Higher Education in Bangladesh: Prospects, Issues and Limitations

Teacher’s Name:

Mr. Bijoy Lal Basu
Assistant Professor
University of Dhaka

Submitted by:

Inamuzzaman
Roll No: 37
Sec: A
Batch: 21st
IBA, University of Dhaka.

Introduction: Education is the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills and developing the powers of reasoning, analysis and judgement. Thus, education promote moral values and helps to create awareness, welfare attitudes, certain skills and behavior as well as a sense of ethical responsibilities among people. Among the different levels of education higher education is the most important and perhaps the most effective part of the education system. In general terms, education beyond the secondary level; especially :education provided by a college or university is defined as higher education. higher education helps to prepare competent, knowledgeable and far-sighted people for assuming various higher responsibilities. Thus, the growing importance of higher education in the modern world can hardly be overemphasized, especially in the era of globalization and in a global environment which is fiercely competitive. And in developing countries like Bangladesh, which going through its steepest precipice, higher education has enormous potential to be the major catalyst of national progress and prosperity.

Efficacy of Higher Education in Bangladesh: Bangladesh is a promising developing country, which in spite of having immense resources and possibilities is still struggling due to the absence of proper planning, able leadership and skilled manpower. In such a confounding condition the thing which can turn out be the Midas touch for Bangladesh is ‘higher education’. Because higher education can play a vital role in promoting the growth