Body formed to formulate MPO policy

The government has formed a ten-member committee headed by Prime Minister's Education, Social Development and Political Affairs Adviser Dr Alauddin Ahmed to formulate a concrete policy for MPO allocation and enlistment of new educational institutions.
According to an official announcement yesterday, the committee would review the existing policy for providing Monthly Payment Order (MPO) to private educational institutions and formulate a draft policy for the inclusion of new educational institutions in the MPO list.
The other members of the committee are chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education Ministry Rashed Khan Menon, its Member Principal Shah Alom, directors-general of the Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Directorate and Technical Education Directorate, the chairman of Bangladesh Madrasha Education Board, joint secretary (college) of Education Ministry, Principal Kazi Faruk and Abdul Awal Siddiqui of teachers associations and Director of Bangladesh Bureau of Education Information and Statistics.
"The committee will also recommend formulating a performance-based policy by reviewing structure of non-government educational institutions and recommending MPO enlistment of new private educational institutions within next two weeks," the announcement said.