Govt to resolve schooling problem in CHT: Adviser

Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (CHT) Adviser Supradip Chakma has said the government will mitigate the crisis of school education in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), reports BSS.

"We want to ensure quality education for our children. Multimedia classrooms and digitisation education system will be made in educational institutions. We will remove the crisis of education in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)," he said.

He said these while addressing an open discussion held at the auditorium of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Complex Bhaban on Bailey Road in the capital on Friday.

Hill people living in the three districts and in the capital, student-teacher representatives of the hill regions working in government, non-governmental and international organisations, representatives of Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Oikkyo Parishad and representatives of various service organisations and people of various classes and professions gathered at the programme to congratulate Supradip Chakma on his being an adviser to the interim government.

The advisor said: "The hill people need to know how to acquire modern education. We will build an English curriculum school in Khagrachari."

He urged the hill children to study in army schools to get quality education. Four hostels are being constructed for the students in CHT regions, he said, adding that a hostel for students is in progress at Rajasthali in Rangamati.

He emphasised livelihood development in the three hill districts to make the hill dwellers financially independent.

The number of women members in three district councils will be increased, he said, adding that after discussing with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, three ambulances will be arranged for three hill districts for the treatment of pregnant women and children.

He said a nursing college will be established at Khagrachhari and a college at Belaichhari for the hill dwellers.

Apart from these, those who cannot speak Banga language, arrangements will be made to teach them Banga, he said, adding that the district councils will be restructured and good governance will be established.