M M Jasim :
The government is going to form a ‘Regulatory Commission’ in order to control the reckless practice of the country’s private educational institutions in charging extra fees from the students.
The commission will be formed after the Cabinet passes the draft on the ‘Education Law”. The draft is now on the Education Ministry’s website.
Some officials of the Education Ministry wishing anonymity told The
New Nation that it was very difficult to check charging extra tuition fees as many educational institutions were being run by the influential persons. That is why the ministry is looking for alternative way to control the institutions.
The ministry sources said that the ministry emphasised the formation of the ‘Regulatory Commission”, especially after widespread protest by the guardians and the students against extra fees.
According to the draft education law, the ‘Regulatory Commission’ will oversee the academic activities of the private universities, colleges and schools. It could cancel the approval of the institutions and give financial punishment to the school or college or varsity if found involved with irregularities like charging extra fees.
Law Officer (Joint Secretary) of the Education Ministry Dr Md Faroque Hossain told The New Nation on Thursday, “The Education Ministry has been working to ensure standard education for all and to run the education sector smoothly. As per the initiative, the ministry drafted an education law and posted it on the ministry’s website for the 3rd and last time. The draft law suggests the ministry to form a strong ‘Regulatory Commission’ to check the extra fees.
“The ‘Regulatory Commission’ will decide the tuition fees of the private educational institutions, including the English medium schools. The commission will have special power to take stern action against the faulty institutions,” Faroque Hossain said.
It may be mentioned that a number of educational institutions in Dhaka and Chittagong increased fees by 70 to 100 per cent in the first phase of this year.
Among them are BIAM Model School and College, Ideal School and College, Udayan Higher Secondary School and College, Mohammadpur Preparatory Higher Secondary Girls’ School and College, Shaheed Police Smrity School and College, Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt Anwar Girls’ School and College, and Bangladesh Bank High School and College.
The hike is from 20 to 50 per cent in many other institutions, including Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College, Dhaka Residential Model College, St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, National Ideal School and College, Siddheswari Girls’ High School, and Junior Laboratory School.
Following the widespread protest, the government served show-cause notices on 1,209 educational institutions that allegedly realized additional money from their students during the registration process for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations.
The government is going to form a ‘Regulatory Commission’ in order to control the reckless practice of the country’s private educational institutions in charging extra fees from the students.
The commission will be formed after the Cabinet passes the draft on the ‘Education Law”. The draft is now on the Education Ministry’s website.
Some officials of the Education Ministry wishing anonymity told The
New Nation that it was very difficult to check charging extra tuition fees as many educational institutions were being run by the influential persons. That is why the ministry is looking for alternative way to control the institutions.
The ministry sources said that the ministry emphasised the formation of the ‘Regulatory Commission”, especially after widespread protest by the guardians and the students against extra fees.
According to the draft education law, the ‘Regulatory Commission’ will oversee the academic activities of the private universities, colleges and schools. It could cancel the approval of the institutions and give financial punishment to the school or college or varsity if found involved with irregularities like charging extra fees.
Law Officer (Joint Secretary) of the Education Ministry Dr Md Faroque Hossain told The New Nation on Thursday, “The Education Ministry has been working to ensure standard education for all and to run the education sector smoothly. As per the initiative, the ministry drafted an education law and posted it on the ministry’s website for the 3rd and last time. The draft law suggests the ministry to form a strong ‘Regulatory Commission’ to check the extra fees.
“The ‘Regulatory Commission’ will decide the tuition fees of the private educational institutions, including the English medium schools. The commission will have special power to take stern action against the faulty institutions,” Faroque Hossain said.
It may be mentioned that a number of educational institutions in Dhaka and Chittagong increased fees by 70 to 100 per cent in the first phase of this year.
Among them are BIAM Model School and College, Ideal School and College, Udayan Higher Secondary School and College, Mohammadpur Preparatory Higher Secondary Girls’ School and College, Shaheed Police Smrity School and College, Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt Anwar Girls’ School and College, and Bangladesh Bank High School and College.
The hike is from 20 to 50 per cent in many other institutions, including Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College, Dhaka Residential Model College, St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, National Ideal School and College, Siddheswari Girls’ High School, and Junior Laboratory School.
Following the widespread protest, the government served show-cause notices on 1,209 educational institutions that allegedly realized additional money from their students during the registration process for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations.
