DHAKA, Jan 15, 2026 (BSS) - The Ministry of Education today issued a warning 
notice to all concerned not to make any personal contact or engage in any 
financial transaction with anyone in connection with the enlistment of new 
non-government educational institutions under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) 
scheme.

"The entire MPO enlistment process will be completed automatically through 
software, leaving no scope for any manual evaluation," the notice reads.

According to a notice, issued by the Secondary and Higher Education Division 
of the ministry, "A public notice was published on January 7 for the 
enlistment of new educational institutions under the MPO scheme. Under the 
"MPO Policy-2025", specific criteria have been set, and the educational 
institutions applying online will be automatically graded by software based 
on those criteria to prepare the list."

As the entire process will be completed digitally, the ministry requested all 
concerned to refrain from making any personal contact or financial 
transactions for MPO enlistment.

The notification also requested that no written, verbal or recommendation-
based applications be submitted to the Secondary and Higher Education 
Division or any of its subordinate offices in this regard.

Interested institutions have been advised to apply only under the heading 
"Online MPO Application" through the following links: www.sheba.gov.bd , 
www.dshe.gov.bd and www.bangladesh.gov.bd