Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government is taking numerous steps to build the children of the country in such a way so that they can compete in the world in a better way than others.

“Aiming to keep our children ahead in global competition, we are taking all the necessary steps,’ she said.

The Prime Minister was distributing awards among the winners of countrywide creative merit search 2018 competition at national level at the International Conference Centre of the Prime Minister’s Office, reports the UNB.

She said the world is moving fast and all have to move with the world coping with that pace. “We want to build our children in that way.”

In this connection, the Prime Minister said that the government is taking measurers to provide education on new subjects that are being taught in big universities and schools across the world.

“We are giving importance to that, we are taking all sorts of steps including providing training to the teachers, we are not keeping any stone unturned,’ she said.

Sheikh Hasina mentioned that the children of the country are the most brilliant students in the world. “I think that our children are most brilliant and meritorious,’ she said.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and state Minister for Technical and Madrasha Education Division Kazi Keramat Ali also spoke at the porgramme.