Ensure standard of education
Hossain Zillur urges govt
Along with allocation of a higher budget, the government must remove various barriers in the education sector to ensure its high standard, said Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, former adviser to a caretaker government, yesterday.
The high dropout rate, rural-urban disparity and imbalance of education are among the major impediments to quality education, he said at a view-exchange meeting.
ActionAid Bangladesh and Institute of Informatics and Development jointly organised the meeting styled “Budget and Education Financing” in the capital's Brac Centre Inn.
About the present scenario of the education system, the former adviser said the government should take effective measures to ensure standard education otherwise the outcome of financing in the education sector will not be fruitful.
He emphasised on controlling political intervention in the management of educational institutions and bringing an end to the negligence of government officials towards teachers to establish good governance.
Pointing out the poor performance of students in the practical field, Hossain Zillur expressed frustration over the soaring academic results in JSC, SSC, HSC and other public examinations.
The former adviser suggested the society take initiatives in the education sector to make education more accessible to the underprivileged population.
He also recommended the government increase supervision of science education.
Rasheda K Choudhury, another former adviser to a caretaker government, termed textbooks of National Curriculum and Text Board traditional and impractical in comparison with competitive progressive education.
Both the former advisers emphasised on increasing teachers' training facilities and other required educational components.
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