Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Haque Milan stated that technical education has become the main driving force of Bangladesh’s national development. Speaking on Saturday at the Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute during the regional round of the ‘Skills and Innovation Competition,’ he emphasized that sustainable economic progress is impossible without skilled manpower. He added that the goal is not only to provide certificates but to build employable skills that can compete in the global labor market.

The competition, organized under the Directorate of Technical Education’s ‘Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET)’ project, featured 84 innovative projects from 28 technical institutions in the Rajshahi region. Six of these were selected for the national round to be held in Dhaka on May 17. The minister highlighted the government’s priority to transform youth into skilled, innovative, and technology-driven human resources, ensuring inclusive technical education for women, marginalized groups, and persons with special needs.

Senior officials from the Technical and Madrasa Education Division, Directorate of Technical Education, and Rajshahi administration attended the event, which also included a rally, seminar, and award ceremony.