Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the curriculum had been modernised to flourish the hidden talents of students.

‘Just reading books is not enough. We’ll have to bring out the talents of children. It needs to create scopes for them so that their hidden talents can be flourished. Keeping eyes to it, we’ve brought modern technology-knowledge in the curriculum,’ she said.

The prime minister said this while inaugurating the National Primary Education Week-2024 and conferring the Primary Education Medal-2023 at the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium.

The theme of the week is — Shishu Bandhov Prathomik Shikkha, Smart Bangladesher Deekkha (Children-Friendly Primary Education, Lesson of Smart Bangladesh).

The prime minister said that the government wanted to develop a balanced, public welfare-oriented, universal and standard education system.

She said that the government would set up a computer lab in every school in the country. ‘We initially started setting up computer labs in the secondary schools and now we’ve a goal to do it in the primary schools as well,’ she added.

Noting that this is the age of technology, Sheikh Hasina said that the government wanted to develop a population equipped with modern technology knowledge.

‘We’ve taken all sorts of measures to this end,’ she added.

This year, a total of 126 stakeholders under 18 categories have been honoured with Primary Education Medal-2023. Of them, 54 students, persons and institutes received the medal directly from the prime minister.

State minister for primary and mass education Rumana Ali also spoke at the function presided over by primary and mass education secretary Farid Ahmed.