Academic Discrimination in Bangladesh

After the august 5 revolution, the biggest beneficieary of the protests have been Dhaka University students. Other public university students also got a big chunk of the pie. But what about the private university students?

Other than the quota reduction and increase of the public service age to 32 years, we didn't get anything significant. Public universities get a lot of funding in addition to the operating costs and development funds. When it comes to research funds, why should public university students get such preferential treatment?

They shouldn't if the government is seriously thinking about ending discremination or at least minimize it. But since public universities have "connections" with the government, this keeps going on and on. Often, private university students don't even get notified of many opertunities as the government kind of assumes they are not going to get it.

This has been going on since the last 10 years or more. Maybe 10 years ago, there weren't that many private students and the private universities also had questionable teaching practices. But even after private universities made progress in technical skills, the practice of discrimination remains.

There is also dicrimination in admission to public universities. Polytechnic students are not allowed to take the test. Why should this practice continue? Why shouldn't the poly students be allowed to take the admission test? Do they not have a equivalent education to hsc?

Now, lets ask AI and see if its going to be able to answer that:

Academic discrimination in Bangladesh manifests in various forms, impacting students from marginalized backgrounds. Factors such as socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and geographic location often contribute to unequal access to quality education.

Unequal Access: Disparities in educational opportunities exist between urban and rural areas, as well as among different socioeconomic groups.

Admission Bias: Some institutions may exhibit biases in their admission processes, favoring students from privileged backgrounds.

Resource Disparity: Unequal distribution of resources, including qualified teachers and infrastructure, affects the quality of education in different regions.

Language Barriers: Students from non-Bengali speaking communities may face challenges due to the dominance of Bengali in the education system.

Addressing these issues requires comprehensive reforms to promote equity and inclusivity in the education sector, ensuring that all students have the opportunity to succeed academically.

Response by Gemini.

Looks like AI isn't taking my job anytime soon. The response above is what your typical liberal outlet like Prothom Alo or DailyStar would want you to believe.