Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
| Bengali: প্রাথমিক ও গণশিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয় | |
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| Formed | 1972 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
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| Annual budget | ৳46738 crore (US$3.8 billion) (2026-2027) |
Minister responsible | |
Minister of State responsible | |
Ministry executive |
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Child agencies | |
| Website | mopme |
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (Bengali: প্রাথমিক ও গণশিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়; abbreviated as MoPME) is the ministry responsible for primary (class I-VIII)[1][2] and mass education in Bangladesh. Secondary, vocational and tertiary educations is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education.
Departments
Ministers
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Khaleda Zia খালেদা জিয়া (1946–2025) MP for Feni-1 (Prime Minister) |
15 August 1992 | 19 March 1996 | 3 years, 228 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Khaleda I | Self | |
| 19 March 1996 | 30 March 1996 | Khaleda II | ||||||
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Muhammad Yunus মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস (born 1940) (Adviser) |
31 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | 84 days | Independent | Habibur | Habibur Rahman | |
| Abu Sharaf Hizbul Qader Sadique আবু শরফ হিজবুল কাদের সাদেক (1934–2007) MP for Jessore-6 |
23 June 1996 | 15 July 2001 | 5 years, 22 days | Awami League | Hasina I | Sheikh Hasina | ||
| A. S. M. Shahjahan এ. এস. এম. শাহজাহান (1941–2019) (Adviser) |
15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 87 days | Independent | Latifur | Latifur Rahman | ||
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Khaleda Zia খালেদা জিয়া (1946–2025) MP for Bogra-6 (Prime Minister) |
10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | 5 years, 19 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Khaleda II | Self | |
| Yasmeen Murshed ইয়াসমিন মোর্শেদ (1945–2025) (Adviser) |
26 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 77 days | Independent | Iajuddin | Iajuddin Ahmed | ||
| Ayub Quadri আইয়ুব কাদরি (born 1946) (Adviser) |
12 January 2007 | 26 December 2007 | 348 days | Fakhruddin | Fakhruddin Ahmed | |||
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Fakhruddin Ahmed ফখরুদ্দীন আহমেদ (born 1940) (Chief Adviser) |
26 December 2007 | 9 January 2008 | 14 days | ||||
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Rasheda K Chowdhury রাশেদা কে চৌধূরী (born 1951) (Adviser) |
9 January 2008 | 6 January 2009 | 363 days | ||||
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Nurul Islam Nahid নুরুল ইসলাম নাহিদ (born 1945) MP for Sylhet-6 |
6 January 2009 | 31 July 2009 | 206 days | Awami League | Hasina II | Sheikh Hasina | |
| Muhammad Afsarul Ameen মুহাম্মদ আফছারুল আমিন (1952–2023) MP for Chittagong-10 |
31 July 2009 | 21 November 2013 | 4 years, 113 days | |||||
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Nurul Islam Nahid নুরুল ইসলাম নাহিদ (born 1945) MP for Sylhet-6 |
21 November 2013 | 12 January 2014 | 52 days | ||||
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Mostafizur Rahman মোস্তাফিজুর রহমান (1953–2024) MP for Dinajpur-5 |
12 January 2014 | 7 January 2019 | 4 years, 360 days | Hasina III | |||
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Md Zakir Hossain মোঃ জাকির হোসেন (born 1966) MP for Kurigram-4 (State Minister, M/C) |
7 January 2019 | 11 January 2024 | 5 years, 4 days | Hasina IV | |||
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Rumana Ali রুমানা আলী (born 1976) (State Minister, M/C) |
11 January 2024 | 6 August 2024 | 208 days | Hasina V | |||
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Muhammad Yunus মূহাম্মদ ইউনূস (born 1940) (Chief Adviser) |
9 August 2024 | 11 August 2024 | 2 days | Independent | Yunus | Muhammad Yunus | |
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Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar বিধান রঞ্জন রায় পোদ্দার (born 1963) (Adviser) |
11 August 2024 | 17 February 2026 | 1 year, 190 days | ||||
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A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan এ. এন. এম. এহসানুল হক মিলান (born 1957) MP for Chandpur-1 |
17 February 2026 | Incumbent | 194 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Tarique | Tarique Rahman | |
References
- ↑ "Primary education to be up to class VIII". Prothom Alo. 2025-01-03. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "Primary education now up to class VIII". The Daily Star. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
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