Staff Reporter:
Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon yesterday said the ‘Pakistan-Bangladesh Knowledge Corridor’ program will open a new horizon of cooperation in the fields of education and research between the two countries.
“Through this initiative, we hope that the student-teacher exchange program in the field of higher educa-tion will take our bilateral relations to a new height,” he said.
The education minister made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the launching ceremony of the second phase of the ‘Pakistan-Bangladesh Knowledge Corridor’ program and the inauguration of Pakistan Education Expo-2026’ at a city hotel.
He said 74 Bangladeshi students are already pursuing higher education in Pakistan under the first phase of this program. “There will be great opportunities for talented students in the second phase as well,” he added.
Noting that the standard of Pakistani universities is very good, Milon said Bangladeshi students are get-ting the opportunity to study there without any cost, which is very commendable.
Especially, he said, the monthly scholarship being given to students for accommodation and living ex-penses will help them focus fully on their studies.
The minister said there are many similarities in religion, culture and food habits of Pakistan and Bangla-desh.
Mentioning that currently, there are 116 private and 57 public universities in Bangladesh, he hoped that in the future, students from Pakistan will come to Bangladesh for higher education too.
Milon stressed increasing joint collaboration and teacher-exchange programs between the universities of the two countries.
Praising the transparent process of selecting students for scholarships, he said Pakistan’s selection meth-od is excellent, while students are getting the opportunity to prove their qualifications through competi-tive examinations.
“Our ministry will provide all kinds of support in conducting this examination,” he said.
Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider, Education Secretary Abdul Khaleque, repre-sentatives of Pakistan Higher Education Commission and senior officials of University Grants Commis-sion (UGC) of Bangladesh were present.
