Govt committed to radical reform of education system: Milon
Education Minister Dr. ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon said that radical reform, cheating-free examination system and modern and practical education structure are being developed to ensure the quality of the country’s education system.
He said that the government is working to resolve the manpower crisis in educational institutions. Initiatives have been taken to fill a large number of vacant posts at the primary, secondary and higher secondary levels quickly. At the same time, effective measures are being taken to eliminate the existing shortages and inefficiency in the education administration.
He said these things at a view-exchange meeting with the Sylhet Education Board and the central secretaries of the Sylhet region’s Madrasa and Technical Education Board on the occasion of SSC and equivalent examinations 2026 at the auditorium of Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System Limited in Sylhet city on Wednesday.
At the time, Labor and Employment and Expatriates’ Welfare and Foreign Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury was present as a special guest.
The minister said that the type of cheating in exams has changed and has taken a digital form. To deal with this situation, the law is being modernized and the definition of cheating is being expanded to include all types of irregularities. To ensure transparency in the evaluation of exams, sample-based monitoring and initiatives are being taken to verify the quality of the work of examiners. He said that CCTV cameras are being installed for classroom monitoring to improve the quality of education and monitoring of the activities of educational institutions will be further strengthened.
He said that a long-term plan is being taken to ensure qualified teachers in all types of educational institutions, including madrasas and English medium. Special emphasis will be given to technical and practical education. He further said that in the future, along with infrastructure development, the government will give priority to teacher training, curriculum modernization and the creation of skilled human resources.
At the same time, he called on teachers, administration, public representatives and guardians to work together to make the education system timely and of high quality, and said that morality and accountability will be the foundation of the future of Bangladesh.
In the exchange of views, MPs Advocate Emran Ahmed Chowdhury and Koyshar Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner Md. Sarwar Alam, Chairman of Bangladesh Technical Education Board Engineer Ruhul Amin, Chairman of Madrasa Education Board Professor Mia Md. Nurul Haque, Vice Chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology AM Sarwaruddin Chowdhury, Chairman of Sylhet Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Professor Anwar Hossain Chowdhury, Acting President of Metropolitan BNP Rezaul Hasan Koys Lodi and General Secretary Emdad Hossain Chowdhury spoke as special guests. Officials of various government departments, representatives of educational institutions and media personnel were present at the time.
