Education share of GDP falls for 6th straight year
The share of education in gross domestic product fell again for the sixth year in a row, which is evident from the proposed national budget for the financial year 2025–26.
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Edn instts again embrace long vacation
Educational institutions have embarked on yet another long holiday combining Eid-ul-Azha and summer holiday with all government and non-government secondary and junior secondary level educational institutions going on a 23-day holiday from Sunday...
Edn of 2.30 lakh Rohingya children at risk: UNICEF
The education of around 2,30,000 Rohingya children in Bangladesh is under threat due to an acute and deepening funding crisis, according to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.
When education budget fails
FOR a nation that dreams of becoming smart and progressive, Bangladesh’s educational budget is anything but intelligent. Year after year, we manage the impossible: allocating the lowest proportion of GDP to education in all of South Asia. That’s not a passing trend; that’s an institutional achievement in national self-sabotage, if you will...
Primary, secondary education disrupted amid strikes
Academic activities at the primary and secondary schools in the country are facing disruptions amid work abstention by the teachers and employees of the institutions, pressing their demands for pay rise and promotion...
Rethinking education policy
BANGLADESH is one of the prominent developing countries in Asia, with a population exceeding 180 million, of which 48.8 per cent are under the age of 25. This young demographic holds immense potential. If provided with quality education and adequate training, this segment of the population could become a formidable asset for the country’s economic growth...
Framework for changes
BANGLADESH continues to face significant challenges in ensuring quality education, universally recognised as the cornerstone of national development, for all. Despite commendable progress in the enrolment rate, the dropout rate remains high, especially among girls and in marginalised communities while learning outcomes lag behind regional peers. The key to...
Samya’s murder: a wake-up call for campus security
THE tragic and brutal murder of Shahriar Alam Samya, a bright student from the Institute of Education and Research at Dhaka University, has struck a deep blow to the nation’s conscience. Once the torchbearer of progress and a hub for democratic movements, Dhaka University now finds itself grappling with an unsettling darkness that falls over its campus...
The long road to educational recovery
THE lingering crisis in Bangladesh’s tertiary education system, nearly a year after the student-led uprising of July and August 2024, paints a bleak picture of institutional dysfunction, political inertia and squandered opportunities. What began as a popular movement to address perceived injustices in the quota system and an unpopular pension reform quickly spiralled...
Govt, teachers need to work in sync on academic atmosphere
ACADEMIC activities in institutions of tertiary education are yet to get back on a good footing as the atmosphere in the institutions still goes through hiccups that began in July 2024. It has already been more than 10 months since the universities began facing disruption in academic activities when public university teachers began abstaining from work in protest at...
Tertiary-level edn yet to return to normalcy
Normal academic atmosphere in tertiary-level educational institutions is yet to be restored in the country even after almost 11 months of the student-led mass uprising in July and August in 2024.
Reimagining polytech education
BANGLADESH is at a critical juncture where demographic opportunity meets economic necessity. With a median age of just over 27 years and more than two million youth entering the labour market every year, the demand for employable skills has never been greater. Against this backdrop, polytechnic education, the cornerstone of technical and vocational education...
Changes in educational design
INSTRUCTIONAL design and technology is an emerging field that improves educational learning outcomes through the systematic design, development, implementation and evaluation of instructional processes and resources. It integrates educational theories, technological tools and instructional practices to create effective learning environments. Because of massive...
Thousands of school drop-out children return to education with BRAC support
Nearly 25,000 out-of-school and learning-lagged children who had dropped out during the Covid-19 pandemic have returned to mainstream primary education through BRAC’s Returning to Learning project, which provided accelerated learning in 1,005 one-room schools...
JICA, DPE mark 20yrs of pry edn support
Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Directorate of Primary Education jointly organised a seminar titled ‘Review of 20 years of JICA cooperation for primary education in Bangladesh & completion of JSP3 Project’ at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Tax justice and education financing
How do we ensure quality education for every child, regardless of socioeconomic background? The answer lies in a domain that receives far less public attention than it deserves — tax justice. As the government grapples with rising demands on public expenditure amidst declining international aid, domestic resource mobilisation through equitable taxation offers the...
Haider Akbar Rano remembered
Left politician and author Haider Akbar Khan Rano worked for social changes, an educationist and political leaders said at a commemoration meeting on the first anniversary of his death on Sunday...
Open polytech education could transform livelihood
IN MANY parts of Bangladesh, the question of a person’s future still revolves around academic grades or household roles rather than practical capabilities. But in a society where job scarcity is high and self-employment is increasingly common, traditional pathways to livelihood are no longer sufficient. What today’s economy demands is not just general education...
UGC seeks EU support to expand higher education opportunities
University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has urged the European Union to expand higher education opportunities in various universities in Europe, including scholarships and joint research, for Bangladeshi students...
High-level body sought to modernise technical edn
The Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh on Tuesday proposed to form a high level committee for the modernisation of technical education...
Public education and traffic management
THE police play a vital role in public education by fostering awareness and understanding of laws, community safety, and crime prevention. Through programmes such as school visits, community workshops, and public awareness campaigns, they educate citizens on topics ranging from road safety and drug abuse prevention to cybercrime awareness and personal...
High level committee proposed for modernisation of technical edn
Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh on Tuesday proposed for a high level committee for the modernisaion of the technical education...
Formation of governing bodies of all non-govt edn instts suspended
The education ministry on Sunday suspended formation of the governing bodies and managing committees of all non-government educational institutions under the ministry across the country...
Permanent education commission demanded
Speakers, including academics and young leaders on Saturday demanded formation of a permanent education commission for reforming the country’s education system, education policy and education curriculum.
Sher-e-Bangla remembered
Speakers at a discussion praised the pivotal contributions of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq in advancing education among the backward Muslim society and his historic role in political and social reforms in the subcontinent...
Dhaka edn board to probe reasons for high number of SSC exam dropouts
The Dhaka Education Board on Tuesday ordered the heads of the educational institutions under it to find out what caused so many candidates not to take the ongoing Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations.
Yunnan-Bangladesh medical education, health care prog held at BMU
The Yunnan-Bangladesh Education and Healthcare Cooperation Programme was held at Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Monday...
AIUB secures British Council TNE exploratory grants
American International University-Bangladesh in collaboration with two universities in the United Kingdom has secured two project grants from the British Council under the Transnational Education Exploratory Grant programme...
Lost youth dividend
BANGLADESH, home to more than 170 million people, is often lauded for its steady economic growth, social development and demographic dividend. Yet, buried beneath this progress lies a silent but mounting crisis — the growing number of youth who are Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET). Representing a significant portion of the population, these...
Govt mulls separate pay grade for primary teachers: Bidhan
Primary and mass education adviser Professor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder on Saturday said that the government was mulling over making a separate salary grade for primary teachers...
