Measures taken for improving quality of education: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government has taken initiatives to improve the education quality of the country.
“We’re imparting training to the teachers and started providing education through digital system and setting up multimedia classrooms,” she said in reply to treasury bench member Abdul Matin Khasru during her question-answer session in the House, reports BSS.
The Leader of the House also said her government has made arrangements to provide modern technology-based education.
“We’ve chosen some schools in the capital and their classes are broadcast live through television so that teachers of rural schools can gather experiences,” she said.
Responding to the criticism of quality of education in the country, the prime minister said fixing of level of the standard of education is needed.
“Everybody speaks about the quality of education. But it’s necessary to determine the level of quality of education,” she said.
Responding to a starred question from Awami League MP Didarul Alam, the Leader of the House said the government has taken steps to set up a permanent campus of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University on 50 acres of land adjacent to Bangabandhu Hi-Tech Park in Kaliakoir in Gazipur.
Sheikh Hasina said 8.42 acres of land have been allocated against the university and a process for allocating 41.58 acres of land was almost completed.
She said the vice-chancellor and 28 employees of the university have been appointed, while the work on appointing teachers is underway.