Education Minister Ehsanul Haque Milon announced that the government plans to invest 5 percent of Bangladesh’s GDP in the education sector. He made the statement on Thursday morning at a UNICEF-organized seminar in Dhaka focused on strengthening innovation in classrooms. The minister said previous governments never invested more than 1.5 percent of GDP in education, and the current administration aims to build skilled human capital through increased investment.

Milon emphasized the need to enhance both education and skills from the primary level and criticized the previous government for failing to implement digital classrooms due to lack of accountability and transparency. He said the current government is moving toward establishing interactive digital classrooms in line with the Prime Minister’s commitment.

Prime Minister’s adviser Mahdi Amin added that initiatives have been taken to ensure education and skill development from the primary level, with long-term plans for digital and active classrooms. He also highlighted the need to reduce the gap between urban and rural education systems and mentioned plans to include a third international-standard language in the curriculum.