UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh needs to put particular emphasis on quality and budget to achieve the sustainable development goal (SDG) in primary education, experts said at function marking the dissemination of research findings.
Although there is a significant progress in lowering the dropout rate and increasing enrolment in recent years, a large number of poor families still do not afford the education expenses of their children, resulting in their dropping out, they said.
Styled ‘Access to primary education: Obstacles in the hard-to-reach areas’, event was organised by Brac Advocacy for Social Change programme at the Brac Centre Inn. Prof Dr ASM Amanullah of the sociology department at Dhaka University presented the research findings.
Primary and Mass Education Minister Mustafizur Rahman Fizar attended the programme as the chief guest, said a press release. Additional director general of the Directorate of Primary
Education Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal, senior director, strategy, communication and capacity, Brac and Brac International Asif Saleh, director, Brac Advocacy for Social Change and ICT KAM Morshed, and director, Brac Education Programme Dr Safiqul Islam also attended the event.
The minister informed that the government, in the next three months, will bring 1.3 crore primary children in its fold of stipend programme. For expanding education in the society and improving its quality, he said, bringing about a critical change in the mindset of teachers and parents is essential apart from increasing the budget allocation.
At present, over four lakh teaching staff members are working in 63,000 schools. “While the dropout rate was 41 percent three years ago, it is down to 21 percent now. It is indeed a great success.”
According to research findings presented at the programme, the dropout rate was 47 percent in 2005, which came down to 21 percent in 2014. With this, the enrolment rate increased to 94.9 percent in 2011 while 97.7 percent in 2014.
Bangladesh needs to put particular emphasis on quality and budget to achieve the sustainable development goal (SDG) in primary education, experts said at function marking the dissemination of research findings.
Although there is a significant progress in lowering the dropout rate and increasing enrolment in recent years, a large number of poor families still do not afford the education expenses of their children, resulting in their dropping out, they said.
Styled ‘Access to primary education: Obstacles in the hard-to-reach areas’, event was organised by Brac Advocacy for Social Change programme at the Brac Centre Inn. Prof Dr ASM Amanullah of the sociology department at Dhaka University presented the research findings.
Primary and Mass Education Minister Mustafizur Rahman Fizar attended the programme as the chief guest, said a press release. Additional director general of the Directorate of Primary
Education Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal, senior director, strategy, communication and capacity, Brac and Brac International Asif Saleh, director, Brac Advocacy for Social Change and ICT KAM Morshed, and director, Brac Education Programme Dr Safiqul Islam also attended the event.
The minister informed that the government, in the next three months, will bring 1.3 crore primary children in its fold of stipend programme. For expanding education in the society and improving its quality, he said, bringing about a critical change in the mindset of teachers and parents is essential apart from increasing the budget allocation.
At present, over four lakh teaching staff members are working in 63,000 schools. “While the dropout rate was 41 percent three years ago, it is down to 21 percent now. It is indeed a great success.”
According to research findings presented at the programme, the dropout rate was 47 percent in 2005, which came down to 21 percent in 2014. With this, the enrolment rate increased to 94.9 percent in 2011 while 97.7 percent in 2014.
