Bangladesh, April 8 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the government is implementing short, medium and long-term plans after identifying 43 priority areas to gradually increase the allocation for the education sector to 5 percent of GDP.

"The government has announced in its election manifesto a plan to gradually increase the allocation for the education sector to 5 percent of the GDP. In line with this goal, 43 priority areas in the education sector have been identified and short, medium and long-term plans are being implemented," he said.

The Prime Minister made the remarks while replying to a tabled question from treasury bench lawmaker Selim Reza (Sirajganj-1) during the question-answer session in Parliament.

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