Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)

Ministry of Education (Bengali: শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়), abbreviated as MoE, is the ministry responsible for secondary, vocational and tertiary education in Bangladesh. Primary education and mass literacy is the responsibility of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MOPME). The Ministry of Education contains two divisions:^[1][2]

Ministry of Education

শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Ministry overview
Formed	16 December 1971; 53 years ago (16 December 1971)
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Annual budget	৳55892 crore (US$4.6 billion) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible	Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, Adviser for Education
Ministry executives	Siddique Zobair, Secretary of Secondary and Higher Secondary Division Dr. Farid Uddin Ahmed, Secretary of Technical and Madrasah Education Division
Child agencies	Secondary and Higher Education Division Technical and Madrasah Education Division
Website	www.moedu.gov.bd

Ministers

• Current minister: Wahiduddin Mahmud^[3]
• Current Special Assistant to Chief Adviser:M Aminul Islam

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

• Directorate of Technical Education
• Directorate of Madrasha Education
• Bangladesh Madrasah Teachers' Training Institute (BMTTI)
• Bangladesh Technical Education Board
• National Computer Training and Research Academy (NACTAR)
• Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board

See also

• Non-government Teachers and Employees Welfare Trust
• Government of Bangladesh