Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon informed the National Parliament that 2,847 villages across Bangladesh currently have no primary schools. He provided the information in a written reply during the first session of Parliament on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in response to a question from Feni-2 Member of Parliament Joynal Abedin.

According to the minister, the distribution of villages without primary schools includes 717 in Dhaka Division, 818 in Chattogram, 355 in Rajshahi, 37 in Rangpur, 349 in Khulna, 45 in Barishal, 260 in Sylhet, and 266 in Mymensingh. He stated that not every village in the country currently has a primary school.

The minister added that if proposals are received in the future to establish schools in villages without one, the government will consider the necessity and relevant conditions before taking appropriate action.