The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, on Friday called on the private sector entrepreneurs to invest in education sector for its development.
He was addressing a news conference, as the chief guest, on 'poverty alleviation through literacy' organised by all Rotary International clubs of Dhaka city at the National Press Club in the capital.
Nurul Islam said, according to Education for All Forum, each state must spent its 6 per cent of the national GDP on education purposes, but at present Bangladesh spent only 2.3 per cent GDP for education and technology purposes..
He also said that three ministries — education ministry, primary and mass education ministry and information and technology ministry — shared the little amount.
First president Rotarian Shawkat Hossain, AHM Zaker, Kamrul Hasan, Ashish Kumar Mondal, Anwarul Haque Khan, MS Siddique were present at the programme, among others.
Source : New Age
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