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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...

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

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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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Education Policy: A Critical Review

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Role of Education in National Development

Education unquestionably plays a vital role in national development. Private higher education market is particularly complex as measurement of the 'educational product' is a...

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Primary Education must be Most Attractive and Based on Strong Footing

Primary education must be very much attractive and interesting with giving the very basic facts of the subjects children can digest as the impression of receiving education at this level continue till the closing days of a human being. We boast of giving free and compulsory primary education to our future generation along with the free distribution of textbooks....

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Private Universities in Bangladesh: Navigation through Odds and Favours

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New Vision Old Challenges: The State of Pre-primary Education in Bangladesh

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Several Magics of SSC and Equivalent Examinations Remain Elusive

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All Tiers of Education are Shrouded in Irregularities

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An Application of CLT Approach and Education Policy: Introducing a New Syllabus

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English For All?

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Participatory Rural Appraisal for Research

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Senior Teacher Position Created with First-class Officer Status

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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...

Subject-based Teacher in Secondary Schools

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How Secondary English Teachers Can be Developed into Trainers

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An Evaluation Technique Towards Uniformity of PhD for Future World

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Honours and Masters in Non-Government Colleges

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Admission into Higher Educational Institutions

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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...

Writing a Statement of Purpose

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