Dependence on coaching centres alarming
School students' dependency on coaching is noticeable and therefore parents have to spend a big portion of money for tuition, stated a draft report of Sushasoner Jonny Procharavizan (Supro).
Primary schools also arrange coaching to make extra money from students, it added.
Supro, an NGO working for good governance, presented separate draft reports on government primary education and government health service at two meetings held at The Daily Star Centre in the capital yesterday.
According to health experts, the manpower structure is still being followed in the health sector, said the report which included suggestions of increasing the number of nurses and doctors, developing as well as introducing new infrastructures, and ensuring sufficient supply of equipment and other medical commodities, the draft on health service mentioned.
The organisation prepared the drafts on the basis of their surveys conducted in a total of 24 districts.
M Abu Yousuf, professor of Dhaka University's development studies department, said locality-based medicine supply and distribution should be raised and more maternity services should be conducted at community clinics.
About education sector, the report suggested close monitoring of school management committee members and book distribution process, and ensuring proper education in schools and thereby narrowing the scope of coaching centres.
Principal Kazi Faruq Ahmad, National Education Policy Implementation Committee member, said primary education should be given the highest priority and he stressed the need for an integrated education system.
Prof Mahabuba Nasrin, director of the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, Dhaka University; Dr Makduma Nargis, additional secretary of Community Clinic Project; Ahmed Shapan Mahmud, Supra chairperson, and its member Hosne Ara Hasi spoke among others.
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