Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon. File photo

SANGSAD BHABAN, April 8, 2026 (BSS) - Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon today told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that the government will take 
necessary steps to nationalise the jobs of teachers and employees of private educational institutions if a policy decision is taken in this regard.

Milon said this while replying to a starred tabled question from ruling party lawmaker Md. Selim Bhuiyan (Cumilla-2) at Parliament today regarding whether 
the Ministry of Education has taken any initiative to nationalise the jobs of private teachers and employees.

The Minister said that, according to the Prime Minister's directive, private colleges are nationalised when required, and after that, the service 
conditions of teachers and employees of those institutions are reviewed and their jobs are nationalised following applicable rules and regulations.

With Speaker Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, in the chair, he said nationalisation of jobs of teachers and employees of private educational 
institutions is a long-term and policy-level issue. 

"Such a decision is not solely under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education; rather, it is closely linked with the government's overall 
financial capacity, existing policies and the national budget," he added.

The Minister informed the House that currently there are 34,129 private educational institutions in the country, where 598,994 teachers and 206,699 
employees are working.

Providing institution-wise statistics, Milon said there are 18,578 schools with 265,678 teachers and 96,892 employees; 1,493 schools and colleges with 
59,797 teachers and 20,782 employees; 2,738 colleges with 86,646 teachers and 31,956 employees; 9,293 madrasas with 164,371 teachers and 45,524 employees; 
and 2,027 technical and vocational institutions with 22,502 teachers and 11,545 employees.

The Education Minister added that necessary measures will be taken to nationalise the jobs of teachers and employees of private educational institutions if the government takes a policy decision in this regard.