Research ignored
Universities across the world are supposed to produce new ideas and conduct research but ours are entirely different.
Our teachers go abroad for their higher studies and come back only to give classroom lectures. They hardly ever get involved with research work afterwards.
Students, in turn, aim at getting employed rather than to become a potential researcher.
One could argue that very little fund is being allocated for research. But even with its limited capacity, Dhaka University was involved with quite a bit of research in the past. A lack of willingness on the part of university authorities may be a drawback that we should focus on.
Md Sumon Talukder
University of Dhaka
