Education needs overhauling

Bayazid Akter / Driknews

Education in Bangladesh is greatly subsidized by the government, which operates numerous schools and colleges in the primary, secondary and higher secondary level as well as many public universities. The country is divided into seven education boards (Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Jessore, Barishal, Sylhet and Comilla) which oversee education from the primary to the higher secondary level. The government also provides a large portion of the salaries of the teachers in non-government schools.
To promote literacy among women, education is free up to the higher secondary level for female students. There is also a government-funded programme which gives incentives like stipends and food for continuing education at the secondary level. The literacy rate in Bangladesh is approximately 42%.
To enhance the standard of education and literacy rate the government should come forward and take some realistic steps.