A few days ago, one of my Facebook friends and a junior from my university department, Dr Goutam Roy, a Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, shared a thoughtful reflection on educational reform on his wall. Drawing inspiration from Abraham Maslow’s famous “Hierarchy of Needs” theory, he attempted to reinterpret Bangladesh’s education system through a similar layered framework of needs. His post was not presented as a formal academic model or a research-based theory. Yet, as I read through it, I found myself deeply struck by its simplicity, clarity, and uncomfortable truth.
Sometimes the most powerful ideas are not those emerging...
In English language teaching, one of the biggest challenges teachers face is balancing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Due to...
When 56,000 scripts of a public examination show changed marks and grades, it undeniably reveals serious scams in our evaluation system. Whatever we do...
It is admirable that the enrolment rate is rising along with gender parity in the primary schools of Bangladesh. Moreover, public expenditure for education...
Abstract: Student politics is one of ignored areas in international scholarly debate. In the late 1960’s to early 70’s, some authors made some contributions...
A timely editorial has appeared in a leading English daily reflecting the problems or battle for admission into schools in the city of Dhaka. As I work in this line, let me say something more about the issue. Dhaka city experiences a tough battle for admission during this season. The metropolitan city witnesses the influx of population from rural...
Our glorious Dhaka University which produced many scholars, statesmen, diplomats, scientists, educationists and bureaucrats observed its 90th birth anniversary on July 01, 2011. It...
A number of donors and partners for developments have recently put especial attention to help the Bangladesh government in order to improve its technical...
A timely and thought-provoking article appeared in the Daily Star of its September 9 issue under the caption ‘Campus Police’ which received my attention...
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...
After the introduction of the Communicative English language at the secondary and Higher Secondary levels how much change in teaching and learning English has...
Teaching itself is a courageous profession in many respects. The people belonging to other professions can do corruption, earn a colossal amount of money...
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...
RIFAT AFROZE, MD. MAHBUBUL KABIR AND ARIFA RAHMAN wrote about BRAC Training
ABSTRACT: This study investigated the effect of the BRAC training programme for English language teachers of rural non-government secondary schools. It examined the change in the teachers in terms of their pedagogic skills, language skills development, knowledge about Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and their attitudes towards this new...
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...
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 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...
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...
There are two reasons for making business studies or business administration course market-driven. One is the success of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA);...
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...
BRAC leaves no vital branch of social development untouched. Its intervention in the education scenario originates from pre-primary education to tertiary level. It launched...
A few days ago, one of my Facebook friends and a junior from my university department, Dr Goutam Roy, a Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, shared a thoughtful reflection on educational reform on his wall. Drawing inspiration...
In English language teaching, one of the biggest challenges teachers face is balancing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Due to...
When 56,000 scripts of a public examination show changed marks and grades, it undeniably reveals serious scams in our evaluation system. Whatever we do...
Is storytelling a powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar? Teaching English using isolated grammar has become an established practice in our English teaching...
The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published three weeks after the government's initial announcement that they would be...
Is it rational to establish 600 Model Schools and Colleges? Whenever any government assumes office, it wants to do something exceptional in established fields...
Our familiarity with Bloom’s Taxonomy may be greater than SOLO Taxonomy. Bloom’s Taxonomy organises learning objectives hierarchically from basic recall to creation, while SOLO...
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...
A few days ago, one of my Facebook friends and a junior from my university department, Dr Goutam Roy, a Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, shared a thoughtful reflection on educational reform on his wall. Drawing inspiration from Abraham...
