The government is keen to expand successful private and development sector education innovations to the national level, particularly to reach children in climate-vulnerable and remote areas, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said on Wednesday.
Speaking as chief guest at the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy 2025 award ceremony at a Dhaka hotel, the state minister said such expansion would ensure that “the light of education and skills spreads to every home in the country.”
The state minister highlighted the importance of floating or boat-based schools as part of a climate-resilient education system.
“You have been successfully running boat-based education programmes for many years. This is an effective and tested model,” he said.
He called for collaborative efforts to expand this experience to other similar regions across Bangladesh.
Bobby Hajjaj stressed that while every initiative is important, successful implementation and reaching larger populations matters more than merely taking new steps.
“In the coming days, the government wants to assist in expanding these successful initiatives to the national level,” he said.
The state minister thanked UNESCO for its continued cooperation in Bangladesh’s education development and expressed hope that the partnership would continue in the future. He also congratulated Sidhulai Swanirobar Sangstha, the recipient of the UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prize.
Executive Director of the Campaign for Popular Education Rasheda K Chowdhury, Director General of the Bureau of Non-Formal Education Debabrata Chakraborty, and UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh Susan Vize were also present at the event.
