The National Citizens Party (NCP) has protested what it described as increasing political interference in educational institutions. In a statement issued on March 11, 2026, by NCP’s Joint Member Secretary for Education and Research, Faisal Mahmud Shanto, the party criticized a preliminary decision made on March 10 during a meeting at the Secretariat attended by Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milan and education board chairmen. The meeting reportedly decided to relax the educational qualification requirements for the position of chairperson of educational institution management committees.

The NCP statement condemned the move, arguing that it would enable unqualified individuals to exert undue authority over teachers and expand political influence in education. It recalled past instances where politically influential but underqualified persons served as chairpersons, leading to corruption, favoritism, and even harassment of teachers. The party noted that a previous interim government had made minimum educational qualifications mandatory for chairpersons, a reform welcomed by teachers, students, and parents.

The NCP urged the newly elected government and the Ministry of Education to cancel the preliminary decision and take effective measures to prevent political interference in educational institutions.