Dhaka, June 7 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday inaugurated a national training programme for college teachers aimed at integrating skills-based and technical education into the curriculum of the National University (NU).

The programme, titled "Inclusion of Skills-Based Education in National University Curriculum," was launched at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital's Agargaon area.

The Prime Minister formally inaugurated the programme by pressing a button on a laptop around 11:25am.

The NU has undertaken the programme to develop a skilled teaching workforce capable of delivering employment-oriented and technical education. Under the initiative, 12,000 college teachers from across the country will ...