Government aims to build skilled workforce through technical education: State Minister Sohel

The government wants to build a skilled workforce by expanding technical education, said Ahmed Sohel Manjur, State Minister for Housing and Public Works.

He said that, under the BNP government's plan, there is an initiative to establish a polytechnic institute in every district of the country and a technical school and college in every upazila.

He made the remarks on Friday (6 November) in the evening at a ceremony to lay the foundation stone for various infrastructure development works worth Tk 43.68 crore at Pirojpur Polytechnic Institute.

The State Minister said this development work at Pirojpur Polytechnic Institute will expand opportunities for students to receive modern education and practical training.

He directed those concerned to ensure proper use of government funds and to complete the work to standard within the scheduled time.

Md Zahirul Islam, Executive Engineer (current charge) of the Education Engineering Department in Pirojpur, said the work in Pirojpur is being implemented under a development project covering 23 polytechnic institutes across the country.

He said the project's initial preparations and the procurement of construction materials have already been completed, and construction work will now proceed at full pace.

Under the project, a six-storey workshop building will be constructed at a cost of Tk 14.81 crore, a six-storey administrative building at Tk 11.64 crore, and a six-storey academic building at Tk 14.10 crore.

In addition, a retaining wall, boundary wall and main gate will be built at a cost of Tk 3.12 crore.

After the foundation stone was laid and the plaque unveiled, a special prayer was held. Present on the occasion were Pirojpur Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Golam Rabbani, district BNP Member Secretary Saidul Islam Kismat, officials of the local administration and the Education Engineering Department, the project's contractors, and local political and social figures.