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We Have Enough Trained Teachers, but Very Few Skilled Teachers

We have enough trained teachers, but do we have enough skilled teachers? Training and skills do not mean the same thing. Teachers must immerse themselves deeply and with rapt attention to acquire skills in any subject. They must be genuinely interested in learning it, which should be guided by internal motivation. A teacher must understand the subject’s ins and outs and possible related matters to satisfy their queries and make it more suitable and palatable to the students. How students respond to the subject, how they are taking it, why they do not react as expected, where the weakness is, and...

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We Have Enough Trained Teachers, but Very Few Skilled Teachers

We have enough trained teachers, but do we have enough skilled teachers? Training and skills do not mean the same thing. Teachers must immerse...

SDG 4 goal: Are we on the right track to achieve this?

One hundred ninety-three member states of the UN unanimously adopted the SDGs in 2015, and by 2030, the targeted goals are to be fulfilled....

Nationalisation of Education: BNP’s Stance and Promise  

A grand rally was held on 07 October 2025 at Shurawardy Uddayan on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, where teachers gathered with the...

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Islamized School, Specialized Madrasa and New Paths to Islamic Education in Bangladesh

Introduction It is needless to say that Madrasa education is one of the oldest education systems in the Indian subcontinent. It is a “purely” native...

Education and Human Resource Development

MOHAMMAD KOWSAR BHUIYAN wrote about Human Resource Development In this present world, human being is considered as a national asset like the other assets. Human...

Using Multimedia Presentation Method in Higher Education: Reality and Recommendation

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...

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Causes behind Differential Performance in Various Types of BRAC Schools

GOUTAM ROY, NOTAN CHANDRA DUTTA and SAMIR RANJAN NATH wrote about differential performance in BRAC Schools Abstract: Differential learning achievement of the graduates of three types of BRAC schools viz., BRAC primary school, BRAC community school and BRAC formal school came out through a recent study with some hypothetical explanation of the reasons behind such difference. This study aims to...

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How Far the Draft Education Law 2013 is Inclined to Protect Citizen’s Right to Education

KHANDAKER LUTFUL KHALED wrote about Draft Education Law 2013 National vision of education Education is critical to human development, enlightenment and emancipation. It is a powerful...

Empowering Underprivileged Youths in Bangladesh through Computer Literacy: A thirst to build Digital Bangladesh

AJOY K. BOSE and ASAD-UZ-ZAMAN ASAD wrote about Digital Bangladesh Abstract: Today’s world is shaped by availability of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Because global...

Child Protection Issues in Our Textbooks

The World Vision, a NGO working in Bangladesh since 1971 focusing on child care, concern and protection along with its other areas of intervention...

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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,...

Conflict Between Language and Literature

Recently I have observed two groups of experts have emerged over the issue of teaching English in Bangladesh. They have started giving their conflicting...

Expansion of Private Higher Education

According to UNESCO, the region provides higher education including private higher education to just 3.5 of the college age population, compared with 60 per...

The Relationship between Education Index and GDP Index

Abstract: The education and GDP indices are two components to determine the human development index set by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). There...

NCTB Has Done A Commendable Job

Criticizing someone or something may be one of the easiest tasks in the world. And to create something is one of the most difficult...

An Overview of Newly Developed HSC Textbook

The newly developed HSC textbook ‘English for Today’ for classes 11 & 12 has appeared in the market which has been designed highlighting the...

Factors Should be Considered for Defining Data for Research

Data are the raw materials with which research can build. The term data means systematically collected groups of information that represents the qualitative or...

Secondary Education

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...

Senior Teacher Position Created with First-class Officer Status

The government secondary schools will see Senior Teacher position with the status of first-class gazetted officer that must be a welcome move. The number of government secondary schools had been only 317 for many years in a country of sixteen crore people that expresses stately importance towards this tier of education.  However, the non-government teacher associations have been struggling...

Some Insides of This Year’s HSC Result

The national scene of education in terms of passes percentage in the secondary and higher secondary levels show a rising trend every year. But quality still remains a question. Maybe, the quality also is increasing but not up to the mark. This year the pass percentage of HSC has improved from last year’s 75.08 to 78.67. In 2010 this...

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World University Ranking 2020: Where Do Bangladeshi Universities Stand?

Mahbub Alam Prodip writes about Bangladeshi University Ranking The ‘Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)’, ‘Times Higher Education (THE)’, ‘The Center for World University Ranking (CWUR)’ and ‘The...

Quality Assurance at the Affiliated Institutions of Higher Education of the National University of Bangladesh

Abstract: Research for this paper, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, has been carried out on quality assurance by  questionnaire, interview and observation ...

I Never Wanted to be an Educationist

Though I never wanted to become an educationist or a curriculum developer in my teenage years, I asked my teacher in 8th grade why...

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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...

Is New Admission System in MBBS and BDS Bliss or Bane?

The hasty decision of the ministry of health regarding the admission test for admission seekers to MBBS and BDS course has sparked protest across...

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...

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