"Opinion"

Teachers’ Professional Development- why and how?

Does learning end when we obtain a degree and enter the world of work? The answer must be a big ‘No’. Gaining knowledge and experience is an ongoing process of continuous self-improvement and exploration of the world around us. And a commitment to lifelong learning is a core aspect of being a teache

The global imperative to reverse teacher shortage

Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Laureate, says about teachers and education “One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” and Arne Duncan says `Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.” Teachers’ contribution has been glorified

What's in a university ranking?

It's an awful time for many universities in Bangladesh, both public and private, that are struggling with their reputation. Over 49,000 students left Bangladesh last year for a whole host of reasons, the biggest being that the local higher education institutions (HEI), with a few exceptions, have ei

New restrictions on privately run KG schools

The government is going to turn all the kindergartens into non-government primary schools and no more kindergartens can be further established without the permission of the directorate of primary education and children cannot be compelled to bear huge bags of books. Charging tuition fee as per the s

Will separate directorate contribute to enhancing quality education?

Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has existed for long as a vast size institution manned predominantly by cadre service teachers who belong mostly to college. If Secondary level teachers have been included in the cadre service, firstly the quality of education of this tier would h

Best teacher or an ideal teacher?

We have still struggled to establish a leak-proof method or strategy to identify the hidden talents of our rising generation. Strategies of different types are undergoing trial and error policy. However, in the midst of this unsettled issue, we have started another game to tag a teacher as ‘ `the be

Importance of ranking educational institutions of Bangladesh

Ranking educational institutions plays an important role to provide students, guardians, institutions, and governments with valuable information to help them make informed decisions about student enrolment and provide a way to compare institutions, benchmark performance, identify areas for

Cluster admission test in all public universities!

All the public universities are going to conduct cluster admission test from the academic year 2023-24 and UGC has been asked to take necessary steps to make it happen. This order has been issued by the Chancellor of the universities on 15 April 2023 with the signature of a joint secretary of the mi

Why govt primary schools of Dhaka City so miserable?

The miserable and pitiable lifestyle of the characters titled ‘ Pandit Moshai, Eadali Master, Taleb Master’ representing the then teaching community gives us an insightful view of our education of the past. Teachers’ individual economic condition was seriously miserable, still their production and d