Two more polytechnic instts for females soon
Says education minister
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has said the government will establish two more polytechnic institutes -- one in Sylhet and one in Barisal -- for females in the country soon.
With the new polytechnic institutes, the number of the institutes for females will be increased to 6 from 4 in the country.
Nurul Islam was addressing a views exchange meeting on 'the demand for skilled manpower and employment' organised by Technical Education Board at a hotel in Sylhet on Friday night.
The number of seats in the government polytechnic institutes has been increased to 25,000 from 12,000 to create skilled manpower in the country, he said.
Due to lack of skilled manpower, around 19,000 foreigners work in the country's garment sector, he added.
Rasheda K Chowdhury, former adviser to a caretaker government, Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran, and ADB official Luny Lewes An Dayel, among others, also addressed the programme.
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