Tarique Rahman said the current democratic government considers education as the best investment for the nation and remains committed to building a quality, life-oriented, and inclusive education system.
File photo of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Photo: Courtesy
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File photo of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Photo: Courtesy
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (8 April) informed the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that the government is implementing short, medium, and long-term plans by identifying 43 key areas in the education sector, aiming to increase budget allocation to 5% of GDP in the sector.
The premier said this while replying to a tabled question from treasury bench lawmaker from Sirajganj-1 constituency Md Salim Reza in the House with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, in the chair.
Tarique Rahman, also ruling BNP chairman, said that the current democratic government considers education as the best investment for the nation and remains committed to building a quality, life-oriented, and inclusive education system.
He also said that the government’s election manifesto outlined a plan to gradually increase allocation for education to 5% of GDP.
“In line with that target, the government is implementing short, medium and long-term plans after identifying 43 areas in the education sector,” the Leader of the House said, adding that special importance has been given to improve the quality of primary education in the manifesto.
As part of the government initiatives, free school uniforms will be distributed among 200,000 primary school students across the country within the current fiscal, he said, adding, the government has a plan to expand this initiative in all upazilas across the country gradually.
To meet the nutritional needs of primary school students, the Prime Minister said there is a plan to provide school feeding/mid-day meals in all upazilas in phases.
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