Standing Committee on Ministry of Education

Head

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Role

Chairman

Annual budget

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Staff

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Established

1972

Legal basis

Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 76 (standing committees shall be appointed for each ministry); Jatiya Sangsad Rules of Procedure, Rules 190-230 (constitution, quorum, powers of summoning witnesses, reporting to parliament).

The committee is focused on improving learning quality and institutional accountability to support the government's 180-day reform agenda and the goal of increasing education expenditure to 5% of GDP.

The Standing Committee on Ministry of Education is constitutionally mandated (Article 76) and must be constituted for every parliament. Under the 11th parliament (2019-2024), it was chaired by an Awami League MP. For the 13th parliament (elected 12 February 2026, sworn 17 February 2026, first session 12 March to 30 April 2026), only five procedural committees were formed during the first session; ministry-level standing committees were deferred. As of 17 May 2026, no primary source confirms the chairman or membership of the 13th parliament's education committee; current_head and head_since are null accordingly. The ministry is held by Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon (BNP, Chandpur-1), who previously served as state minister for education 2001-2006 under PM Khaleda Zia. Bobby Hajjaj (state minister) covers primary and mass education. The dominant live issue in the committee's oversight scope is the May 14, 2026 batch appointment of VCs to 11 public universities via single-day gazette notifications, widely criticised as partisan by Jamaat-e-Islami (formal protest statement by Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar), The Daily Star editorial board, Prothom Alo, and New Age; the new DU VC reportedly holds the post of BNP central committee education affairs secretary. Four of the 11 universities (DU, CU, RU, JU) are legally required to appoint VCs from senate-elected panels, a process that has been repeatedly bypassed. Barishal University is in full shutdown as of 15-17 May 2026 with teachers declaring the new VC unwanted. The NCTB curriculum revision targets 2027 textbooks with new historical content including the 2024 student-people uprising; the HSC 2026 uniform question paper reform is also a significant first. verification_status = partial because: current_head is unconfirmed, committee membership is unannounced, and the parliament.gov.bd committee page for the 13th parliament was not accessible for direct confirmation of the member list.