Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)

The Ministry of Education (MoE) of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is one of 2 ministries that are responsible for education: the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) is responsible for primary education and mass literacy while MoE is responsible for secondary, vocational and tertiary education.

The Ministry of Education is the apex policy making institution of the Government regarding administration and development of post-primary education sector. Ministry of Education formulates policies and programs for the development of post-primary to higher education including Madrasah, Technical and Vocational education.

It has been renamed multiple times and was formerly known as:

• Ministry of Education, Religion, Sports & Cultural Affairs
• Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs
• Ministry of Education and Science & Technology

And finally, Ministry of Education since August 1993

Source: About MOE > Overview

The MOE web site is at http://www.moedu.gov.bd. It lists interesting information such as budgetting information.

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