BRAC signs MoU with Directorate Secondary and Higher Education‏

DHAKA, Dec. 1 (NsNewsWire) — BRAC signed an MoU with Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education on December 1, 2014 to improve the quality of secondary and higher secondary education of Bangladesh. The signing was completed under the guidance of the chief guest Prof. Fahima Khatun, Director General of DSHE and special guest Dr. Safiqul Islam, Director of BRAC Education Programme.

Prof. Fahima Khatun appreciated BRAC’s various interventions to supplement the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) efforts to improve the school management system and quality of teaching-learning process in the secondary schools since 2001. She found BRAC’s work commendable in facilitating students to develop their leadership skills so that they can take charge for their own development. Prof. Khatun recommended BRAC significantly increase its activities more in haor baor areas and she hopes this MoU will create a sustainable and impactful outcome in the education sector.

Dr. Safiqul Islam reiterated the growing importance of ICT in the field of quality education delivery. “We are giving importance to constant research and evaluation on the joint efforts the ministry and BRAC are implementing on improving the standard of secondary education in Bangladesh”, says Dr. Islam.

Prof. Md. Elias Hossain, Director (Secondary) DSHE, K.M. Rashidul Islam, Deputy Director (Training), DHSE, Dr. Jaya Sen Gupta, GM, Education, BRAC were also present along with other dignitaries of DHSE and BRAC.