State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam announced that the government is considering increasing the education sector allocation to 5% of the country’s GDP within the next five years. She stated that the current budget already includes the highest allocation for education so far. The announcement was made on Friday afternoon at a startup, science project, and innovation idea exhibition in Nagarkanda, Faridpur.

The minister said the current government is working hard to repair the damage done to the education sector during the previous fascist regime. She also mentioned plans to establish a playground in every union across the country and emphasized the need to build a corruption-free and drug-free nation.

The remarks highlight the government’s focus on education reform and youth development through innovation and infrastructure expansion, as part of its broader national development agenda.