Adviser of primary and mass education ministry professor Bidhan Ranjon Roy Poddar on Sunday said that primary level students would receive text books by January but there would be no celebration like before.
He also said that 93 per cent primary teachers would be recruited on the basis of merit without maintaining the dependent quota.
鈥楾ender has been invited for printing primary books for the students so that printing of books is delaying for revising and changing some chapters of all classes,鈥� he said in replying questions at a press briefing after holding a view exchange meeting with Khulna divisional education officers.
Replying another question, the adviser said that some necessary and important stories, including anti-discrimination students鈥� movement, would be included in the curriculum.
He in the view exchange meeting said that the country鈥檚 primary schools would be brought under mid-day meal by next five years. 鈥業n the first phase, the mid-day meal will begin in all primary schools under 150 upazilas of the country.鈥�
Referring to UNESCO, he said that the allotment of national budget in the education sector was very low in Bangladesh among the countries of South Asia which was only two per cent of the total budget. It should be increased to six per cent, according to UNESCO鈥檚 observation.
鈥楾he present need is to improve the financial and social status of the primary education which aims at making children literate as well as聽聽聽 making them proficient in linguistics and mathematics,鈥� he added.
The adviser said that a project proposal was sent to the advisory council聽聽 for approval for not keeping the quota system in primary teachers鈥� appointment and seven per cent existing quota system would follow like other jobs.
He further said that at least 20 priorities would be given to mathematics and science background job seekers in primary teachers鈥� appointment to build students skilled in science and mathematics.
He also underscored discouraging students about coaching centres and habit of guide books reading.
Chaired by Khulna divisional commissioner Md Firoz Sarkar, the meeting was addressed, among others, by additional DIG (police), Khulna range, Joydev Chowdhury. Additional divisional commissioner (general) Md Hussain Showkat delivered the welcome speech.
Later, the adviser exchanged views with field-level officers about the development of primary education.
