Bridging the Gap between Educational Needs for Development and Current Education Systems in Sylhet

Abstract

Education builds a nation. National development highly depends on Education. Education is the main component to execute the vision of the nation. The Global scenario of socio-economic development is changing while knowledge supplants physical capital as the source of present (and future) wealth. Sylhet is far better that other division of the country in terms of potentiality of educational, social, economic development but its current educational position is not so satisfactory at all. Basic reasons for underdevelopment of sylhet are mismatching its needs and traditional development systems and its impact may hinder future development of the syslhet though it has abundant unique resources. This paper reveals the current situation of the education development of Sylhet and key indicators of the underdevelopment of the region developed by the FGD and expert opinion and field survey. It also focuses how the sylhet will come out from current hindrance and FGD suggestion for improvement of Sylhet.

Key words: education, development, knowledge