Dhaka, March 25 -- The education minister has instructed the authorities to ensure free education up to the university level for the children of "July martyrs", and the "students" who were injured or disabled in the 2024 uprising.

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon came up with the decision while exchanging greetings with his colleagues at his office in Dhaka on Tuesday, after a prolonged Eid break.

A media statement says he emphasised a series of measures including the "One Teacher, One Tab" project, introducing multimedia classrooms and compulsory third language education as well as technical education for all, to ensure modernisation and inclusive development in the education sector.

According to him, the government will als...