Staff Reporter :
Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Iqbal Mahmood on Saturday said the coaching centres have become the dens of corruption only.
“The coaching centers are committing all kinds of evils including question paper leakage. These coaching centers are nothing but dens of corruption,” Iqbal Mahmood said.
Iqbal Mahmood said this while speaking at a rally and cultural programme organised by the Satata Sangha, an association formed by ACC’s Corruption Resistance Committee in all the educational institutions all over the country.
The ACC chairman roared soon after Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid’s remark “coaching centres are ‘unlawful’.
“Recently the Education Minister said that all coaching centres are illegal,” said Iqbal Mahmood. “We want to add that they are not only illegal, but dens of corruption. We plead with the government, students, teachers, guardians and everyone else to take the initiative to close these corrupt coaching centres.”
It will take a coordinated effort to uproot question paper leaks and the coaching business, he said.The ACC Chairman requested the Education Ministry to take immediate steps to shut all the coaching centers permanently. “We must work all together to stop question leaks and close the coaching business forever. We cannot let our children just wander from coaching centre to coaching centre every day,” he said. He also called on the government to raise the ‘wages and stature’ of teachers.
“We believe it is better to acquire a full and proper education instead of chasing A+ grades,” he said. “You (students) will become the country’s most skilled, capable and invaluable human resources,” he said. He called also on the government to ensure technical and vocational education in all upazilas.
The ACC chairman claimed, the shuttering of the coaching centres will reduce corruption and speed up the country’s development. Education Minister Nahid had recently expressed his dismay that his ministry did not have the power to shut coaching centres, although a High Court decision made them unlawful.
The government has said it will close all coaching centres from March 29 before the HSC examinations.
This year’s HSC theory examinations are to be held from April 2 to May 13. The practical examinations are to be held from May 14 to May 23.
