With reforms, Bangladesh could nurture its own talents and reverse the tide.

The exisiting faculty recruitment process requires an overhaul in order to transform universities into hubs of knowledge creation.

Lack of understanding of how to nurture research in our universities is not only disquieting, it portends serious difficulties for the growth of our higher education system.

Research cannot flourish in an environment where critical enquiry is severely discouraged.

The current state of faculty recruitment at universities in Bangladesh is far from ideal.

There is an urgent need for substantial, nationwide improvement in higher education in Bangladesh.

The academic rank diagram needs to look like a pyramid where few professors are located at the apex.

Our universities were mostly designed as teaching universities. Even many of our iconic professors are not good researchers.

Our students are enrolled in specific departments under specific majors from the get-go, with no scope for “exploration” whatsoever.