Organizational and legal foundations of the magistracy in Bangladesh: features of the national model

The purpose of the article is to characterize the national model of magistracy as a level of higher education in Bangladesh. It describes its organizational and legal foundations, significance, main implementation parameters, and development prospects. It also reveals the place of master's degrees in the higher education system in Bangladesh, their potential, and relevance. It presents also some problematic aspects of implementing master's degree programs at universities in the Republic. The study is based on sources characterizing higher education in Bangladesh: a comparative legal analysis of the regulatory framework, including acts of national law (University Grants Commission Order, 1973; Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2017), university charters, and recommendations of regulatory authorities. The following methods were used: formal legal, managerial modeling, and expert assessments. The novelty consists of: 1) conducting a comprehensive study of the main parameters of implementation of master's degree programs in Bangladesh; 2) identifying the national specifics of magistracy in Bangladesh and revealing its unique organizational and legal architecture; 3) identifying individual elements of similarity and difference in the legal provisions for magistracies in Russia and Bangladesh.; 4) In identifying systemic problems that hinder the effective promotion of national master's degree programs. The main conclusions: 1. The Master's degree in Bangladesh is a key element in the training of qualified personnel, but its development is hindered by resource and management constraints. 2. A specific feature of the master's program in the country is a decentralized and fragmented system of legal regulation, based on the autonomy of universities and the coordinating role of the University Grants Commission (UGC). 3. To increase the effectiveness of the system, measures need to be taken to strengthen the UGC's coordination role, speed up accreditation processes, invest heavily in infrastructure, and establish systematic interactions with employers to meet labor market needs.