The government will distribute around 350 million textbooks free of cost among the primary and secondary level students in 2019 academic year, report agencies.
Half of the textbooks have already reached the respective schools and the rest will be reached by December 14, said Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid while briefing journalists after a meeting with Bangladesh Education Reporters' Forum (BERF) members at Secretariat on Sunday.
The construction work of more than 33,500 schools, colleges and madrasas, which has been started in the last 10 years will be completed by October, 2019, said Nahid.
He also said different steps have been initiated for the development of the standard of education quality especially Information Technology.
"Besides, different training programmes are being provided to teachers for increasing the teaching standard," the minister added.
Responding to a query on coaching centres, the minister said it is not possible to stop coaching business now. "Law will be enacted soon to stop coaching businesses."
He also urged the teachers to teach their students with sincerity so that they do not require notebooks.
The process of inclusion of new educational institutions on the list of Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme will continue, the minister said.
The BERF delegation was led by its President Mustafa Mallik while Secretary SM Abbas was, among others, present during the meeting.
Later, the team also met Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman at his office.
The decision of introducing primary education up to class VIII is under scrutiny, said the Primary Education minister.
He said the government has taken various initiatives to ensure good academic atmosphere at all government primary schools in the country. "We will take necessary steps after getting the cabinet's approval," he said.
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