45-515: The Health Services Division ( স্বাস্থ্য সেবা বিভাগ ) is a Bangladesh government division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare responsible for healthcare in Bangladesh. Jahangir Alam is the secretary of the division. In the 1970s the ministry had two divisions but they were combined in 1985. The Health Services Division was established on 16 March 2017 through the bifurcation of
90-457: A student's certificate . Standardized written tests (Creative part) and multiple-choice questions (MCQ) are taken in a single sitting without breaks. A student is given a blank answer script separate from the question paper to answer the creative part, and a separate Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet to mark answers to Multiple Choice Questions. Time allocation for MCQ and CQ (Creative Questions) parts are separate and strictly enforced, OMR sheet
135-491: A full literacy rate of 100 percent. A noteworthy facet in Bangladesh is the near-universal enrollment of children in schools, evident through a primary school net enrollment rate of 98%. Additionally, an increasing number of female students are enrolling in school, subsequently entering the workforce and making substantial contributions to the expansion of various economic sectors. The government in recent years has made notable efforts at improving women's educational condition in
180-567: A local level. Education in Bangladesh is compulsory for all citizens until the end of grade eight. Primary and secondary education is funded by the state and free of charge in public schools. Bangladesh conforms fully to the UN's Education For All (EFA) objectives and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) as well as other education-related international declarations. Now, the government of Bangladesh tends to align
225-488: A student is promoted to a higher class. The question pattern is also expected to be changed under the new curriculum in accordance with international standards, but official declaration has not come yet detailing the new question pattern. The new question pattern is expected to replace current creative type questions as it could not fill up its purpose of introduction completely in current curriculum. New curriculum criticism A few educationists have critically acclaimed
270-445: A student studying in science group can't replace chemistry, Bangla or religion for accounting or history. But he can replace higher math or biology for arts & crafts . In other words, a student of this curriculum has to study a pre-set group of subjects with having only one choice of replacing an elective subject to another elective subject. Science is the most sought-after stream of education in urban areas. A standardized exam
315-432: A subject called "Wellbeing" or "Bhalo Thaka / ভালো থাকা (Staying well)". Separate streams of education ( Arts , Commerce , Science ) will be eliminated for only 10 uniform subjects for classes 6–10 and SSC candidates, but such streams will remain for classes 11–12 or HSC candidates. Standardized board exams PEC (class 5) and JSC (class 8) will be abolished to reduce exam centric teaching and learning. A significant part of
360-544: Is Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury , who was presiding over the tenth, eleventh and twelfth arliament. She is the first woman to have held this office. At the local government level, the country is divided into divisions , districts , subdistricts ( Upazila ), unions , and villages. The lowest level of local government representative are Local officials of union council those who are elected at the union level election. All larger administrative units are run by members of
405-447: Is approved by Ministry of Education and is currently under use for classes 6–7. The approved major overhaul of the current curriculum is about to be implemented nationwide for classes 1–12 starting from classes 6 and 7 in 2023, classes 8 and 9 in 2024, class 10 in 2025, class 11 in 2026, and class 12 in 2027. The new curriculum is expected to reduce the need of school coaching centers as there will be various activities involved in
450-562: Is ceremonially appointed by the President, commanding the confidence of the majority of the MPs. The cabinet is composed of selected ministers . The Prime Minister exercises supreme power in Bangladesh. The executive administrates the country and executes the laws, passed by the legislature. It maintains the internal law and order in the country. It also maintains relationship with foreign countries. It works for defence, liberty and sovereignty of
495-465: Is expected to complete 12 years of education up to class 12. The curriculum does not include pre-school. There is no choice of subjects offered to students under this curriculum until class 9 and again at class 11 when a student is expected to choose between 3 streams of education. The 3 streams of education are as following: In class 9–10 and 11–12, each has its own pre-selected set of subjects with one optional subject which can be changed. For instance,
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#1732791766127540-587: Is growing mostly in and around the capital city of Dhaka. Public University Public universities are heavily subsidized by Government of Bangladesh to let students from most financial conditions study in these institutes. They admit students via competitive written standardized tests after meeting eligible High School grade criteria with little to no regards for extracurricular activities. Number of foreign teachers and students in these universities are very limited although many of them accept students passing from alternative curriculums. Private University Most of
