Primary scholarship desirable but not enough
Reinstatement of scholarship for primary students, class V to be precise, makes sense following the cancellation of what was called a competence-based and outcome-focused education system introduced in 2023. With the introduction of the Primary Education Completion (PEC) examinations under the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) in 2009, the question...
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Consensus a must to channel aid to Rakhine
The concept of a humanitarian or aid corridor is something relatively new to most people in Bangladesh. Yet, it has emerged as a central topic of national discussion following a recent UN-initiated proposal to channel aid to the famine-stricken Rakhine State in Myanmar, using routes that would traverse Bangladeshi territory....
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Education sector needs overhauling
The report that a teacher at the Chirirbandar Government Model Pilot High School examination centre in Dinajpur's Chirirbandar upazila has been fined Tk. 2000 and sentenced to 7 days' prison for helping a student to answer questions through mobile phone app is shocking. When teachers should set examples before their...
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Eliminate discrimination in service delivery
The administration is the driving force of a state upholding the people's trust and justice. It's primary duty is to ensure equal rights and opportunities for all citizens without prejudice. Unfortunately, discrimination and favouritism are still evident at various levels of the administration. While some regions witness swift implementation of...
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Let the farmers get what they deserve
In Bangladesh, farmers are the unsung heroes. Yet, generation after generation, they have been left to toil in silence. Their sweat sustains the nation, but they are lef tin a state of neglect. Once a country grappling with food shortages and famine, Bangladesh is now almost self-sufficient in food production....
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