results have appeared. Like in previous years, the Prime Minister actually inaugurated the...

The Thought of Increasing Pass Rate Overshadows Quality

The results of the Secondary School Certificate examination came out with the message of a significantly high pass rate and higher grades. And this has become a common picture for the last six years which definitely make us elated as it shows that we are rightly keeping pace with the global jump. Is it the case actually, if we...

A Study on New Curriculum: Grade Seven Students’ Status in English

Bangladesh has experienced a new curriculum, mostly known as a ‘competency-based’ curriculum, since January 2023. The teachers who teach English say the curriculum and the textbooks based on the spirit of this curriculum have been designed quite differently from the previous ones. One of the most important changes is that students do not have or very little homework, which exacerbates...

This Year’s HSC Results Tell Many Things About Our Educational Arena

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,...

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I Never Wanted to be an Educationist

Though I never wanted to become an educationist or a curriculum developer in my teenage years, I asked my teacher in 8th grade why...

Barishal and Jahngirnagar Universities see Volatile Situation

Even during the closure of corona two public universities namely Barishal and Jahangirnagar witness a very turbulent situation. On 16 February an altercation took...

Private Universities in Bangladesh: Navigation through Odds and Favours

The existence of private universities in Bangladesh is now a visual reality. Our memory dates back to 1992, when our country saw eleven public...

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...

Ragging Culture in Bangladeshi Universities

The students enrolled in higher educational institutions with the hope of embracing a brighter future and achieving some noble objectives have to face the...

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