Formation of Qawmi board under review

Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday told parliament that it was essential to have Qwami madrasas registered with the relevant authorities of the government for ensuring a time-befitting system for such institutions.

Replying to a query from ruling Awami League lawmaker AKM Rahmatullah from Dhaka-11, she also said the madrasas need to be regulated under a single education board.

"Formulation of a policy and a single Qwami Education Board is under government's review," she said, adding that the country currently has 19,199 Qwami madrasas.

The question-answer session was held with JS Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

During the session, AL MP Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon wanted to know how much of the properties of Dhaka University was being occupied by others and what steps were taken to recover them.

The minister replied Nilkhet Police Outpost, Babupura Police Outpost adjacent to Ananda Bazar, and Atomic Energy Centre of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission were on DU land.

Except for sending and receiving letters over the last 30 years, there has been no progress in recovering DU land in Nilkhet and Babupara areas, she said.

It is still not clear what new steps could be taken to recover them, she added.