Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced the list of 2,730 educational institutions brought under the monthly pay order (MPO) scheme asking their authorities to properly maintain the guidelines of the system.
The premier also said If any institution fails to maintain these guidelines, its MPO will be cancelled immediately.
The PM disclosed the names of the newly-enlisted educational institutions under the MPO scheme at a function at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka, local media reported.
Of the 2,730 institutions, 439 institutions are lower secondary schools, 995 are secondary schools, 93 are colleges, 56 are degree colleges, 557 are madrasas and 522 are technical educational institutions.
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni also spoke at the function, while Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel was present on the dais.
Senior Secretary of Secondary and Higher Secondary Division Md Sohrab Hossain conducted the function, also attended by the members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Education.
