State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said the government aims to improve the quality of primary education through effective collaboration with NGOs. Speaking as chief guest at the Geo-NGO Collaboration Dialogue held at BRAC Centre in Dhaka on Monday, he emphasized that meaningful change in education requires joint efforts from the government, administrative systems, and development partners.

Hajjaj stated that the government’s main goal in education reform is to enhance learning outcomes, focusing on five key areas: curriculum, teachers, administration, infrastructure, and technology. He added that initiatives are underway to make primary education more modern, efficient, and technology-driven, including transparent teacher recruitment and transfer systems, improved administrative capacity, digital monitoring, and tech-based management.

He further noted that with over 65,000 government primary schools nationwide, realistic, scalable, and sustainable initiatives are essential. The government plans to leverage NGOs’ field experience and innovative models, particularly to ensure education access for children with disabilities, pre-primary learners, non-formal students, urban migrants, tea garden communities, and marginalized groups.