Ragging in Educational Institutions of Bangladesh: a Critical Review

Abstract

This thesis delivers a crucial analysis on ragging in educational institutions in Bangladesh and tries to find out the current trend and controlling mechanism regarding it through a qualitative research method. A student has a lot of aspirations when they enroll in university. After being admitted to the university, many young students regrettably have terrible experiences of ragging from some of their older brothers and sisters, leaving them psychologically traumatized. This thesis tries to define ragging while giving some references of definitions. This thesis also shows the history of ragging, the reason of ragging, kinds of ragging and it’s aftereffects on a student life. Through an evaluation of various literature, examination of the policies and legal framework as well as different practices in Bangladeshi educational institutions this thesis has attempted to analyze Bangladesh’s current ragging practices. This thesis gives a conclusion while including findings, recommends reviewing laws, practices, cases in different countries as well as the current scenario in educational institutions in Bangladesh.