UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova has commended Bangladesh's success in education saying that countries lagging behind in achieving the Education for All (EFA) goal can follow its example.
Published : 16 Apr 2015, 12:40 PM
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) director general was replying to a question from Bangladesh Representative to the UNESCO Executive Board Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury.
That was during the afternoon session of the 196th session of the UNESCO Executive Board on April 14 in Paris, a press release said here today.
Chowdhury is Senior Secretary in the Ministry of Public Administration.
Bokova said that Bangladesh is moving forward towards inclusive education within the prior-set target of 2015 due to the present government's political will and commitment to the education.
She also lauded the role and commitment of Sheikh Hasina.
The UNESCO DG recalled Bangladesh's achievement in MDGs and EFA well ahead of the 2015 , the target date to achieve , while many countries were left behind.
The current session of the UNESCO Executive Board started on April 13 and will continue till April 23.
Dr Kamal Chowdhury is representing Bangladesh to the ongoing session of the UNESCO Executive Board.
Other members of the delegation are Bangladesh Ambassador to France M Shahidul Islam, Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO Md Monjur Hossain, Counsellor of Bangladesh Embassy Mohammad Hazrat Ali Khan and First Secretary Farhana Ahmed Chowdhury.