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Only the Curriculum is Our Problem, and One Teacher, One Tab is the Good Solution?

Our experience shows that whenever a new government takes office, it takes on the task of changing the curriculum, which is a gigantic undertaking, but we hardly think it can be done immediately or by putting quick pressure on the relevant people. The present government is also doing the same and wants to provide one tab to all teachers. Is that a solution? However, the curriculum should indeed be aligned with the current global situation so that learners can become familiar with it and adapt to these changes. Their course of study and way of learning should align with the...

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Only the Curriculum is Our Problem, and One Teacher, One Tab is the Good Solution?

Our experience shows that whenever a new government takes office, it takes on the task of changing the curriculum, which is a gigantic undertaking,...

Expectations from the New Government to Remove the Ills of Education

A new government was formed on 17 February under the able leadership of Tarique Rahman, following the thirteenth national election, in which the BNP...

GRR Model Builds a Bridge to Reach Students to Their Destination

The way teachers teach and pupils learn has been revolutionised by the Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) model. The GRR model is built on...

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...

Why is January 19 National Teachers’ Day?

The reign of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman from 1975 to 1981 was a significant period for Bangladesh’s education for several reasons. The Monthly Payment...

NCTB’s Repeated Failure to Provide Books to the Students Timely!

December is the month when students assess their academic progress and prepare for stepping into the next higher class. The new books for 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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Making Classroom an Attractive Centre for learning

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How Long will Irregularities Prevail in Schools?

Several known individuals have been working in different directorates, NCTB, government colleges and secondary schools in the city of Dhaka for a pretty long...

Rate of Return of Education in Bangladesh: An investigation

Abstract: This article examines the contribution made by education in Bangladesh using primary data gained form a small scale of research. Secondary data also...

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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,...

Education in Haor Areas: Should Distance Be the Barrier to Access Education?

In terms of mainstream socio-economic development initiatives, Haor areas people are becoming increasingly marginalized. The national policies of Bangladesh have pledged a special attention...

Does English Teaching Help Develop Skills of the Learners?

Are we sure that we could have made our primary, secondary and higher secondary level students stand on the right track to acquire English?...

Admission into Higher Educational Institutions

For higher education, fifty thousand seats lie against about six and a half lac students. Moreover, another one lac student may be added to...

Concept of Literacy: Past-Present-Future

United Nations declared 2003-2012 as a United Nations Literacy Decade and the motto for the decade is “Literacy as Freedom”. The freedom to access...

Why English Questions Change Again?

Our young learners have been undergoing constant trial and error method for the last several years though it is desirable that bringing any change...

Prospect of Mastery Learning in Bangladesh

Md Ibrahim Khalil writes about Mastery Learning Introduction Mastery Learning is the most appropriate approach to education for Bangladesh because it meets the most fundamental...

Secondary Education

Teachers to Teach Subjects in New Curriculum

Now it is known to us that from the year 2023, new textbooks for grades six and seven have been developed in the light of the new curriculum, which is going to be implemented in January. The role of teachers will be of serious importance, and the assessment will see fifty per cent in the form of formative and...

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...

Trainers’ Conference

With a view to improving the quality of secondary education in Bangladesh, the government has taken different initiatives. Providing training to the teachers is one of the significant mechanisms aiming to develop their creativity and innovation. BRAC is supplementing the government’s efforts in these areas. It’s a matter of great pleasure for all of us that secondary level education...

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What Does Jagannath University Incident Teach Us?

Jagannath University witnessed a sad incident that ensued from section 27/4 of the Jagannath University Act 2005. The Act says that the university will...

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...

Bangladeshi Vice-Chancellors Want the Status of MPs!

An article appeared in the daily Kalerkantho of September 04, 2011, produced by a Bangladesh professor in the USA which drew my attention. The...

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...

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...

Some Distinguished Features of Brac University

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...

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Only the Curriculum is Our Problem, and One Teacher, One Tab is the Good Solution?

Our experience shows that whenever a new government takes office, it takes on the task of changing the curriculum, which is a gigantic undertaking, but we hardly think it can be done immediately or by putting quick pressure on...