Study in Bangladesh

Making education accessible to all in Bangladesh has remained a major concern for the political leaders of the country after it became independent in the year 1971. Before getting independence, Bangladesh was part Pakistan and the primary medium of instruction in the schools were English and Urdu. As Bangla is the national and most widely spoken language of the country at present, Bangla and English have become the main mediums of instruction in Bangladesh. The education system in Bangladesh is mainly divided in three stages- primary, secondary and higher education.

One would need 5 years to complete primary education and 7 years for Secondary education. The secondary education in Bangladesh can again be divided in 3 stages- 3 years of junior secondary, 2 years of secondary and 2 years of higher secondary education. After completing the higher secondary education in Bangladesh, one can pursue the graduate level education in general or other professional courses. One needs to spend 4 yeas to earn a pass or honours bachelor degree from a university in Bangladesh. Those with an honours degree at the graduate level would have to spend 1 year for earning a masters degree. But for the holders of (Pass) Bachelor degree, the masters degree course would be of 2 years duration.


Religion plays a very important role in the polity of Bangladesh and Madrasha education with special emphasis on religious teachings is available in all three stages of education in Bangladesh- primary, secondary and higher education.

While the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) is responsible for management of primary education and mass literacy, the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Bangladesh is responsible for the management of secondary, vocational and tertiary education). While the net enrollment ratio for the year 2004 was 93.2% at the primary level, it was only 48% at the secondary level according to the UIS global education database. The enrollment at the higher education is also far from satisfactory.

While many of the developing countries are trying to spend 6% of their GDP in education, expenditure in Bangladesh education was mere 2.2% of GDP in 2004. In order to put the country in the path of progress and development, it is very important to increase the budget expenditure in education of Bangladesh and undertake important reforms.


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