Modern Society Cannot Exist Without Skilled Labor- High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Nigeria
….. Says NBBTF is a platform to grow business, cultural, technological, scientific and Investment
Maryam Aminu
Formal education was mostly associated either with humanities or with fields like engineering, medicine, and mathematics. The idea one got when hearing the expression “an educated person” usually involved somebody sitting in an office somewhere and doing purely intellectual work. As a result, technical education: that is, education in the spheres that often involved direct physical labor and practical application of one’s skills – sort of fell by the wayside. Modern society literally cannot exist without skilled labor of this kind. However, it was always considered a second-rate option for those who either cannot afford to attend a real university or don’t have the brains for it.
The High Commissioner of Bangladesh, Masudur Rahman made this known during his courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education Prof.Bugaje on Wednesday in their Laison office, Abuja.
Rahman speaking on the importance of acquiring a skill, cited an example with his country that there are tailors in almost every household
“Bangladesh through its garment industry, has been able to strategically place itself as the world’s second leading exporter of ready-made garments (RMG), while creating broad-based growth.”
Teaching technical skills will assists all young people to secure their own future by enhancing their transition to a lot of opportunities after school, Rahman added
Speaking further, the High Commissioner stated that the Nigeria- Bangladesh Business and Technology Forum (NBBTF), is a platform where the both countries recognize related business, cultural, technological, scientific and Investment renaissance facilitation through win-win partnership and collaboration that supports the growth and development of public and private enterprise and initiatives for members of the two nations.
Rahman added that Agric business, ICT and garment making should be the areas of huge collaboration as these will have direct impact under economy and growth
“Nigeria is blessed with fertile virgin land and almost every crop can grow on the land
“We are hosting an event in October and November this year,we would like Nigeria delegation to visit Bangladesh and be part of the event” Rahman
He unveils that part of his plans is to make Bangladesh students to start coming to Nigeria to study
Reacting to the visit of the High Commissioner, the Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education, Prof. Idris M. Bugaje convey his gratitude to the team and welcome every idea from Commissioner.
Bugaje noted that Bangladesh is exporting skills across the globe, and Nigeria has the human resources as well so partnership with them is indeed a win-win for the of the event
“A strategic alliance can take your nation to new heights and open doors to several incredible opportunities, we at NBTE are ready to partner with you to ensure our economy growth,Idris Bugaje
“This partnership will bring a great positive change to our both nations”
The Executive Secretary added that collaboration with Bangladesh can also strengthen the value of naira in the area of small and medium industry business
