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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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Poor Performance of Private Teacher Training Colleges

A dark picture has revealed teacher training colleges when a survey was conducted by the ministry of education. The ministry of education found that...

Introducing Problem Based Learning-2

With the discussions continued here on problem based learning it will be cleared to the reader how these two distinct yet related approaches to...

The Voice of the Poor: Insights about the Poverty, Education, Development and Their Inter Relationship

MOHAMMAD TAREQUE RAHMAN wrote about Voice of the Poor Introduction We have come to such a time while the importance of quality education is entirely recognized....

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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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Coronavirus Pandemic Contributes to Reshape the Education of Bangladesh

In response to the decisions made by the state to continue the academic activities of the learners particularly the pre-primary, primary and secondary level...

Student Attendance System

GAZI MUSAYAB, FAHMED BIN NEWAZ, KAZI WASIM UZZAMAN and RENESA RAHMAN wrote about Attendance System Introduction Attendance Management System is a database system that has been...

Bringing Change in Teachers’ Professional Development Initiatives: Learning from English in Action (EiA) Project in Bangladesh

Abstract: This essay seeks to explore the potential opportunities and challenges of the teachers’ professional development model of English in Action (EiA) project in...

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Virtual Classroom and Distance Learning: Bangladesh Perspective – 1

Universities are faced with the difficult problem of simultaneously keeping pace with the increased number of students and the increased extent of knowledge that...

A Proper Plan Needed in Place for Upcoming Technical, Vocational, Education Projects

Bangladesh needs to plan its upcoming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme to get the best out of it for the people....

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...

School Opening: Can We Think of Region-wise Opening?

The government put a declaration of school opening on 30 March (2021) and universities on 24 May following the lower infection rate (less than...

What Is More Important for Effective Learning: Memorizing The Topic or Understanding?

Heya Mubasshira discusses the important strategies for effective learning Once a nobleman said, "If there is no treasure in scripture and heaven, then there is...

Virtual Classroom and Distance Learning: Bangladesh Perspective – 2

The process of virtual classroom and virtual learning can be easily described by a figure. With the below figure we try to show how...

Perception of Inclusive Education: A few Relevant Issues

Abstract: Inclusive Education has received serious policy attention in Bangladesh and become one of the major focuses of the policies of governments across many...

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HSC Result and Our Politics

The results of the Higher Secondary Examination or HSC result help students determine the future course of study and aim of life. Hence, it attaches much importance. This year 74.30 per cent of students passed the HSC examinations against 78.67 per cent of the previous year. Besides the pass rate, the results also showed a decline in the number...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

Government College Teachers Seek Justice

As a regular reader of English newspapers, I have gone through the lengthy thought-provoking and valuable writing of an unknown assistant professor of a...

Ranking Higher Educational Institutions

Ranking higher educational institutions such as universities is a crucial task. It entails one’s thinking on how to rank the universities. What should be...

UGC Reveals Poor Performance of Public Universities

Recently the University Grants Commission or UGC has conducted a survey on our five public universities. It has revealed the findings which really tend...

Private University and Higher Education

The private university now occupies a significant space in the sphere of higher education in Bangladesh upholding a reality. Over the years these institutions...

Is New Admission System in MBBS and BDS Bliss or Bane?

The hasty decision of the ministry of health regarding the admission test for admission seekers to MBBS and BDS course has sparked protest across...

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