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Primary teachers to receive AI-based training: Bobby Hajjaj

Published : Wednesday, 23 September, 2026 at 8:02 PM

Our Correspondent

Primary school teachers will receive artificial intelligence (AI)-based training to improve their technology skills, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj has said.

He made the remarks as the chief guest at a global dialogue titled ‘Empowering Teachers in Low-Resource Classrooms to Co-Design EdTech for Student-Centred Learning’ in New York on Tuesday.

The event was organised by Education House UNGA 81 as part of the opening programme of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Hajjaj said the future of education is technology-driven and teachers must be equipped with the necessary skills to ensure the best use of technology.

He said AI and modern educational technology training would therefore be arranged for primary school teachers.

“We want our primary school teachers not only to use technology but also to play an innovative role in using it according to students’ needs,” he said.

Student-centred education must be ensured by combining teachers’ experience with the potential of technology, he added.

The state minister said equal importance should be given to teacher training, classroom realities, students’ learning outcomes and local needs alongside expanding the use of digital technology in primary education.

He said Bangladesh would undertake effective technology-based initiatives in primary education by drawing on international experience and support from partners.

Maldives’ State Minister for Education, Higher Education and Skills Development Dr Ahmed Mohamed, Alex Wong, senior adviser at the Strategic Engagement and Initiatives Division of the Office of the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, and Borhane Chakroun, director of UNESCO’s Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, took part in the panel discussion.

The event also discussed various aspects of modernising Bangladesh’s education and skills development systems, promoting job-oriented education and strengthening the links between education and economic activities.

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