INTRODUCTION

It is said that education is the backbone of a nation.In this regard, the primary education is the founding phase where the citizens would grow with a certain vision, quality and competence.Thus, if the primary education system of a country is not well organized, viable and development oriented, the future development of the nation must be constrained by numerous problems and obstacles.The present state of primary education in Bangladesh is riddled with a lot of problems and shortcomings.Centralized system, quantitative expansion without proper attention to quality, less local involvement etc. are depriving our children our children of quality education.