DHAKA, March 30, 2026 (BSS) – A review meeting on the implementation progress of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of the Technical and Madrasa Education Division was held today at the Ministry of Education.

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon attended the meeting as the chief guest.

At the meeting, the minister called for ensuring integrity and efficiency in implementing development programmes and urged officials not to undertake unnecessary projects.

The meeting discussed the modernization of existing technical education institutions and the establishment of new technical training institutes as needed. Emphasis was also placed on building model polytechnic institutes in line with the demands of the modern world.

Besides, the participants discussed the feasibility—along with its advantages and disadvantages—of reducing the duration of the four-year diploma courses under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board to three years.