585-513: Is held by the prime minister , who is the head of government . The President is the commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces . The president is elected by the legislature every five years and has normally limited powers that are substantially expanded during the tenure of a caretaker government , mainly in controlling the transition to a new government. Bangladesh has instituted a unique system of transfer of power; at
630-538: Is held in class 8 called Junior School Certificate (JSC) examination; schools often restrict students getting less than their set grade point average (GPA) from pursuing the science stream of education. 100% of the mark obtained in certificates of PSC (class 5), JSC (class 8), SSC (class 10), and HSC (class 12) examinations is obtained from standardized written tests, multiple choice questions, practical part, and viva-voice involved with practical part . Classroom performance, homework and assignments play no part in
675-563: Is led by the prime minister , who selects all the remaining ministers. The prime minister and the other most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet . After the resignation of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, the current interim government is led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus . The President is the Head of State , a largely ceremonial post. The real power
720-480: Is taken away after the allocated time, and CQ question is provided. Practical part is taken in another sitting on a separate day, viva-voice is taken during practical exam simultaneously. Concerning lesser than expected outcome of this curriculum, the ministry of education along with the NCTB are about to implement a completely reformed curriculum starting from 2023 and completely implemented in 2027. The new curriculum
765-507: Is the parliament of Bangladesh. The Speaker presides over meetings of the Jatiya Sangsad and conducts its business in an orderly fashion. The current Jatiya Sangsad contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women and 300 seats for elected members, which are apportioned on elected party position in the parliament. The twelfth national parliamentary election was held on 7 January 2024. The recently resigned speaker
810-660: The Constitution of Bangladesh comprising the executive (the president , prime minister and cabinet ), the legislature (the Jatiya Sangsad ), and the judiciary (the Supreme Court ). Bangladesh is a unitary state and the central government has the authority to govern over the entirety of the nation. The seat of the government is located in Dhaka , the capital of Bangladesh . The executive government
855-599: The Liberation War of Bangladesh . Govt of Bangladesh plans to build 1,000 primary schools in char areas. As of September 2019, tertiary education in Bangladesh takes place at 44 government, 101 private and 3 international universities. Students can choose to further their studies in chartered accountancy, engineering, technology, agriculture and medicine at a variety of universities and colleges. Table: Number of Primary Education Institutions, Teachers and Students, 2018 {An updated data chart January 2020 on
900-530: The Official Secrets Act . This article about a Bangladeshi organisation is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bangladesh government The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( Bengali : গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — Gôṇôprôjātôntrī bānglādēsh shôrkār ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh . The government was constituted by
945-707: The DPE executed through the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) is responsible for the development of curriculum and production of textbooks. According to the National Curriculum and Textbook Board, this year (2022), 34,70,16,277 textbooks have been distributed among 4,17,26,856 pre-primary, primary, secondary, Ebtedayee , Dakhil , vocational, SSC vocational, ethnic minority groups and visually challenged students across
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#1732791766127990-716: The DSHE through a competitive examination. In government secondary schools, there is not an SMC. The headmaster is solely responsible for running the school and is supervised by the deputy director of the respective zone. Parent Teachers Associations (PTAs), however, exist to ensure a better teaching and learning environment. At the tertiary level, universities are regulated by the University Grants Commission . There are three types of Universities in Bangladesh; Public, Private, and International. Some colleges providing tertiary education are affiliated under
1035-599: The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) headed by a Director General. The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) and its subordinate offices in the district and Upazila are solely responsible for management and supervision of primary education. Their responsibilities include recruitment, posting, and transfer of teachers and other staff; arranging in-service training of teachers; distribution of free textbooks; and supervision of schools. The responsibility of school construction, repair and supply of school furniture lies with
