The industrial base of Bangladesh has been expanding in the last two decades. Mentionable development has been achieved in garment, cement, textile, steel, sugar, paper, pharmaceutical, ship breaking, shrimp culture etc. Manpower export has already been proved a positive factor for the economy. In addition to the garment industry, information technology and ship building industry have tremendous potential and are developing fast. To operate the existing industrial ventures; to expand the industrial sector and to export technical manpower abroad Bangladesh needs huge technically educated manpower at diploma and undergraduate levels.
Without proper manpower, no industry can develop. But if we evaluate the scenario of Bangladesh on technical education a poor picture is observed. In different seminars and informal discussions we mostly agree that expansion of technical education is very much needed. Practically, no mentionable achievement is seen in the last four decades after independence. One poly-technique institute in each upazila is very much the need of the time to provide technical education facility to all geographic locations in the country. As Dhaka has developed into a mega city and more than 10 million people live over here, at least 10 poly-technique institutes are required for Dhaka metropolis.
The technically educated manpower could be exported to other countries. Considering all the above factors, the government should give the matter a serious thought.