Steps taken to ensure quality education at public varsities
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid speaks as the chief guest at the reunion of Shamsunnahar Hall of Dhaka University (DU) at the Teacher-Student Centre auditorium yesterday.Photo: STAR
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said the government has taken an initiative to ensure quality education in public universities by raising allocation to its core sectors with the financial assistance of the World Bank (WB).
"We have already collected some funds from the WB for the development of core sectors of education including libraries and laboratories for research facilities in universities," he added.
Nahid was speaking as chief guest at the reunion of Shamsunnahar Hall of Dhaka University (DU) at the Teacher-Student Centre auditorium in the morning.
He said a little portion of the total allocation in public universities is used for research works, laboratories and libraries.
"But to ensure quality education improvement of such core sectors is very important," he said, adding that the fund received from the WB would be allocated among the public universities.
DU Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique addressed the programme as special guest which was atten-ded by pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Harun-or-Rashid, Provost Prof Nazma Shaheen, former provosts and former student leaders of the hall.
Criticising the propaganda that recently passed HSC students would be deprived of higher education Nahid said, "It is not correct. They may not get equal standard of education as the quality of teachings is not the same in all institutions."
"Around 4.42 lakh students came out successfully in HSC examinations this year, and after meeting with the vice chancellors of public universities we have learnt that there are some 4.35 lakh seats for HSC passed students to pursue higher education," he added.
Nahid appreciated the women for playing vital role in all sectors of the society and said their number is increasing day by day.
He also stressed the need for establishing equal platform for women in higher education.
Prof Arefin called on former female students of the university to play a pioneering role in the development of women.
On this occasion, hundreds of former students gathered on the hall premises and visited the rooms where they lived during their student life. The hall building was well decorated and the incumbent students organised a cultural programme.
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