1. Language proficiency of Bengali Medium
Students
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2. Sector overview
 Primary Education (2005Est.)
Total student 17,462,961.
Number of teachers 326,969.
 Secondary education (2005
Est.)
Total student 8,126,362.
Total teacher: 206,577.
 Higher secondary education:
(2005 Est.)
Total student: 1449229
Total teacher: 85,425.

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4. Education system in Bangladesh
Two languages are being taught: Bengali(Native) and
English (Secondary)
There are insufficient number of trained teachers in
majority schools.
The teacher-student ratio is somewhat traumatizing.
To what extent, are those students prepared to face the
world?
Isn’t the education system is biased within the country’s
borders?

5. Primary and secondary education
Primary education
 Big pool of students.
 Insufficient teacher.
 Space for dedicating time to
language.
 Focusing on the basic
developmental courses:
Language, drawing, Mainly arts.
Secondary education
 Many students don’t continue.
 Insufficient teacher.
 Too much focus on major
subjects.
 Lack of focus on language
building skills.

6. Higher Secondary Education and Tertiary
Education
Higher secondary Education
 Majority students lag behind.
 Deprivation of quality
education.
 90-95% of the study is
focused towards major
subjects.
Tertiary Education
 Very small pool of students.
 Smaller amount of universities
to allocate the students.
 Sudden turning to
multidimensional English
Medium Education

7. Survey Results
(Language Studies)

8. Primary Vs. Secondary
Primary Education
 4-5 Classes a week.
 Students are more careful.
 Tendency to develop
memorization of books.
 Lack of creativity and
knowledge sharing
Secondary Education
 2-3 classes a week.
 Students are more friendly on
the copying of homework.
 Developed practice of
memorization of concepts.
 A little emphasis on creativity
and knowledge sharing

9. Higher Secondary Vs Tertiary
Higher Secondary Education
1-2 classes a week.
Less emphasis on homework
and more emphasis on class
works.
Intense practice of
memorization.
Extinction of creativity and
knowledge sharing
Tertiary education
 Usually not much academic
emphasis on language learning.
 Fully dedicated English Medium.
 Mixed and matched priorities of
Home and Class works.
 Sudden development on
creativity and knowledge
sharing.

10. But the students who have gone through 12 years of
practice in memorizing and faced the extinction of
creativity and knowledge sharing, how can they survive in
this environment?