1080-749: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. On 17 April 2021, Rozina Islam , a journalist of Prothom Alo , went to the Health Ministry office in the Bangladesh Secretariat for reporting. She was confined in the ministry for five hours and her cell phones were seized. She was then arrested from the Ministry. Sibbir Ahmed Osmani, deputy secretary of the Health Services Division, filed a case against her around midnight of 17 April 2021 with Shahbagh police station under
1125-965: The National University. Each of the private medical colleges is affiliated with a public university. Universities in Bangladesh are autonomous bodies administered by statutory bodies such as Syndicate, Senate, Academic Council, etc. in accordance with provisions laid down in their respective acts. Universities in Bangladesh represent about 150 academic bodies of the conventional higher education institution (HEI) in Bangladesh. Segmented by management and financial structure, these include 43 public universities, 103 private universities, 2 international universities, 31 specialized colleges, and 2 special universities. There are specialized universities in all categories offering courses principally in technological studies, medical studies, business studies and Islamic studies. There are two private universities dedicated solely to female students. The number of universities
1170-469: The Primary Education can be retrieved from the following link} Education Board (Engg.) (Vocational) (Pass) BSc(Hons) (Engg.) The overall responsibility of management of primary education lies with the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MOPME) , set up as a Ministry in 1992. While MOPME is involved in formulation of policies, the responsibility of implementation rests with
1215-633: The Universities of Bangladesh are private. Unlike public universities they're not given financial support by government. They're regulated by the University Grants Commission along with public universities. By law, all private universities must get a permanent campus within 12 years of starting operations. Foreign students and teachers are more often found in private universities due to more flexible requirements than their public counterparts. Private medical colleges must be under
1260-456: The assessment system fosters the idea that the total assessment system will be divided into two portions where a greater part will be done through written tests and the other (40%) part of the assessment will be done around the year. There are schools in Bangladesh that educates people of different backgrounds. This include International Schools with English or French as a medium of instruction, religiously affiliated schools, and schools teaching
1305-534: The civil service. Education in Bangladesh "Statistical Pocket Book-2006" (PDF) . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007 . Retrieved 12 September 2016 . "Bangladesh" . The World Factbook . CIA . 2016 . Retrieved 12 September 2016 . Education in Bangladesh is administered by the country's Ministry of Education . The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education implements policies for primary education and state-funded schools at
1350-413: The country's level of income. HRMI breaks down the right to education by looking at the rights to both primary education and secondary education. While taking into consideration Bangladesh's income level, the nation is achieving 99.2% of what should be possible based on its resources (income) for primary education but only 63.7% for secondary education. Again, the budgetary allocation is too inadequate that
1395-602: The country. The main education system is divided into three levels: At all levels of schooling, students can choose to receive their education either in English or Bengali . Bangladesh has allocated 60 percent of primary school teaching positions specifically for women. There is no middle school in Bangladesh. The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) provides textbooks, takes standardized tests via one of two languages: English and Bengali. Bengali and English are mandatory subjects for all students following
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1440-484: The country. The executive calculates the income and expenditure of the government. It also performs various public welfare services such as; education , agriculture , establishment of industry , trade & commerce, land reform, tax and revenue collection. Beside this, it also accepts and implements various development projects. The legislature of Bangladesh is unicameral . Called the Jatiya Sangsad in Bengali, it
1485-532: The country. Of the total textbooks, 24,71,63,256 are for secondary and 9,98,53,021 for primary level students. While the Ministry of Education (MOE) is responsible for formulation of policies, the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) under the Ministry of Education is responsible for implementing the same at secondary and higher education levels. The NCTB is responsible for developing curriculum and publishing standard textbooks. The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) are responsible for conducting
1530-497: The curriculum that meets the "Goal: SDG-4" that is the "Quality Education" characterized in the charter of " Sustainable Development Goal 4 ". Article 17 of the Bangladesh Constitution provides that all children receive free and compulsory education. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) finds that Bangladesh is fulfilling only 67.4% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on
