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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

The DC Conference 2026, the first of its kind since the BNP government came to power after the 12 February National Election, is taking...

Getting tougher in public examinations means taking steps to ensure quality education

The country's SSC and equivalent public examinations will begin on 21 April, the first of its kind since the new government assumed office. The...

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How Far the Draft Education Law 2013 is Inclined to Protect Citizen’s Right to Education

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...

Focusing on Education: Importance and Necessity

Bangladesh is a densely populated country moving from an agricultural to an industry-based economy, which has been expedited within the recent decade. Is this...

Private Educational Institutions Experience Ugly Claws of Politics

The evil politics of the country has left no place untouched. It has stretched its ugly claws to non-government or private educational institutions gathering...

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Causes behind Differential Performance in Various Types of BRAC Schools

GOUTAM ROY, NOTAN CHANDRA DUTTA and SAMIR RANJAN NATH wrote about differential performance in BRAC Schools Abstract: Differential learning achievement of the graduates of three types of BRAC schools viz., BRAC primary school, BRAC community school and BRAC formal school came out through a recent study with some hypothetical explanation of the reasons behind such difference. This study aims to...

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The Role of Technical and Vocational Education in the National Development of Bangladesh

Abstract Education is a  basic human right and considered by many as a  key tool  for  national development. However, this tenet has been challenged by...

Focusing on Education: Importance and Necessity

Bangladesh is a densely populated country moving from an agricultural to an industry-based economy, which has been expedited within the recent decade. Is this...

Higher Secondary Certificate Results Have Shown Some Hidden Crisis in Education

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,...

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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 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...

Different Research Different Reference Style

What is referencing and Reference style When we prepare written papers, it is important to cite the sources used in our work. Each time when...

Australian Government Publishing Service/ Australian Government Information Management Office (AGPS/AGIMO) Style

Previously known as the Australian Government Publishing Service or AGPS style, but now revised by Snooks & Co, 2002. It is based on the...

How Long will Irregularities Prevail in Schools?

Several known individuals have been working in different directorates, NCTB, government colleges and secondary schools in the city of Dhaka for a pretty long...

English For All?

I have gone through an article under the above caption “English For All” in the Daily Star of its 28 issues of March 2008...

The Hegemony of the Dominant: Barriers for building Popular Education in Bangladesh

Education is the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; it is a preparation for life. It is widely recognize that education serves as an engine...

Secondary Education

Dropped Out Students in the SSC are Mostly Girls

SSC examination on the short syllabus is going to start on 14 November and end on 23 November. Collecting a certificate by sitting practically for examination retains much significance and pure joy, which our students missed due to Corona for the last two years. What's about the dropped out students? Evaluation is an important part of the teaching-learning process. However,...

Receiving TESOL President Award

Any kind of recognition to any innovative work works as a guiding force to go forward for any individual and organization. It’s an incentive as well. When it happens in the field of education it brings more pleasure for those who belong to this field. I have been in this line for quite a long time first as a...

The Present Secondary Education Scenario

It is true that the education sector has received significant importance from the government under the able guidance of Nurul Islam Nahid, the minister for education. Still many flows have been discerned in this sector which tends to threaten the smooth running of this field. Several alarming figures in the secondary level education of the country appeared in different...

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...

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Higher Education

What is Happening in the National University?

A series of irregularities of the National University of Bangladesh appeared in a Bengali daily (Jugantor  April 19 to 23) drawing the attention of...

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...

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...

Writing a Statement of Purpose

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...

Current Private University Scenario

The birth of the private university in Bangladesh has passed more than two decades. Now their existence is a visual reality with significantly successful...

Do We Need More Public Universities?

The government has planned to establish five more public universities that has sparked a dozen questions whether we need more public universities at this...

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