Editorial
The high achievers in O-and A-levels
Nation looks forward to their future contribution
CONGRATULATIONS students. You have made the entire nation proud with your exceptionally brilliant results that you have earned through application and hard work. We feel exuberance in our heart to recall that 52 students got world's highest marks, among whom 31 secured the highest marks worldwide in 14 subjects in GCE O-level examinations and another 21 in six subjects in A-level examinations in 2008-2009 academic session. Furthermore, two students obtained A grade in 11 subjects in the 2009 O-level examinations and three others in six subjects in the 2009 A-level examinations.
One must be cognisant of the fact that increasingly our boys and girls are competing with students from all over the world and sitting for the examinations conducted by an international body of examiners and evaluators and coming out with flying colours. Therefore, the results reflect what our boys and girls are capable of doing through sheer application of merit. It is a matter of great satisfaction that undaunted by shortage of facilities and other constraints they are emerging as high achievers at the world stage in a way. The schools, teachers and parents deserve equal accolade for providing them with the needed encouragement and guidance.
Against the backdrop of deteriorating standard of education in general, the O and A level results impart one clear message that our policy makers, bureaucrats and politicians should get serious about improving the standard of education at all levels -Bangla and English medium schools, colleges, public and private universities, technical institutes and madrasas.
Our message to the O and A level achievers is to keep up the good work so that they do even better in the higher levels of education they would pursue at home or abroad. The country would be best served if they would use their advanced knowledge to contribute to the socio-economic development of the masses.
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