Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)
| শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয় | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 16 December 1971 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka |
| Annual budget | ৳55892 crore (US$4.6 billion) (2024-2025) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Child agencies | |
| Website | moedu |
The Ministry of Education (Bengali: শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়, romanized: Śikkhā Montronaloy; abbreviated as MoE) is a ministry of the Government of Bangladesh responsible for secondary, higher, and tertiary education. Primary education and mass literacy fall under the separate Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, which oversees primary schools, literacy programs, and nationwide basic education initiatives.[1][2]
Ministers or advisers
- Current adviser: Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar[3]
Departments
Secondary and Higher Education Division
- University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Accreditation Council
- Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education
- National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM)
- Education Engineering Department
- Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS)
- Department of Inspection and Audit
- National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB)
- Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA)
- Bangladesh National Commission of UNESCO (BNCU)
- Prime Minister's Education Assistance Trust
- International Mother Language Institute
- Non-Government Teacher Employee Retirement Benefit Board
- Non-government Teachers and Employees Welfare Trust
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Cumilla
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dinajpur
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Barisal
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chattogram
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sylhet
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jashore
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mymensingh
- Bangladesh Scouts
Technical and Madrasah Education Division
See also
- Non-government Teachers and Employees Welfare Trust
- 2017 Bangladesh textbooks criticism
- Government of Bangladesh
References
- ^ "Education Ministry split into two divisions". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Education Ministry split into 2 divisions". The Independent. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Prof CR Abrar set to become education adviser". The Business Standard. 2025-03-04. Retrieved 2025-06-04.