education system Bangladesh

Our propensity for violence and the elements that foster it

With crumbling institutions built on fragile principles, power has been co-opted.
23 April 2025, 10:06 AM

A simple plan to fix education

The centralisation of examinations in Dhaka fosters inequality and compromises the recruitment process.
11 September 2024, 11:07 AM

Universities must prepare for the transition of students

While talking to our students, it was obvious that many of them are experiencing severe stress.
17 August 2024, 04:00 AM

Textbooks, curriculum and the politics of education

The new round of curricular reform and textbook re-writing has given rise to a spate of debate, pointing to different kinds of problems with the new initiative.
6 February 2024, 02:00 AM

The perils of our English education

The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.
22 December 2023, 14:00 PM

How we assess education matters

The competition aspect of educational assessment is meant for students to be ranked against their own prior achievement, not against their classmates.
14 December 2023, 04:00 AM

Curriculum and textbooks as weapons

Does “simplifying” the curriculum really guarantee that children will not be able to pace themselves in higher studies?
25 November 2023, 00:00 AM

New school curriculum: A great opportunity or a looming disaster?

We may be witnessing a deja vu with the new curriculum.
6 November 2023, 02:26 AM

National assessment of students give ominous signals

What is most telling is the discrepancy in academic performance across divisions as well as geographical areas.
21 August 2023, 01:00 AM

NCTB textbooks: Never-ending cycle of controversies

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board has been stuck in the loop of controversies centring on school textbooks with academics and some NCTB officials blaming it on the negligence of writers and editors, insufficient training and lack of serious punishment for blunders.
19 January 2023, 01:20 AM

From Grading to De-grading

We need to change the mindset of grade glorification.
11 December 2022, 14:00 PM

Are we really fostering creativity?

It’s time to make our education system conducive to critical thinking
11 November 2022, 12:10 PM

Our education system needs to deal with sectarianism better

Communal and nationalistic expressions in our education system are not uncommon.
9 November 2022, 13:00 PM