Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board (BMED) recently ordered the authorities of all Dakhil and Alim madrasas to launch a campaign in respective institutions and dormitories to check whether militant activities are being carried out there.
It also instructed the madrasa authorities go for administrative and departmental action immediately if any student is found linked to militancy.
Issuing a circular on April 17, the board also warned the madrasa authorities that exemplary legislative actions will be taken if books, journals or other publications related to militancy are found in any Islamic seminary and hostel.
All the madrasas were asked to report to respective local police stations and intelligence agencies if any student remains absent for 15 consecutive days.
Signed by BMED Registrar Professor Md Majibur Rahman, the circular, containing six points, was out corresponding with the decision of a weekly coordination meeting held at Prime Minister’s Office on July 31 last year.
The education board also ordered the madrasa authorities to do anti-militancy counselling with teachers, students and guardians regularly to create awareness.
On August 10, 2016, BMED had issued such a circular, signed by its Chairman Professor AKM Saif Ullah, after the July 1 Gulshan terror attack.
A senior board official, requesting anonymity, said the latest circular was issued in the wake of a rise in militant activities across the country.
Meanwhile, on February 8, the madrasa education board also instructed all its affiliated institutions not to preserve or incorporate in curriculum any book, journal or write-ups that may radicalise the pupils.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
