DHAKA, Mar 2, 2020 (BSS) – The cabinet today gave final approval to the
draft of ‘Sunamganj Science and Technology University Bill 2020’ allowing the
authorities concerned to establish one more public university in the
country’s haor region.
The approval came from a regular weekly meeting at the Prime Minister’s
Office this morning with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam disclosed the decision of the
meeting while briefing reporters at Secretariat here.
“The draft law was formulated as per the directives of Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina for establishing a science and technology university in the
country’s remote district Sunamganj as she thinks that the country’s remote
areas should have universities,” he said.
Noting that the draft law was formulated following the laws of other
science and technology universities, the cabinet secretary said the law was,
earlier, approved by an inter-ministerial meeting held at Secondary and
Higher Education Division of the Education Ministry on August 22, 2019.
With the approval of the draft law for the Sunamganj Science and
Technology University, the number of science and technology university has
stood at 20. Of them, 19 are in operation, Anwarul said.
The cabinet secretary disclosed that the meeting also in principal
approved the draft of ‘National Agriculture Extension Policy 2020’ aiming at
selecting research topics on the basis of demand which come out through
exchanging views with farmers and agriculture entrepreneurs, including
stakeholders in the sector, and expanding the outcomes of the research in the
field level.
The successful implementation of the policy will expedite the development
in the agriculture sector, he added.