literacy

Bangladesh is the only country in the world to distribute free textbooks to students in primary and high schools on the first day of the year. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Education in Bangladesh: Promises on paper only

Bangladesh celebrates high enrolment rates and textbook distribution, but substandard quality, budget constraints, and a lack of skilled teachers keep education far from being transformative

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

CA for enhancing communication skills thru learning multiple languages

Functional literacy status by divisions 2023
By The Numbers

Functional literacy status by divisions 2023

Representational image. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

7+ functional literacy rate 62.92%

Infograph: TBS
Education

Bangladesh’s slow march towards 100% literacy

Representational image. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Country’s literacy rate now 74.66%: Secy 

Missing past deadlines, Bangladesh targets to gain full adult literacy by 2025
Education

Missing past deadlines, Bangladesh targets to gain full adult literacy by 2025

Mohammad Shaiful Islam.
Thoughts

Is English language education heading in the right direction in Bangladesh?

Tech literacy must for post Covid-19 employment sector
Economy

Tech literacy is a must for young jobseekers: Speakers

58 percent urban, 40 percent rural males above 60 are literate: UNESCO
Bangladesh

58 percent urban, 40 percent rural males above 60 are literate: UNESCO

Banglalink conducts training on digital literacy
Bangladesh

Banglalink conducts training on digital literacy