Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi yesterday emphasised on ensuring quality education for the new generation. “Education is connected with various social matters. Right to education means providing guaranty for education. Education has to be ensured for all up to 16 years. But it has to be enriched with quality,” he said. Kailash made this statement at a national conference on ‘Right to Education’ organized by the Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) and Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF)' at the LGED auditorium in the city.
Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid, PKSF chairman Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad and CAMPE executive director Rasheda K Chowdhury, among others, were present on the occasion. “I feel good to see Bangladesh. This country encouraged me because it has progressed much in various fields, including poverty reduction. The young generation of this country is very active and dynamic,” said Kailash. “Budget is an important matter in education. So finance in the education sector has to be considered with great importance. It’s not possible to achieve the goals without progress of education. So we have to give importance to curriculum, quality education and finance. The co-ordination of all ministries is necessary for breakthrough in education,” said he. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid said, “There are some teachers of renowned schools who adopted unfair means and assisted their examinees to be in the best schools. These teachers are the stigma of society.”   “These teachers are derailing the education system. They are damaging the ethics of education. So, we have cancelled the system of selecting best institutions to stop such dishonest competition,” he added. He said the government alone cannot afford the entire expenditure in the education sector and that’s why finance from non-government sources is necessary in this sector.