Discrimination faced by English Medium students in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi education has long been represented by its national curriculum, making room for a few other systems, and conditioning them with monopolistic behaviour and discriminatory tendencies.

English medium, which primarily consists of the British curriculum, is typically followed by international schools, and some that offer it alongside the national curriculum taught in English.

English medium students who share the school with national curriculum students reported negligence by the faculty when it came to their education, forcing them to opt for private tutions or coachings. The education quality students receieve dropped to a pathetic low as they got promoted to tenth grade, a time when they needed teachers more than ever.

Although filled with potential, English medium students are not the school's first choice when incorporating school participation in national competitions.

English medium schools cost heaps more than Bangla medium schools do. A SSC science student has to pay in total 1970/- (Board Fee- 1505/- Centre Fee- 465/-) while an O'levels student has to pay around 20565/- to register for Biology.

Taking admission in a public university is a lot tougher for an English medium student than a Bengali medium student, as the admission test is based on Bengali curriculum. For that, many opt for private universities, which is also costlier than public universities, and is known to be even more hectic.

In conclusion, English medium students, who are undoubtedly beyond the infamous trait of an inability to speak Bengali, deserve recognition accordingly for both their potential and struggles.

--Written by: Zaheera Khandker

Content Writer

AH Brainery