Technical education
Bangladesh has been expanding its industrial base in the last two decades. Mentionable development has been achieved in industries like garment, cement, textile, steel, sugar, paper, pharmaceutical, shipbreaking, shrimp culture etc. Manpower export has already been proved a significant financial positive factor for Bangladesh economy. In addition to the garments industry, information technology and shipbuilding have tremendous potential. To operate the existing industrial ventures, to expand the industrial sector and to export technical manpower abroad, Bangladesh needs a huge technically educated manpower. Without proper manpower, no industry can be developed. But if we evaluate the scenario of Bangladesh for expanding and for modernizing technical education a poor picture is observed.
In different seminars and informal discussions we agree that expansion of technical education is very much needed. But practically, no mentionable achievement was seen in the last four decades of independence. One poly-technique in each upazila is very much needed to provide technical education facility to all geographic locations of the country. As Dhaka has developed into a mega city, more than 10 million people live here. So, at least 10 poly-technique institutions are required in Dhaka.
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