Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder. File photo.

DHAKA, August 24, 2025 (BSS) - Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder has said that media professionals also have a crucial role in improving the quality of primary education alongside administrators and teachers.

The adviser made this remark yesterday while delivering a speech as the chief guest at a discussion held with head teachers of government primary schools and officials related to primary education in Kishoreganj district, focusing on strategies to enhance the quality of primary education, said a PID release. 
 
Highlighting the role of media professionals as integral members of the education community, the adviser said, "We frequently depend on journalists to uncover challenges faced by schools. Their objective reporting enables us to take timely and effective measures to address those issues."

The adviser said that if students grow up with moral education, they will become good citizens, and stories, and literature are excellent tools for imparting moral values.

He further said that children must be nurtured with a sense of unity, empathy, and discipline. In this regard, the school environment plays a pivotal role, as children grow up observing the ideals of their teachers, he said.

Therefore, every teacher must present themselves as a role model to their students, he added.

At the same time, the adviser also stressed the importance of co-curricular activities alongside textbooks for the holistic development of children.

Primary and Mass Education Secretary Abu Taher Md. Masud Rana, Director General of the Directorate of Primary Education Abu Noor Md. Shamsuzzaman and Director Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, among others, were present. The event was presided over by Additional Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj Mizabe Rahmat.