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  • Newspaper

    Bangladesh: watch for cheating universities

    Bangladesh

    Press

    - University World News

    The Bangladesh government has decided to warn students and their guardians of the fact that private universities' open outer campuses in the guise of regional resource centers, study centers, etc. The ministry has come to know that students who take admission in those unapproved local universities are frequently cheated. Actually, there are 51 private universities in Bangladesh which were run according to the Private University Act 1992, as amended in 1998.

  • Newspaper

    Immoral and unethical conduct of "teachers": a few thoughts

    Bangladesh

    Press

    Quazi Faruque Ahmed - Daily Sun

    Gross moral turpitude on the part of a few teachers in the form of sexual assault on female students and deviation from professional ethics by a section of teachers in different tiers of education have become a subject matter of discussion, not only among the guardians but also with almost everyone concerned with education in Bangladesh.

  • Newspaper

    Diminishing corruption in education sector

    Bangladesh

    Press

    - Daily Sun

    The education sector shows a slow but steady improvement in corruption index [Transparency International] over the last few years. It is a great development in an environment when corruption in all sectors of public administration is galloping at faster pace.

  • Newspaper

    Corruption in education a cause for worry, says TIB report

    Bangladesh

    Press

    - The Independent

    Corruption in Bangladesh education sector is lower than the global graft standards, said Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). Global corruption rate in the education sector is 17 per cent, while it is only 12 per cent in Bangladesh,

  • Newspaper

    Corruption weakens progress of primary education

    Bangladesh

    Press

    - The Dhaka Tribune

    En dépit des progrès remarquables qui ont été réalisés ces dernières années dans le secteur de l'éducation primaire, la corruption reste un obstacle majeur au progrès, selon les déclarations des participants d'un atelier organisé par Transparency International. Les irrégularités dans la ..

  • Newspaper

    Bangladesh corruption now reality TV for education minister

    Bangladesh

    Press

    Anis Ahmed - Reuters

    Bangladesh aims to get the full picture on corruption in the education ministry by installing closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) in its key offices in the capital to catch bureaucrats taking bribes for services. The officers have to change their mindset and work as servants of the..

  • Newspaper

    Study of corrupt university practices sparks anger

    Bangladesh

    Press

    Yojana Sharma - University World News

    A recent study by the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International's Bangladesh chapter looking into private universities' alleged "monetary irregularities" has triggered a heated public debate, with education authorities disputing the claims.

  • How bad governance impedes poverty alleviation in Bangladesh

    In 1995/96, 47.5 percent of the population of Bangladesh were still living below the poverty line. This paper argues that the persistence of poverty in Bangladesh originates less in the lack of resources than in the failures of governance. These...

    Sobhan, Rehman

    Paris, OECD, 1998

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