Lesson 1/34 min
Education commissions and the national policy
Education commissions in order
| No. | Commission | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qudrat-e-Khuda Education Commission (the first) | 1972 |
| 2 | Mafizuddin Education Commission | 1988 |
| 3 | Shamsul Haque Education Commission | 1997 |
| 4 | M. A. Bari Education Commission | 2002 |
| 5 | Moniruzzaman Miah Education Commission | 2003 |
| Committee | National Education Policy committee led by Kabir Chowdhury | 2009 |
Watch out: Zubair lists five commissions; adding the Kabir Chowdhury committee makes six, and an exam has accepted ‘six’. So decide on a count question by looking at the options. Years follow the books: the Mafizuddin commission was formed in 1987 and reported in 1988; the Bari committee was formed in 2001 and reported in 2002; the Moniruzzaman commission was formed in 2003 and reported in 2004.
Qudrat-e-Khuda Commission (1972)
- Bangladesh's first education commission; formed on 26 July 1972
- Head: educationist and scientist Dr. Qudrat-e-Khuda
- Report handed to the government in 1974, titled ‘Bangladesh Education Commission Report’ (also called the ‘Qudrat-e-Khuda Education Commission Report’)
- Recommended universal, free and compulsory primary education, and a single-stream education system
Shamsul Haque Commission (1997)
- Chairman: Professor M. Shamsul Haque, former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University
- 56 members; report published in 1997
- The ‘National Education Policy 2000’ was prepared in its light
Kabir Chowdhury committee and the 2010 policy
- In 2009 a committee led by National Professor Kabir Chowdhury was formed to update the 2000 policy
- On its recommendations the new National Education Policy was framed in 2010; Parliament passed it on 7 December 2010
- Three tiers of education: primary (classes 1–8), secondary (9–12), higher (undergraduate and beyond)
Watch out: Zubair's heading reads ‘National Education Policy 2009’. The committee was formed in 2009, but the policy was approved in 2010, and the exam answer is 2010.
Memory trick: Order of the commissions: Qudrat (72) → Mafiz (88) → Shamsul (97) → Bari (02) → Moniruzzaman (03) → Kabir committee (09).
Check yourself
When and under whom was the first education commission formed?
At a glance
- 1
The first education commission: Qudrat-e-Khuda Commission, formed 26 July 1972; report in 1974.
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The Shamsul Haque Commission (1997, 56 members) led to the National Education Policy 2000.
- 3
The Kabir Chowdhury committee was formed in 2009; the National Education Policy 2010 (passed in Parliament 7 December 2010).
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Under the 2010 policy, the primary stage runs from class 1 to class 8.
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Zubair's list: Qudrat (1972), Mafizuddin (1988), Shamsul Haque (1997), Bari (2002), Moniruzzaman Miah (2003).