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A response to the government’s decision to scrap the lottery for admission

There must be no admission test or even a lottery for children up to class three, let alone KG children. The guardians must take their children to the schools adjacent to their respective homes, whether government or private. Of course, our government primary schools are not available in urban areas according to the population. Moreover, most guardians show their reluctance to send their wards to those schools for some valid reasons. However, private schools are available here and there. Without running after so-called reputable schools, guardians should send their children to schools near their homes, which will make their children’s lives...

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A response to the government’s decision to scrap the lottery for admission

There must be no admission test or even a lottery for children up to class three, let alone KG children. The guardians must take...

Grammar or fluency in English: Which one is more important?

Whenever we see English questions, whether in public examinations, BCS, or any recruitment test, let alone the internal examinations of educational institutions, we can...

Dogme ELT fosters a communicative atmosphere and natural learning

Dogme ELT is a communicative approach to language teaching that encourages teaching without published textbooks and emphasises conversational communication among learners and teachers. It is...

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Gender Analysis of the Incumbent PRSP to Develop the Next 5-year Plan: Education Sector

NAZMUL AHSAN MIRAZ writes on PRSP It is well recognized that education is one of the key elements for building the knowledge base of the...

Public and Private Schools

I often find myself criticising governments worldwide for failing to create opportunities for poor people, especially in the education sector. We certainly should be...

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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Amader Pathshala Treads a Tough Road to Teach Poor Children

SADAT SAYEM writes on Amader Pathshala Sonia Akhter, a Class III student at Amader Pathshala, was colouring a drawing of rural vista in the cultural programme of the school on one Saturday. The daughter of a garment worker, Sonia often helps her mother in the household chores but she is regular in attending her classes from Uttar Kalshi in the Dhaka...

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Is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) working in Bangladesh?

With a view to enabling our students to use English in their practical life situation, Communicative Language Teaching was introduced in our education system...

Kajoli Early Childhood Learning: A Model for Empowerment of Marginalized Communities

SAIFUZZAMAN RANA The Kajoli Early Childhood Learning Model is a pre-school model innovated through action research. One of the earliest decisions of RIB was to...

Inclusive Education in Bangladesh: Trend or requirement?

Inclusive Education has become one of the major focuses of the policies of governments across many parts of the world. Education reform is seen...

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Teaching English in the light of Communicative Language Teaching

Innovation in teaching and learning English has started happening in recent years in Bangladesh.  Traditional teaching focuses on grammatical rules rather than meaning. Teaching...

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...

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...

Environmental Issues and Education Needs

This provides an initial assessment of the overarching environmental issues such as health and infrastructure issues faced by New Orleans to rein habit the...

Teachers’ Agitation and Their Responsibility

Nothing goes without any result. At last, the teachers' agitation could draw the attention of the Prime Minister. She has already formed a committee...

Error Correction and Present Trend of Our Education System

PALASH RANJAN SANYAL wrote about Education System Let’s talk about something in which we all spend at least one-fourth of our life. Some do spend...

What is Happening in National Curriculum and Textbook Board?

The educational arena of the country is currently experiencing the development and implementation process of a new curriculum by National Curriculum and Textbook Board...

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Subject-based Teacher in Secondary Schools

Secondary level education is the second important tier of education which experiences some anomalies and negligence from the authorities concerned for a long. Many changes call for monetary involvement whereas many don’t need money but can bring some positive changes in this sector. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has recently sent a proposal to the Ministry of...

Receiving TESOL President Award

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...

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 march stops are unknown to us. To cope with the situation we need to produce a procession of science graduates and a galaxy of experts in different branches of science. But we see a grim...

How Secondary English Teachers Can be Developed into Trainers

It is the new initiative of BRAC to develop trained English teachers into trainers. It is based on the theory of “The mother who gives birth to a child knows best the pain of childbirth”. This initiative has sparked hope and enthusiasm among the rural secondary English teachers. To speak the truth, we have discovered the hidden potentialities among...

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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...

How Private Universities Contribute to Tertiary Education

The private university now occupies a significant space in the sphere of tertiary education in Bangladesh upholding a reality. over the years these institutions...

Private University and Higher Education

The private university now occupies a significant space in the sphere of higher education in Bangladesh upholding a reality. Over the years these institutions...

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...

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...

Girl Students’ Poor Accommodation in Public Universities

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...

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A response to the government’s decision to scrap the lottery for admission

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A response to the government’s decision to scrap the lottery for admission

There must be no admission test or even a lottery for children up to class three, let alone KG children. The guardians must take their children to the schools adjacent to their respective homes, whether government or private. Of course,...