Reduce private coaching
Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, centre, former adviser to a caretaker government, holds a research work, “Halkhata, Chittagong: Secondary Education Reality and Our Task”, at its publication ceremony in the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) auditorium in Chittagong city yesterday. On his right is Prof Sikandar Khan and on his left is Prof Mahmudul Alam.Photo: STAR
Educationalists and researchers yesterday stressed social initiatives to create awareness for reducing the dependence of students on private coaching and eliminating barriers to co-education.
Nowadays guardians of secondary level students spend a healthy portion of the family's income on private coaching, causing overall expenses to soar, they said.
Such sentiments were expressed at a publication ceremony of a research work, “Halkhata, Chittagong: Secondary Education Reality and Our Task”, organised by Chittagong Research Initiative (CRI) and AK Khan Foundation at the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) auditorium in Chittagong city.
Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and CRI published the research findings with support from the foundation.
Addressing the programme, former adviser to a caretaker government, Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, who is also the coordinator of CRI, said families had to spend over Tk 6,000 per month behind each secondary level student.
The research stated the breakdown of this expense: for admission fees and accessories required by educational institutions (10%), monthly education fees (9%), lunch (11%), transportation (24%), private coaching (39%) and educational materials (7%).
East Delta University Vice Chancellor Prof Sikander Khan, Prof Obaidul Karim, Prof Manjurul Kibriya and Prof Abul Kasem of Chittagong University, Prof Hossain Khan, Prof Md Idris Ali of Chittagong College, CCCI Secretary Ovik Osman, Chittagong City Corporation Chief Education Officer Md Nurul Alam Nizami and ward councillors Jannatul Ferdous Popy and Rehana Begum Ranu also spoke on the occasion.
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