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DHAKA: The government has decided to provide one laptop each to around 40,000 students who achieve Golden GPA-5 in the 2026 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations.
The initiative aims to foster students’ intellectual development, enhance their technological skills and bring the country’s education system in line with international standards.
Several other important proposals and recommendations have also been made in the education sector, including clearing outstanding dues owed to retired teachers and employees, improving the quality of education and reforming the assessment system.
These initiatives were discussed at the first meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Education, held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on September 10. According to the meeting minutes, various government plans and proposals for developing the education sector were presented.
Abdul Khaleque, senior secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division, told the meeting that a proposed budget of Tk 57,301.68 crore had been allocated for the division for the 2026–27 fiscal year, representing a 42.7 per cent increase over the previous revised budget.
As part of efforts to nurture talent and improve technological proficiency in line with international standards, the government has decided to provide a laptop to each of around 40,000 students who achieve Golden GPA-5 in the 2026 examinations.
According to sources concerned, the new proposals for the education sector were presented at the parliamentary standing committee’s first meeting on September 10. The committee’s minutes state that the current BNP-led government has taken the initiative to provide laptops to students achieving Golden GPA-5 to promote intellectual development and technological skills.
Meanwhile, the government has taken what was described as a historic step to transfer outstanding dues owed to around 70,000 retired teachers and employees directly to their bank accounts through the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) and iBAS++ systems.
At the meeting, committee members unanimously thanked Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for the initiative.
