GAIBANDHA, Feb 17, 2021 (BSS) – Speakers at a meeting here today
underscored the need for increasing budgetary allocation in the education
sector to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“As education is the backbone of the nation and no nation can prosper
without education, there is no alternative to emphasize on education as well
as the education sector to push forward the nation towards desired
development”, they said.
They made the observation while addressing a meeting on Education
Financing at Circuit House hall room in the district town on Wednesday noon.
Sinnomul Mahila Samity (SMS), one of the leading non-government
organizations in the district, organized the meeting in cooperation with
Education Out loud-ASA project of Campaign for Popular Education.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdul Matin addressed the meeting as the chief
guest and district education officer Md. Enayet Hossain spoke as the special
guest.
Presided over by executive director of SMS Md. Murshidur Rahman Khan and
moderated by assistant director of the SMS ABM Masudunnabi Lipon, Nezarat
deputy collector SM Foyeez Uddin, journalist Abu Jafar Sabu, educationist
Zahurul Kaiyum, Sadar upazila secondary education officer SM Sayeed Hasan,
Sadar upazila primary education officer Anzuman Ara Golenur, assistant
director of district non formal education program Mehedi Akter addressed the
meeting, among others.
Principal of Tulshighat Samsul Haque Degree College Enamul Haque Khan,
principal of TTC engineer Abdur Rahim also spoke at the meeting among others.
The speakers said it is not possible to ensure quality education and
promote decent work and economic growth- side by side with attaining two
goals of SDGs could not be possible without allocating sufficient budget for
higher education to create skilled manpower.
They also stressed the need for finding the problematic sectors of
education at the district level and to resolving those as early as possible
considering the interest.
DC Abdul Matin called on ensuring quality education and more budgetary
allocation in order to achieve SDGs.