Dhaka: State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj today sought Singapore’s cooperation in modernising Bangladesh’s primary education system, enhancing teachers’ skills, improving the curriculum, and developing a technology-driven education system. He sought the cooperation when Charge d’Affaires of Singapore in Bangladesh Mitchel Lee met him at his Secretariat office here, said a PID release.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the State Minister emphasized the importance of improving Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) in the country’s primary education. In the area of language education, Bangladesh aims to enhance reading comprehension, listening skills, speaking, writing, and overall language proficiency.
Bobby Hajjaj noted that Singapore’s primary education curriculum is regarded as highly effective and well-structured globally. He indicated that Bangladesh could benefit from Singapore’s experience in this area. The meeting included a fruitful discussion on strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
The Charge d’Affaires of Singapore expressed readiness to support Bangladesh through capacity-building programmes in the education sector. He suggested that study programmes could be arranged for government officials and representatives of the education administration to provide practical exposure to various aspects of Singapore’s education system.
Both sides expressed hope that development cooperation between Bangladesh and Singapore would become more dynamic in the future through joint initiatives and partnership. Primary and Mass Education Secretary Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Director General of the Directorate of Primary Education Shahina Ferdousi, and Director General of the Bureau of Non-Formal Education Debabrata Chakraborty were present on the occasion.