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Dipu Moni expresses optimism about adequate allocation for education sector
DHAKA, April 24, 2018 (BSS) -Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today
expressed hope that the government would provide satisfactory allocation for
the education sector in the national budget of 2019-20 fiscals.
“The government is determined to provide adequate budgetary allocation for
flourishing the education sector in the upcoming budget,” said the education
minister.
She as the chief guest was speaking at a seminar titled “Next Budget and
Education Sector: Our Expectation” at Jatiya Press Club here.
“As the government in its electoral manifesto gave utmost importance to
make the education time-befitting, it will definitely provide satisfactory
budgetary allocation for the sector…The government is very sincere to
fulfill its pledge,” she added.
Executive Director of Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) Rasheda K.
Chowdhury addressed the seminar with Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique, former
Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University, in the chair.
Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique said, if we want to develop education
standard, we first need to increase the standard of teachers.
The recruitment process of teachers should be more transparent and they
should be given logical allowances.
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