Attaining SDGs

attaining SDGs ‘Primary education improvement imperative’

RAJSHAHI: Improvement of both quality and quantity of primary education could be the vital means of attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) besides enriching the list of skilled human resources, reports BSS.
All officials concerned, teachers, parents and other stakes should discharge their duties with utmost sincerity, honesty and patriotic zeal as the present government is pledged bound to quality development of the primary education.
The observations came in the inaugural session of a daylong workshop titled "Orientation and Action Plan Development for Implementation of Communication Strategy" held at conference hall of Caritas in the city yesterday. Divisional office of Department of Primary Education (DPE) organised the workshop in association with UNICEF Additional Director General of Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) Dr Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal attended and addressed the session as chief guest with Divisional Deputy Director of DPE Abul Khayer in the chair.
DPE's Director (Administration) Saber Hossain and Director (Policy and Operation) Abdur Rouf and Deputy Director Delwar Hossain also spoke. Dr Mostafa Kamal stressed the need for close relation between community people especially parents and schools for the sake of boosting enrolment and checking dropout.
He listed the government's manifold development activities including nationalization of huge non-government primary schools, development of school infrastructure, ensuring supply of safe drinking water, introduction of uniform education and stipends for disadvantaged children.
He added that the distribution of textbooks to primary school students on the first day of the year and introduction of e-book were among the development activities.
He also stressed the need for building a skilled and knowledgeable workforce for implementing the 'Vision-2021' as declared by the government aimed at turning Bangladesh into a tech-savvy country. 
Dr Kamal said there was no alternative to building an educated and skilled workforce to expedite balanced development of the country, besides building an IT-dependent modern nation. In doing so, he said, the government has given special emphasis on education for all Divisional, district and upazila level DPE officials, teachers, school managing committee members and students attended the workshop and actively took part in its group discussion.

Attaining SDGs

attaining SDGs Primary education improvement imperative

RAJSHAHI: Improvement of both quality and quantity of primary education could be the vital means of attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) besides enriching the list of skilled human resources, reports BSS. All officials concerned, teachers, parents and other stakes should discharge their duties with utmost sincerity, honesty and patriotic zeal as the present government is pledged bound to quality development of the primary education. The observations came in the inaugural session of a daylong workshop titled Orientation and Action Plan Development for Implementation of Communication Strategy held at conference hall of Caritas in the city yesterday. Divisional office of Department of Primary Education (DPE) organised the workshop in association with UNICEF Additional Director General of Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) Dr Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal attended and addressed the session as chief guest with Divisional Deputy Director of DPE Abul Khayer in the chair. DPEs Director (Administration) Saber Hossain and Director (Policy and Operation) Abdur Rouf and Deputy Director Delwar Hossain also spoke. Dr Mostafa Kamal stressed the need for close relation between community people especially parents and schools for the sake of boosting enrolment and checking dropout. He listed the governments manifold development activities including nationalization of huge non-government primary schools, development of school infrastructure, ensuring supply of safe drinking water, introduction of uniform education and stipends for disadvantaged children. He added that the distribution of textbooks to primary school students on the first day of the year and introduction of e-book were among the development activities. He also stressed the need for building a skilled and knowledgeable workforce for implementing the Vision-2021 as declared by the government aimed at turning Bangladesh into a tech-savvy country. Dr Kamal said there was no alternative to building an educated and skilled workforce to expedite balanced development of the country, besides building an IT-dependent modern nation. In doing so, he said, the government has given special emphasis on education for all Divisional, district and upazila level DPE officials, teachers, school managing committee members and students attended the workshop and actively took part in its group discussion.