Dhaka, July 16 -- As the July admission season approaches, over a million Bangladeshi students and their families are being forced to navigate confusion, silence, and systemic shortcomings.
Despite the availability of over 3.3 million Class XI seats nationwide, the Ministry of Education has yet to issue a clear and timely roadmap for the 2025-26 college admissions - a troubling oversight that reflects deeper structural issues in our secondary education system.
This year, only 1.3 million students passed the SSC and equivalent exams, leaving nearly two million college seats unfilled.
While this points to a critical mismatch between capacity and demand, it also masks the real issue: the fierce competition for admission into a small group o...