Prof. Abul Quasem Fazlul Haque, Educationalist and Researcher : Performing well in exams does not merely depend on just the teachers or students – a lot of it happens due to the government’s education system and policy. Unfortunately, the government’s policy regarding education is not standard at all, said noted educationalist and researcher Professor Abul Quasem Fazlul Haque.
Abul Quasem, a supernumerary professor of Bangla Department of Dhaka University, came up with the comments while talking to Mahbubul Islam on the issue of results and pass rate of this year’s HSC exams. Attaining good results and the growth of GPA5 usually depend on the government, because the prime minister and education minister, in most cases, intervene directly; which leads to good results, increase and decrease in GPA5 achievers as well as a growth in the number of passing students, he observed. Through English version institutions, the government has created a trend of teaching English. English exists in Bangla version too, but the government put more focus on the former. This is why, English is not prioritized in Bangla version and also, those institutions experience a lack in skilled English teachers. This is one of the reasons behind the poor results of Bangla version students in English exams. There are other reasons too, obviously. Coincidentally, there is a lack of quality teachers and books in English version. Perhaps, many have performed well in their exams, but that can be attributed to exam-oriented study. However, education system is not improving in the country.
Based on an interview by Mahbubul Islam, translated by Abrar Hussain