At one time, general schools were the primary pillar of education in the country. With the passage of time, that familiar picture is changing. While the number of students is declining in the country's secondary schools, the opposite trend is visible in madrasas—where enrollment is on the rise. According to the Education Statistics 2025 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS), secondary school enrollment decreased by more than 1.67 million between 2019 and 20...
