M M Jasim :
The anti-militancy monitoring committee will be formed at every upazila-level with a view to discoursing the students to involve in militancy and terrorism, the Education Ministry sources said.
The committee will work at every educational institutions under the leadership of upazila nirbahi officer (UNO). Upazila chairman will be the adviser of the committee while upazila education officer will supervise the committee as Member Secretary.
The influential and respected persons of the upazila will be made members of the committee.
The Education Ministry may send letters to all upazilas to start the function of the committees.
Earlier, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said, teachers and parents should give their efforts in unison to keep students away from getting involved with militancy.
“We shall have to unite for combating militancy. We cannot remain silent when militancy has already gripped our schools, colleges, universities and madrasas,” said the minister.
The ministry sources said that the committee members would monitor the overall activities of the school, college and madrasa. They will take immediate steps if anyone tries to promote the ideas, which will be against the independence, sovereignty, constitution and state. The committee will not allow the teaching of extra books in the classes.
An Assistant Secretary level official of the ministry wishing anonymity told The New Nation that a meeting was held on Sunday in this regard. The minister asked the officials of the ministry to prepare the notice for sending all the upazilas to form the committee as early as possible.
Meanwhile, the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) has formed a three-member committee to monitor all public and private colleges and universities across the country whether there is any militant activity.
Dr Md Akhter Hossain, convener of the UGC will lead the committee. The two others are UGC members Jesmine Parveen and Md Shaheed Siraj.
