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DAY LITERACY-RANGPUR (with picture)
Turning illiterate population into skilled human resources stressed
RANGPUR, Sept 8, 2018 (BSS) – The International Literacy Day-2018 was
celebrated here today with the theme of ‘Literacy and skills development’
with a call to turn illiterate people into skilled and human resources for
building a developed digital Bangladesh.
The district administration and District Non-Formal Education (NFE) Bureau
chalked out programmes, including bringing out of a colourful rally on the
city streets followed by a discussion held at Town Hall auditorium in the
city.
Acting Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ruhul Amin Mian led the rally participated
by officials and executives of different government departments and NGOs,
teachers, students, civil society members, professionals and elite of the
city.
Later, the Acting Deputy Commissioner attended the post-rally discussion
as the chief guest with Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT)
Abu Rafa Mohammad Arif in the chair.
Associate Professor of the Department of Bengali of Begum Rokeya
University Dr Abu Saleh Muhammad Wadudur Rahman, District Education Officer
Roksana Begum, District Primary Education Officer Tauhidul Islam and
President of city Awami League Shafiur Rahman Shafi addressed as special
guests.
Assistant Director of the District NFE Bureau Mosfikur Rahman delivered
welcome speech narrating the government steps taken to provide literacy
knowledge, informal education and training to illiterate population to turn
them into skilled human resources.
Tauhidul Islam said the present government has achieved laudable success in
raising the literary rate to 72.9 percent in the country following
implementation of various programmes on way to attain 100 percent literacy
rate by 2030.
Roksana Begum said achieving literacy knowledge is a prerequisite to turn
illiterate population into skilled human resources by imparting necessary
trainings to them for building a digital Bangladesh.
Dr Wadudur Rahman lauded the national education policy and put importance on
its proper implementation to build an illiteracy-free country through
spreading education among illiterate population to ensure national
prosperity.
The chief guest said the government is implementing various programmes to
provide literacy knowledge and skill-building trainings to illiterate people
to ensure their participation in the process of building a developed digital
Bangladesh.
BSS/MI/MR/1248 hrs