JnU should offer engineering courses

If Bangladesh can continue its current economic progress, it will soon join the league of middle-income nations. But the shortage of technical professionals in the country may be an impediment to our desired growth. Bangladesh must, therefore, focus more on technical and engineering education to produce a skilled workforce. 

Jagannath University (JnU) has recently acquired land in Keraniganj to build a large campus. I think the university should introduce engineering courses. Keraniganj is known for the many indigenous technicians who live there. Engineering and technology departments at JnU can help the local industries in a lot of ways. If we want to develop our local industries, we must be able to produce graduates who will have the expertise to manage them. 

Ashraf Hossain, By email