Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has sought cooperation of the Muslim Ummah in the development of higher and technical education in Bangladesh.
Nahid was addressing the 5th Islamic Conference of Education Ministers at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, says an official press release.
The education minister said Bangladesh government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already made a national education policy with focus on science and ICT and top priority to the education sector.
Nahid told the conference that 34 public and 54 private universities are now functioning for carrying forward the country's higher education. The government has introduced honours courses in madrasas for the development of Islamic education, he added.
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohammad Yassin inaugurated the conference, which was addressed by Dato Sri Khaled bin Nordin, minister for higher education of Malaysia.
Dr Peter Adok Niyabe, vice-chairman of Islamic Conference of Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Dr Abdul Aziz Othman Altwijri, director general of Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation were among the other speakers.
Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia AKM Atiqur Rahman and First Secretary DR M Rezaul Bashar were present on the occasion.