Govt to raise number of technical students

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said the government is working to raise the number of students in technical education to 20 percent of total students by 2020.

"At present more than 10 percent of students are receiving technical education. During the tenure of BNP-Jamaat, the percentage was less than one," he said.

The minister was addressing as the chief guest a workshop on "Industry-Institute Linkage and Annual Work Execution" in the Institute of International Mother Language auditorium.

"Guardians did not want to educate their children in the technical institutions. But there is no alternative to vocational education for the development of a country," he added.

Chaired by Education Secretary M Nazrul Islam Khan, the function was addressed by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Director General Ashok Kumar Biswas.

Principals of technical educational institutions and owners of different business institutions; DTE and 128 technical educational institutions signed agreements.