A major investment plan to improve the quality of primary
education has faced significant pressure, forcing authorities to reduce the
proposed expenditure. The Planning Commission has managed to cut the budget in
two phases.
The proposed cost of the Fifth Primary Education Development
Program (PEDP-5), submitted by the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, was
nearly Tk 50,000 crore. However, following questions raised at a Project
Evaluation Committee (PEC) meeting, around Tk 8,859 cro...
