Minister for Education and Primary and Mass Education A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milo made his speech at national parliament 2026. Photo: Video Screenshot

SANGSAD BHABAN, March 15, 2026 (BSS) - The government is considering the 
recruitment of around 9,000 religious teachers in primary schools as part of 
its efforts to strengthen moral and religious education.

Minister for Education and Primary and Mass Education ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon 
told this in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) today.

Responding to a question raised by Md. Monirul Haque Chowdhury from Cumilla-
6, he said the government has placed renewed emphasis on primary education 
and is preparing a number of reforms under a 180-day programme initiated by 
the newly-elected administration.

Milon said primary education had earlier received significant attention 
during the tenure of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and that the 
current government is again prioritising the sector.

The government has already received directives to introduce major changes to 
the primary education system, with particular attention to strengthening 
moral values and religious awareness among students, he said.

"Under our ministry, a proposal is under consideration to recruit around 
9,000 religious teachers," Milon told the House.

However, he noted that there are some complications regarding the 
certification of teachers, particularly those who have studied in the Qawmi 
madrasa system.

The subject of Qira'at (Qur'anic recitation), which many Qawmi graduates 
specialise in, does not formally exist in the mainstream madrasa curriculum, 
creating administrative complexities in recognising qualifications, the 
Education Minister continued.

"The ministry is working to resolve these certification issues so that 
qualified candidates can be recruited as Islamic studies teachers," he said, 
adding that religious education would not be limited to Islam alone. 

"We are moving forward by giving importance to the religious sentiments of 
followers of all faiths," he further said.

Earlier, Md. Monirul Haque Chowdhury raised concerns about what he described 
as deterioration in the education system over the past 15 to 17 years, 
despite improvements in school infrastructures.