1575-639: The education system of Bangladesh which follows the national curriculum. A cadet college is a room and board collegiate administered by the Bangladesh Military . Discipline is compulsory at all cadet colleges. Faujdarhat Cadet College is the first cadet college in Bangladesh, established in 1958 over an area of 185 acres (0.75 km ) at Faujdarhat in the district of Chittagong . At present, there are 12 cadet colleges in Bangladesh, including three for girls. Four Cadet Colleges were established before 1971. Other cadet colleges were built after
1620-484: The end of the tenure of the government, power is handed over to members of a civil society for three months, who run the general elections and transfer the power to elected representatives. This system was first practiced in 1991 and adopted to the constitution in 1996. As head of the state, the president can grant pardon to a man sentenced to death penalty or lessen the punishment. In some cases, it also performs some legislative and judicial functions. The Prime Minister
1665-429: The evaluation will come from class performance. There will be no standardized tests at schools or board up to class 3, students of classes one to three will be evaluated on the basis of their classroom performance alone. Besides a significant percentage of marks will come from classroom performance and continuous evaluation in their own schools to further reduce exam centric learning, however the percentage keeps reducing as
1710-457: The following source reiterates "Out of the total budget of taka 678,064 crore (approximately 62.6 billion dollars) for FY23, the allocation for the education sector is taka 81,449 crore (approximately 7.5 billion dollars) or 12 percent of the total, compared to 11.9 percent in FY22. In terms of GDP ratio, it is 1.83 percent, lower than the outgoing fiscal year's allocation. This is one of the lowest in
1755-501: The learning process offering students a better understanding of each topic. It is expected to shift our curriculum from an outcome-centric one to a competency-based one with 10 selected competencies a student is supposed to possess at completion of class 12 with emphasis on character building. Under the initiative, newly written books will be provided to all students of the national curriculum. Number of subjects will decrease, there will be topics covering mental and physical health under
1800-653: The national curriculum irrespective of their chosen medium of instruction. The Bengali version of the national curriculum is called "Bangla version" and the English version of the national curriculum is called " English version ". Those who follow these individual curriculums are called "Bangla version students" and "English version students" respectively. Bangla version of alternate curriculums are called "Bangla Medium" and English version of alternate curriculums are called " English medium ". Those who follow these individual alternate curriculums are called "Bangla medium students" and "English medium students" respectively. A student
1845-486: The national curriculum using Bengali or English as a medium of instruction. French International School of Dhaka (Ecole Française Internationale de Dacca) is a bilingual international school that offers 60% of its courses in French. The Aga Khan Academy, Dhaka is an international school by Aga Khan Development Network which is an English only school with Bangla and French courses. Cadet Colleges are important schools in
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1890-414: The new education curriculum for classes VI and VII as modern and something that will not put excessive exam pressure on students. However, the curriculum has mostly faced backlash from parents, teachers and students all over the country. A handful of conferences and non-violent protests have been held, with an aim to partially change the latest curriculum or return to the older one. The latest development in
1935-589: The two public examinations: At the school level, in the case of non-government secondary schools, School Management Committees (SMC), and at the intermediate college level, in the case of non-government colleges, Governing Bodies (GB), formed as per government directives, are responsible for mobilizing resources, approving budgets, controlling expenditures, and appointing and disciplining staff. While teachers at non-government secondary schools are recruited by concerned SMCs observing relevant government rules, teachers at government secondary schools are recruited centrally by
1980-803: The two public examinations: The recent update on the PEC and JSC examinations are that "There will be no Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations from 2023" , disclosed Education Minister Dipu Moni at a Secretariat Press Conference in September 2021. The secondary level of education is controlled by the ten general education boards: The boards' headquarters are located in Barisal , Comilla , Chittagong , Dhaka , Dinajpur , Jessore , Mymensingh , Rajshahi and Sylhet . Nine region-based Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) are responsible for conducting
2025-435: The world – far below the recommended minimum of 4–6% of GDP and 20% of the national budget." Over the course of the past five decades, Bangladesh has achieved commendable advancements in the domain of education. As education stands as an indispensable human right, dedicated efforts are being exerted to guarantee its accessibility for every individual. Looking ahead to the next decade, it is conceivable that Bangladesh will attain
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