Children must be enrolled in class-I without written test: PM

Stressing that education is a basic right, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said children must be enrolled in Class-I without any written admission test.

"Whenever a child turns to the age of getting admitted to Class-I, he or she should have to be admitted to and there's no need to sit for test with printed papers because this is his or her right, not a matter of test," she said.

The premier made the remarks while addressing the inaugural function of the International Literacy Day 2015 held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka.

Hasina also directed the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education to repair and improve the conditions of the countywide primary schools so that the children could get the admission scope in their respective areas directly.

Underscoring the need for having area-based schools, she said there is no objection if the children of elite class study in expensive schools, but it has to be ensured that the children of the common people could study in government primary schools for which there is also need for improving the conditions of those schools.