Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE), a civil society network working to promote quality education for all, has proposed making education compulsory and tuition-free up to eighth grade, alongside a demand to allocate 5 percent of the GDP to the education sector.

At a press conference held at the National Press Club on Saturday, the coalition of non-governmental organisations unveiled a set of recommendations aimed at overhauling the country's education system.

The proposals come in response to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education's recent 12-point pledge to increase sectoral funding and improve standards.

Presenting the written recommendations, Rasheda K Choudhury, executive d...