Unauthorised schools doing brisk business in B'Baria
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Jashim Uddin
BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 13: Sub-standard education imparted by unauthorised schools in Brahmanbaria town has posed a threat to nurture proper human resource at the grass-root level.
Guardians said their children after passing from these schools are becoming non-competitive in the higher-class examinations (HSC and graduation) in the major colleges and universities of the country.
Most of the unauthorised schools, setup in rental house in the town, are doing brisk business through charging huge tuition money and other fees without ensuring quality education though the local administration failed to do the needful in this regard.
There are 30 private schools in the town while the number of government schools is only three.
Guardians expressed deep concern at the poor standard of education imparted at the schools in spite of spending 10-12 times more money than that of government schools.
"I spend Tk 950 per month as tuition fee of my child in Class-two, but the quality of the education is not at all up to the mark," said Rafiquddin Thakur, a guardian.
The monthly tuition fee in the private schools vary between the range of Tk 950 to Tk 1700 while it is only Tk 4.00 to Tk 15.00 in government schools.
Guardians alleged that teachers impart sub-standard education to students and moreover, most of the schools lack proper accommodation, adequate furniture, playground and sports materials and waiting rooms for guardians etc.
When contacted, additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Mr. Shashanka Shekhar Bhoumik said: We are serious to comply with the law but there remains a huge scarcity of land in the district town. The district administration needs at least 60 decimal lands for high school and 33 decimal lands for Kindergarten or Primary school. But school owners cannot comply with the law.
District secondary school education officer Mr. Subode Chandra Chowdhury said there must be government permission before opening a school but surveillance should be strengthened to monitor the functioning of schools.
The private schools established in the district town in recent period are: Brahmanbaria Cadet College, Central Residential Schools & College, Brilliant International School & College, Model Public school & College, The Cambridge International School & College, Sir-stone Cadet School & College, Brahmanbaria Residential School & College, Zila Public School, SSIT, Mile-stone School & College, Brahmanbaria Model Public School and Brahmanbaria Cadet Madrasa.
BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 13: Sub-standard education imparted by unauthorised schools in Brahmanbaria town has posed a threat to nurture proper human resource at the grass-root level.
Guardians said their children after passing from these schools are becoming non-competitive in the higher-class examinations (HSC and graduation) in the major colleges and universities of the country.
Most of the unauthorised schools, setup in rental house in the town, are doing brisk business through charging huge tuition money and other fees without ensuring quality education though the local administration failed to do the needful in this regard.
There are 30 private schools in the town while the number of government schools is only three.
Guardians expressed deep concern at the poor standard of education imparted at the schools in spite of spending 10-12 times more money than that of government schools.
"I spend Tk 950 per month as tuition fee of my child in Class-two, but the quality of the education is not at all up to the mark," said Rafiquddin Thakur, a guardian.
The monthly tuition fee in the private schools vary between the range of Tk 950 to Tk 1700 while it is only Tk 4.00 to Tk 15.00 in government schools.
Guardians alleged that teachers impart sub-standard education to students and moreover, most of the schools lack proper accommodation, adequate furniture, playground and sports materials and waiting rooms for guardians etc.
When contacted, additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Mr. Shashanka Shekhar Bhoumik said: We are serious to comply with the law but there remains a huge scarcity of land in the district town. The district administration needs at least 60 decimal lands for high school and 33 decimal lands for Kindergarten or Primary school. But school owners cannot comply with the law.
District secondary school education officer Mr. Subode Chandra Chowdhury said there must be government permission before opening a school but surveillance should be strengthened to monitor the functioning of schools.
The private schools established in the district town in recent period are: Brahmanbaria Cadet College, Central Residential Schools & College, Brilliant International School & College, Model Public school & College, The Cambridge International School & College, Sir-stone Cadet School & College, Brahmanbaria Residential School & College, Zila Public School, SSIT, Mile-stone School & College, Brahmanbaria Model Public School and Brahmanbaria Cadet Madrasa.