Cabinet for modifying draft of non-formal education act

The cabinet Monday asked the Primary and Mass Education Ministry to resubmit the draft of the Non-formal Education Act, 2014 incorporating the proposals of the cabinet members.
"The cabinet gave nod in principle to the draft in May last year. Today (Monday) it was placed before the cabinet for final approval aimed at bringing the existing non-formal education of the country under a legal framework," Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told the media at the conference room of the cabinet division on the day.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting at the cabinet division.
Mr Bhuiyan said the cabinet asked the ministry to change the draft in accordance with its (cabinet) observations.
He said the priority of the government is to ensure education for every citizen as a large number of children remain out of the formal education due to dropouts and other reasons.
He said the government is providing education to those who are deprived of formal education due to dropouts or older persons of the country who could not get formal education within their age of 14 provided under non-formal education directorate.
"Although the government is implementing the programme for the non-formal education and there has been marked achievement in this sector, but there is no law for the purpose at present," he added.
He said, under the proposed law a non-formal education board for the management in the informal education sector will be constituted.
The commerce ministry also placed a report on the participation of Bangladesh delegation in the 9th Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organisation held at Bali, Indonesian in December 2013.
Mr Bhuiyan said the cabinet committee on selecting the Ekushey Padak Awards will sit Thursday next to finalise the proposals concerning the names of recipients this year.