State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said all kindergarten schools operating without registration in Bangladesh will be closed by 2028 if they do not obtain registration within the stipulated period. He made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon in Chattogram after a daylong workshop on transformation and action planning for primary education at the PTI conference hall.

Hajjaj said the initiative is intended to improve the quality of primary education and bring the institutions under government rules and regulations. The government is also working to address staffing shortages at educational institutions, he said, as part of broader efforts to improve primary education.

He said a new integrated policy for primary teachers is being prepared. The policy will include provisions on teachers’ promotions, salary structure and scope of responsibilities, aiming to better align their professional facilities and duties. The workshop, organized by the Directorate of Primary Education’s Chattogram division, was attended by 300 primary education officials from the division, with Hajjaj as chief guest.