Dhaka: A colourful rally was brought out at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka University area on Monday marking the World Teachers’ Day.

Teachers, students, different NGO’s including UNESCO, Campaign for Popular Education (Campe), ActionAid and Ahsania Mission attended the programme organized by World Teachers' Day 2015 National Observance Committee.

The observance committee later arranged a discussion at Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) auditorium.

Attending the programme as special guest, Global Campaign for Education president and former caretaker government adviser Rasheda K Chowdhury urged the government to implement the National Education Policy 2010 as soon as possible.

She also emphasised increasing education budget to meet future challenges.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, Dhaka University VC AAMS Arefin Siddique and UNESCO Dhaka office programme specialist (Education) Kiichi Oyasu attended the proggramme with Initiative for Human Development chairman Kazi Faruk Ahmed in the chair.