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We Have Enough Trained Teachers, but Very Few Skilled Teachers

We have enough trained teachers, but do we have enough skilled teachers? Training and skills do not mean the same thing. Teachers must immerse themselves deeply and with rapt attention to acquire skills in any subject. They must be genuinely interested in learning it, which should be guided by internal motivation. A teacher must understand the subject’s ins and outs and possible related matters to satisfy their queries and make it more suitable and palatable to the students. How students respond to the subject, how they are taking it, why they do not react as expected, where the weakness is, and...

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We Have Enough Trained Teachers, but Very Few Skilled Teachers

We have enough trained teachers, but do we have enough skilled teachers? Training and skills do not mean the same thing. Teachers must immerse...

SDG 4 goal: Are we on the right track to achieve this?

One hundred ninety-three member states of the UN unanimously adopted the SDGs in 2015, and by 2030, the targeted goals are to be fulfilled....

Nationalisation of Education: BNP’s Stance and Promise  

A grand rally was held on 07 October 2025 at Shurawardy Uddayan on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, where teachers gathered with the...

Education Policy

How English Version School going on?

To keep pace with the fast-growing demand for English knowing people establishing English version school along with English medium has gained momentum in the...

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...

Global Education Digest

We are known clearly about Reader Digest but unfortunately, very few numbers of us become aware of Education Digest. This Digest published by the...

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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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Medium of Instruction at the Different Levels of Education in Bangladesh: Social, Cultural and Economic Division, and Inequality

Sanjida Abedin Rafha discusses the medium of instruction at the different level of education in Bangladesh Education is one kind of state of mind that...

Are the Teachers Only Teachers or Leaders Also?

Do the teachers should teach only the subjects or they should play the role of leaders also? To ensure a successful teaching-learning situation a...

Educational Achievements of Bangladesh in the South Asian Context

Most of the south Asian countries possess some common characteristics. These countries are considered as less developed countries or developing countries. Almost all of...

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The Status of Communicative English Language

After the introduction of the Communicative English language at the secondary and Higher Secondary levels how much change in teaching and learning English has...

Science Education Declines in the Age of Science

We are living in the age of science and computer. Till today we enjoy the most sophisticated scientific development. When and where its onward...

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...

Educational Crisis in Bangladesh

It is admirable that the enrolment rate is rising along with gender parity in the primary schools of Bangladesh. Moreover, public expenditure for education...

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...

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...

Taskforces for Closing Illegal KG Schools

KG schools have mushroomed at every nook and corner of the country ranging from the remotest village to the capital city. This fact coupled...

Secondary Education

Unitrack education system of Bangladesh

Education builds a nation. It is very important for Individual, Society and State. National development highly depends on Education. Education is the main component to execute the dream of the nation. Education has two general aspects, (1) Philosophical aspect & (2) Structural aspect.' Why we should learn?'-this question is related to the philosophy of education. If the philosophical position...

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...

Secondary School Teachers Conduct Classes in Colleges

With a view to addressing the increasing crisis of admission into the intermediate level, the government turned ten government schools into colleges and this process was started in 2007 as a huge number of students passed the SSC examination that year. Firstly, Dhanmondi Government High School, Motijheel Government Boys’ High School and Sher-e-Banglanagar Boys’ High School introduced intermediate class....

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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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...

Need Assessment of a Short Course on Educational Evaluation and Assessment

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...

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...

The Initiative to Assess Higher Education of Bangladesh

With a view to making university education in Bangladesh a ‘brand’ for others to follow, the Education Quality Assurance Foundation (EQAF) was founded by...

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...

Research and Our Universities

Today’s universities is featured and marked by teachers’ negligible or not at all involved in research and more involvement in teacher politics. Involvement in...

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