Education in Bangladesh
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| Minister for Education Minister for Primary and Mass Education |
Nurul Islam Nahid Mostafizur Rahman |
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| Budget | US$2.185 billion (172.951 billion Taka) |
| Primary languages | Bengali, English |
| System type | National |
| Established Compulsory Education |
4 November 1972 |
| Total | 61.5% |
| Male | 64.6% |
| Female | 58.5% |
| Total | 23,907,151 |
| Primary | 16,230,000 |
| Secondary | 7,400,000 |
| Post secondary | 277,151 |
| Secondary diploma | 335,454 |
| Post-secondary diploma | 86,948 |
The educational system in Bangladesh is three-tiered and highly subsidized. The government of Bangladesh operates many schools in the primary, secondary, and higher secondary levels. It also subsidizes parts of the funding for many private schools. In the tertiary education sector, the government also funds more than 15 state universities through the University Grants Commission.
Bangladesh conforms fully to the UN's Education For All (EFA) objectives and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) as well as other education-related international declarations. Article 17 of the Bangladesh Constitution provides that all children receive free and compulsory education.-
The three main educational systems in Bangladesh, ordered by decreasing student attendance numbers, are:
Other systems include a Professional Education System.
Each of these three main systems is divided into three levels:
Tertiary education in Bangladesh takes place at 37 government, 80 private and 3 international universities. Students can choose to further their studies in Chartered Accountancy, engineering, technology, agriculture and medicine at a variety of universities and colleges.
At all levels of schooling, students can choose to receive their education in English or Bangla. Private schools tend to make use of English-based study media while government-sponsored schools use Bangla.
Cadet Colleges are important in the education system of Bangladesh. A cadet college is a room and board collegiate administered by the Bangladesh. Military discipline is compulsory at all cadet colleges. Faujdarhat Cadet College is the first cadet college in Bangladesh, established in 1958 over an area of 185 acres (0.75 km2) at Faujdarhat in the district of Chittagong. At present there are 12 cadet colleges in Bangladesh, including 3 cadet colleges for girls.
The Madrasah Education System focuses on religious education, teaching all the basics of education in a religious environment. Religious studies are taught in Arabic and the students in some areas also serve the local area masjids. Students also have to complete all the courses from the General Education System. Many privately licensed Madrasas take in homeless children and provide them with food, shelter and education, e.g. Jamia Tawakkulia Renga Madrasah in Sylhet.
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