Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that her government had created opportunities for the country鈥檚 children to pursue their education and flourish their talents. 聽
鈥榃e鈥檝e created scopes for our children so that they can pursue education in different ways and flourish their latent talents,鈥� she said.
The PM was speaking at the prize giving ceremony of Essay and Art Competitions, held on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Bangladesh 鈥榮 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka.
She handed over the prizes to the best performers among the 304 winners of the competitions held on the occasion of 99th, 100th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd and 104th birth anniversaries of Sheikh Mujib.
Father of the nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust arranged the competitions.
Noting that the Awami League government had set up various types of specialised universities in the country, Hasina said that the government was setting up universities at the district level. She said multi-dimensional universities including medical, agricultural, design and fashion, aerospace and aviation, and science and technology have been established.
The prime minister said her government had formulated many laws and policies for the protection of the children and opened windows for education.
She said that the government provided students from pre-primary to secondary level with free textbooks, stipends and scholarship as well as scholarships even for higher education.
鈥楾hanks to our steps, the literacy rate has gone up to 76.8 per cent now, which was only 45 per cent in 2006,鈥� she added.
The PM said her government set up computer labs in schools and computer training and incubation centres in the country. 鈥榃e鈥檙e expanding IT education, digital systems and computer training,鈥� she said.
She said the world is marching forward in the age of technology. 鈥極ur children will not lag behind. We鈥檒l build them as a modern nation by equipping them with the latest technological knowledge,鈥� she continued.
The prime minister said her government鈥檚 vision now is that Bangladesh will be a smart Bangladesh by 2041.
鈥楾oday鈥檚 children and youth will be the future guides of 2041 Bangladesh. We want to develop them properly so that they can take Bangladesh forward,鈥� she said.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was present at the function presided over by president of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum and noted painter Hashem Khan.
Curator of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum, Md Nazrul Islam Khan, also spoke on the occasion.
