A discussion meeting on the future of Diploma in Engineering education is being held on 5 July 2026 at Daffodil Plaza in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, bringing together private polytechnic entrepreneurs from across Bangladesh to explore strategies for strengthening technical education and developing an industry-ready skilled workforce, a press release said.

Organized under the theme, “United Entrepreneurs, Quality Technical Education, and a Skilled Bangladesh,” the meeting brought together entrepreneurs from different districts across the country. The participants discussed the current state of technical education, the ongoing enrollment crisis, reforms in the assessment and evaluation system, and the development of a competency-based education system aligned with the evolving needs of industry.

The speakers in the discussion said that diploma engineers play an important role in the country’s industrialization, infrastructure development and economic progress. Private polytechnic institutions have been contributing to building this skilled workforce for a long time. Therefore, there is no alternative to working together by eliminating differences among entrepreneurs to make technical education more up-to-date and of international standard.

The speakers at the meeting emphasized the need to introduce skill-based, outcome-based and industry-integrated education systems instead of the current examination-based education system. They said that more importance should be given to students’ acquisition of practical skills, lab-based education, project-based activities, training in industries and increasing practical capacity. At the same time, if the necessary reforms are made in the evaluation system of the diploma education system and skill-based evaluation is introduced, the country’s diploma graduates will become more competitive in the international labor market.

The meeting also said that the current crisis in the technical education sector is not of a single institution; it is an important issue of national-level technical education reform. For this, emphasis was placed on formulating research-based policies by involving all stakeholders beyond the public and private sectors and taking forward realistic reform activities through regular dialogue with relevant government agencies. The entrepreneurs participating in the meeting agreed to build a strong and unified platform for the greater good of the country’s technical education sector.

At the end of the meeting, it was decided to present necessary recommendations to the relevant government authorities by integrating the opinions received for the overall development of the country’s technical education system, protecting the interests of students and building a skilled manpower of international standards. At the same time, it was decided to organize a series of exchange meetings to further strengthen mutual cooperation and unity among private polytechnic entrepreneurs.

The meeting was moderated by the founder and chairman of CCN Family and CCN Polytechnic Institute, Dr. Md. Tariqul Islam Chowdhury, and the founder and chairman of Daffodil Group and Daffodil Polytechnic Institute, Dr. Md. Sabur Khan, were present as the chief guests.