State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj has said that the government is sincerely working to ensure a safe, humane, and education-friendly environment for Rohingya children in Bangladesh.
He emphasised the need for all stakeholders, including the international community and development partners, to coordinate their efforts to ensure that no child misses out on education.
The state minister made the remarks on Sunday afternoon while visiting several learning centres in the Rohingya camps in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
During the visit, he interacted with the students and listened to their dreams, future plans, and educational experiences. He also visited three learning centres operated by UNICEF and BRAC.
He also held discussions with representatives of the Rohingya community. Teachers at the learning centres raised various challenges, including infrastructural limitations, a shortage of learning materials, and training-related difficulties.
The minister said every child has the right to dream, adding that ensuring access to education, even during humanitarian crises, is extremely important.
He said education is not only a means of acquiring knowledge but also the most effective way to keep a generation away from violence, despair and an uncertain future.
According to officials, the learning centres follow a Myanmar curriculum and provide instruction in Myanmar language, English, mathematics, geography, history and science up to Grade 12.
During the visit, officials present included UNICEF Chief of Education Deepa Sarkar, Education Manager Louise Leake, representatives from the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, and officials from BRAC.
Earlier in the morning, the state minister inaugurated a training program on project management and advanced ICT for district and Upazila primary education officers and head teachers at the Leadership Training Center in Cox’s Bazar town.
Cox’s Bazar Life Report
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