Focus on quality education

We have known from news reports that of the total 40,565 examinees, 22,000 failed in English and only 2 students qualified to be enrolled in the Dhaka University's English department for the 2014-2015 session. This time, the university has made it compulsory for the applicants to obtain at least 15 marks in “Elective English”, apart from the usual 20 marks in the general English, to be enrolled in the department.

The number of GPA-5 scorers at SSC and HSC levels has been increasing but the quality of education is not improving. We think the authorities should concentrate on providing quality education to the students rather than focusing on quantity.

Hasna Begum
Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh