Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Saturday said the government will take stern actions against those private universities who will not increase their education standards. Nahid made the remark at a roundtable as the chief guest on introducing new course on “Bachelor of Entrepreneurship Development and BBA in Leadership”, organised by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) at its auditorium in the city.
The roundtable was chaired by DCCI president M Sabur Khan while Prof. Dr. Atful Hye Shibli, member of University Grant Commission (UGC), was present as special guest.
There are lots of private universities in Bangladesh, he said, adding that the education standard in some of those universities was very low.
Many students who obtained BBA and MBA certificates from those universities, can not even write a letter or an application properly, he said.
These universities actually sell certificates rather than providing quality education, he said adding, “We do not need such types of universities.”
“We want those universities which are providing quality education so that their students could satisfy their employers through quality works,” he said.
The minister said, some of us feel proud saying that their children can not speak Bangla, that is very shameful, he added.
“We must learn English as it is an international language, but only after learning our mother tongue Bangla,” Nahid added.
Tremendous changes are needed in the country’s education system, he opined.
The education system of Bangladesh should be such so that the students could compete in the global market, he said.
That is why the government wants to implement the newly formulated ‘Education Policy’, he added.
“A lot of foreign people are working in the management level of our RMG sector because of the shortages of skilled workforce. We must turn our huge population into a skilled and educated workforce,” Nahid said.
The minister also recommended for the highest allocation in the education sector in the national budget.
In order to develop the quality of the country’s education system, Nahid called upon private sector entrepreneurs to come and invest in the education sector.
“Educational institute should not focus on profit. Rather, they should concentrate more on quality of education,” he said.
He informed that government would distribute 30 crore text books among the students in the country in the next academic year.
“We need innovative and leadership entrepreneurs in order to eradicate non-compliance issues in our industries,” M Sabur Khan said.
-With The Independent input
