Producing globally competitive citizens and skilled workforce is a vision of new govt: Bobby Hajjaj

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj today (16 June) said that one of the visions of the new government is to produce globally competitive citizens and a skilled workforce while making education more practical, employment-oriented and technology-driven.

He also stressed the importance of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and technology education tailored to the demands of the future labour market.

Speaking as chief guest at an event organised by Cambridge International Education in Dhaka the state minister outlined the government's vision for modernising education.

He said that curriculum, teachers, infrastructure and the alignment of different education streams are the key pillars for achieving sustainable development in the country's education sector.

Bobby Hajjaj noted that Bangladesh currently has more than 27 different education streams. He said it was essential to ensure a common minimum standard across all streams – including madrasa education, Bangla-medium schools, English-medium institutions and government primary schools – so that all students have equal access to fundamental knowledge and skills.

Highlighting the central role of teachers, he said no education system could function effectively without them adding that discussions underway on drawing upon international expertise, including Cambridge's teacher-training programmes, to provide Bangladeshi teachers with training that meets global standards.

Officials from the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, the British High Commission and the University of Cambridge attended the event.