Question paper leaks a blow to edu system
The recent spate of question paper leaks is worsening the country's education system that is already in a shambles, eminent educationists said at a discussion yesterday.
The "epidemic" of public exam question paper leaks is sweeping through the nation and even question papers of the first to fourth grade exams were leaked in many places, they observed.
They urged the government to prevent the menace by taking timely and effective measures before the exams are held.
They also urged students and their guardians to focus on learning instead of running after good results. Teachers and education officials should also encourage students to put emphasis on learning, they added.
Sammilito Samajik Andolon, a civic platform, organised the discussion on “the current situation of education in Bangladesh” at Dhaka Reporters' Unity in the capital.
During his speech, eminent educationist Dr M Kaykobad, a professor of computer science at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), said although students of Bangladesh are performing well in various international competitions like the Mathematical Olympiad and programming contest, it does not indicate that the country's education system is well enough.
The government took some measures like banning mobile phones near the exam centres, but those came so late and did not yield good result, he said. "Once, there used to be a healthy competition among the students. But now they only run after getting GPA-5 -- a reason behind the question paper leaks.”
Reading out a written statement, Shafi Ahmed, a former professor of English at Jahangirnagar University, said the education ministry could not do anything, and it silently watched all questions of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations being leaked.
“Such crime will continue to rise if punishment is not ensured,” he added.
“The students from an early age are witnessing leaks of question papers and other unethical activities like teaching at coaching centres instead of in the classrooms. These will cause moral degradation of the future generation,” he said.
Dhaka University Prof Mesbah Kamal and Oikya Nap president Pankaj Bhattacharya also spoke.
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