Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Sunday released the full text of its verdict that declared two sections of the Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009 illegal as those allow MPs to lead the managing committees or governing bodies of private schools and colleges.
The court declared the rule that allowed MPs to preside over these governing bodies as contrary to the Constitution.
It directed the education and law ministries and Dhaka Education Board to amend the related laws of the Sections 1, 2 and 50 of the Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009, within 60 days.
The court also asked for formulating a law providing appointment of the chief of the governing bodies of the private education institutions through elections.
It ordered for holding election to the schools and colleges through forming ad-hoc committees within 30 days.
A two-member HC bench comprising Justice Zinat Ara and Justice AKM Zahirul Hoque delivered the verdict after the final hearing upon a petition filed by Advocate Yunus Ali Akanda on June 1.
The directives came weeks after the HC declared illegal the provision of Non-government School College Governing Body Regulation-2009 that enables the MPs to head the governing bodies.
According to Section 5 of the Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009, an MP can be the head of the managing committees up to four private schools and colleges, and Section 50 empower them to from a special committee in private educational institutions.
There are over 18,500 non-government secondary schools in the country and all of them are being run by their governing bodies.
The petitioners alleged that several ruling party lawmakers flout government rules to become chairman of governing bodies of private educational institutions in their constituencies. They also allegedly nominate their relatives for the post in a bid to appoint teachers of their choice.
The High Court on Sunday released the full text of its verdict that declared two sections of the Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009 illegal as those allow MPs to lead the managing committees or governing bodies of private schools and colleges.
The court declared the rule that allowed MPs to preside over these governing bodies as contrary to the Constitution.
It directed the education and law ministries and Dhaka Education Board to amend the related laws of the Sections 1, 2 and 50 of the Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009, within 60 days.
The court also asked for formulating a law providing appointment of the chief of the governing bodies of the private education institutions through elections.
It ordered for holding election to the schools and colleges through forming ad-hoc committees within 30 days.
A two-member HC bench comprising Justice Zinat Ara and Justice AKM Zahirul Hoque delivered the verdict after the final hearing upon a petition filed by Advocate Yunus Ali Akanda on June 1.
The directives came weeks after the HC declared illegal the provision of Non-government School College Governing Body Regulation-2009 that enables the MPs to head the governing bodies.
According to Section 5 of the Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009, an MP can be the head of the managing committees up to four private schools and colleges, and Section 50 empower them to from a special committee in private educational institutions.
There are over 18,500 non-government secondary schools in the country and all of them are being run by their governing bodies.
The petitioners alleged that several ruling party lawmakers flout government rules to become chairman of governing bodies of private educational institutions in their constituencies. They also allegedly nominate their relatives for the post in a bid to appoint teachers of their choice.
