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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...

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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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Over the years, Bangladesh has confronted the challenges of natural disasters and tried to mitigate the risks associated with different disasters. Due to severity...

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Now it has crossed the boundary of doubt that investment in education for both boys and girls stands as one of the most important...

Creative System has Created a Quagmire

The Planning and Development Unit of DSHE has done a commendable job for the nation in general and education in particular. It has conducted...

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Universal Primary Education and Bangladesh

The concept of universal education dates back to 2000 when UNESCO hosted the Dakar summit which was participated in by 180 countries. They committed to the simple but profound goal of achieving universal basic education by 2015. It actually involves entering the school at an appropriate age, progressing through the system, and completing a full cycle. It later became...

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International Literacy Day and the COVID crisis

Today the world observers `International Literacy Day’ with the theme “Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond,” especially on the role of educators...

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Ranking secondary schools has been done for the first time in Bangladesh by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education at the behest of...

Education for Children with Disabilities

Every year December 3 is observed as the ‘International Day for the people with disabilities across the globe.  Bangladesh also observes the day in...

Now Is the Time to Think of Quality Education and Drop out?

It looks strange that two contrasting phenomena exist side by side in our education system. One shows a competition to make the students pass...

All Tiers of Education are Shrouded in Irregularities

A series of incidents have taken place in almost all the higher seats of learning in the country along with surfacing some different problems,...

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...

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Even during the closure of corona two public universities namely Barishal and Jahangirnagar witness a very turbulent situation. On 16 February an altercation took...

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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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Future of Business Studies in Private Varsities

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);...

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...

World University Ranking 2020: Where Do Bangladeshi Universities Stand?

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All Tiers of Education are Shrouded in Irregularities

A series of incidents have taken place in almost all the higher seats of learning in the country along with surfacing some different problems,...

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...

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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...

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