President for quality education
Tuesday, 7 August 2007
President Iajuddin Ahmed Monday swiped at outworn education system that spawned coaching business and asked the authorities to undertake appropriate measures to impart quality education to the students to help them fit in the fast-changing socio-economic paradigm, reports UNB.
He also pointed out another phenomenal lapse like a widening disparity between standard of education in rural and urban areas and suggested ensuring balanced education to bridge the rural-urban gap.
"Education, the main instrument of building human resources, is the essence of the time. We should have to give more emphasis on it, especially on primary education, which is the foundation of higher education."
The President said this at the 1st Convocation of State University at the Bangladesh-China Friendship conference centre Monday. Vice-chancellor of Dhaka University SMA Faiz was the convocation speaker.
Iajuddin, a former professor of Dhaka University, noted that, nowadays, quality education has been centralised at the towns. But, he also found out a disparity within the urban areas as well, as a few educational institutions are doing well in comparison with the others.
He also pointed out another phenomenal lapse like a widening disparity between standard of education in rural and urban areas and suggested ensuring balanced education to bridge the rural-urban gap.
"Education, the main instrument of building human resources, is the essence of the time. We should have to give more emphasis on it, especially on primary education, which is the foundation of higher education."
The President said this at the 1st Convocation of State University at the Bangladesh-China Friendship conference centre Monday. Vice-chancellor of Dhaka University SMA Faiz was the convocation speaker.
Iajuddin, a former professor of Dhaka University, noted that, nowadays, quality education has been centralised at the towns. But, he also found out a disparity within the urban areas as well, as a few educational institutions are doing well in comparison with the others.