Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said the government has no plan to exclude fundamental subjects such as Bangla, philosophy and history from honours programmes under the National University.
“We have not heard of any such discussion anywhere, nor have we held any such discussion,” he told reporters at the Secretariat on Tuesday.
Clarifying the government's position regarding rumours circulating over the issue, he said, "There has been no discussion at any of our policy-making levels about removing Bangla, philosophy and history from honours courses in higher education. As far as I know, there is not even any such proposal. These are completely baseless claims."
Referring to the government's current reforms and priorities in the education sector, he said, "We are mainly emphasizing career-oriented and technical education. New subjects and courses are being incorporated into the curriculum in line with the demands of the time and the global market. Work is underway to strengthen the linkage between industry and academia."
The minister further said that the inclusion of new courses based on market demand or the modernization of the curriculum is unrelated to the exclusion of traditional and fundamental subjects.
He said curriculum revision and efforts to address teacher shortages are continuing in a regular manner through the respective academic councils of universities.
The Education Minister urged all concerned not to pay heed to baseless and misleading information.
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