Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon has blamed the previous fascist government for the ongoing salary crisis faced by madrasa teachers. He made the remarks on Monday afternoon while addressing the 20th University Day celebration and the Deans and Vice-Chancellor Awards ceremony at Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU). Milon said madrasa teachers have not received their salaries for May and June, and an electronic fund transfer project initiated in 2017 has failed to complete despite escalating costs.

The minister explained that the interim government had recruited 17,000 madrasa teachers without ensuring their inclusion in the automatic fund transfer program, leading to confusion over salary allocations. He noted that more than Tk 500 crore is required monthly for madrasa teachers’ pay. Milon praised Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for prioritizing education in the national budget and emphasized the government’s focus on technical education and modernization of madrasa education.

The event, chaired by NSTU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Golam Rabbani, also honored 49 teachers and students with Deans Awards and three with Vice-Chancellor Awards.