Govt to train Qawmi madrasah students for jobs at home, abroad: PM
Religious education is already part of the regular curriculum and may be further developed, PM says.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (2 September) said the government has planned to provide technical and vocational training to Qawmi madrasah students to create employment opportunities for them at home and abroad.
"The government is taking steps to arrange technical and vocational training for Qawmi madrasah students with a view to creating employment opportunities for them at home and abroad," he said in the House, replying to a supplementary question from Cumilla-6 constituency lawmaker Monirul Haque Chowdhury during the question-answer session at the beginning of today's parliament sitting.
Responding to the written question, Tarique Rahman said a decision was taken in 2006 through a gazette notification to establish a permanent institution titled 'Qawmi Madrasah Education Board Bangladesh' for coordination and development of all Qawmi madrasahs in the country and conducting public examinations.
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Later, under the 'Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh', the Qawmi Madrasahs' Dawra-e-Hadith (Takmil) Certificate Equivalence to Master's Degree (Islamic Studies and Arabic) Act, 2018 was enacted, leading to a decision to form six Qawmi madrasah education boards.
These are Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, Befaqul Madarisil Qawmia Gawhardanga Bangladesh, Anjumane Ittehadul Madaris Bangladesh, Azad Dini Adara-E-Talim Bangladesh, Tanjimul Madarisid Dinia Bangladesh and Jatiya Deeni Madrasah Education Board Bangladesh.
The prime minister said recognition had been given to certificates issued by the six Qawmi madrasah education boards as the required qualification for appointment to the posts of Assistant Moulvi (Qari) and Ibtedaie Qari, following an amendment to the Private Educational Institutions (Madrasah) Manpower Structure and MPO Policy, 2026 on June 23.
"This has created an opportunity for people having Dawra-e-Hadith (Takmil) degrees along with certificates in Ilmul Qira'at or Hifzul Quran to be appointed to the two posts," he said.
Replying to a question from Lakshmipur-2 constituency lawmaker Abul Khair Bhuiyan about religious education, the Prime Minister said religious education was already included in the regular curriculum.
"You know that religious education is already included in our regular curriculum. However, we can certainly review how it can be developed further," he said.
Responding to a supplementary question from Kurigram-3 constituency lawmaker Md Mahbubul Alam regarding the nationalisation of Ibtedaie madrasahs, Tarique Rahman said he would provide a detailed response after receiving a separate notice from the lawmaker.
The parliament sitting began at 3:30pm with Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, in the chair. During the first half-hour question-answer session, the Prime Minister directly replied to four written questions and six supplementary questions.
