Education

A record-breaking number (86.37%) of students came out successful at the SSC and equivalent exam this year. Achievers of GPA-5 also increased markedly this year. The Education Minister has rightly said ‘The record-breaking pass rating is an outcome of creative exam system and special caring incentives of the government’. No doubt, our boys and girls are meritorious and laborious and they try to give their full efforts in studies. Details…

When we talk about education, we inevitably stress the need to focus on English, Maths and Science. In a technological world, language, maths and science ultimately equate with economic competitiveness. This might be a smart thinking, but it makes education merely the means to an economic end. While this tendency is not an exception, we should also note the importance of the arts and culture. It is fair then to ask what art actually offers. Details…

After one month of work stoppage and protest, BUET Teachers Association (BUETTA) grudgingly agreed to get back to class from Monday, after getting assurance from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about fulfilling their demands. Details…

This is the age of global communication by which the people may aware of the different cultures and information through both the electronic and print media. Our next generation may enrich themselves by the media knowledge even in realm of our local and foreign language. But it’s a matter of great regret that many of our news readers/presenters and even moderators do not bother about it. Details…

One breaking news thundered me this noon while I was watching different private TV channels where the scoop news was “An AC (Land) and TNO (Thana Nirbahi Officer) has been beaten by an OC (Officer in Charge) at Feni district and OC was closed”. What a surprising matter! How is it possible? Is it the result of the upgrading the OC position into a first class officer? Do they compare now with the other cadre officers like AC (Land) and TNO(Thana Nirbahi Officer)? Details…

Sadarpur an upazilla of Faridpur District, which is well known but it seems now nothing but an isolated island due to non-availability of the electricity. I came to know from the inhabitants of the same area that they are facing a lot of problems due to the electricity crisis. They even do not get 5-6 hours electricity in a day by which their day to day life is very miserable now-a-days, which I have been informed by the people of the east Shyampur area. Details…

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Nowadays Indian Yoga has gained tremendous popularity in business market. Both in the eastern and western world it is said to bring excellent returns. Even though this age is known as the age of science, the harsh reality is, in this society ’science has been defeated to business’ and if we are to speak the truth we must say, ‘this is the age of business’. Details…

Textbook is the most widely used teaching aid for teaching-learning activities. It is the prescribed writing based on curriculum and syllabus. Whether any textbook is standard or not, we can judge through two types of criteria: Details…

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In general we see the student’s unrest in the different educational institutions but now we see that our teacher’s society has given a new polarisation in regard to such unrest in the name of the resignation of the VC (Vice –Chancellor) of the respective universities which is actually very odd to look no doubt. Details…

In a time when our student politicians stand accused of murder, torture, rape, extortion, bullying and almost all sorts of crimes, student politics remained a sacred cow. Only because, it had a storied past. But now, the time has come to write the epitaph of politics in country’s all educational institutes. Details…