Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Two decades ago, Bangladesh's National Education Policy recommended separating the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) into two entities.

The idea went nowhere.

Now, in the wake of the August 2024 mass uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government, the plan is back on the table. In July this year, a fresh proposal was sent to the Chief Advisor's Office to carve out a separate directorate for secondary education, a recently retired senior official in the Secondary and Higher Education Division (from the administration cadre) told bdnews24.com, declining to elaborate.

Attempts to reach Secretary Rehana Parvin were unsuccessful, a text message also went unanswered. Joint Secretary Badrun N...