Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon announced in the National Parliament that the Prime Minister has directed the nationalization of Tindu Lower Secondary School, located in the remote Thanchi area of Bandarban. The announcement was made on Sunday during the budget session discussion, where the minister said the Prime Minister sent a note instructing that the school be brought under government management.

Established in 2020, Tindu Lower Secondary School currently has 56 students, most from low-income families unable to pay regular tuition fees. The head teacher, Bamong Khiang Minglen, has been personally supporting the school by operating a motorboat on the Thanchi–Tindu–Remakri river route during holidays, using his earnings to pay teachers’ salaries. In March and April alone, he earned about 49,000 taka, of which 30,000 taka went to staff wages.

Local authorities have also taken steps to provide a boat, construct new buildings, and renovate the student dormitory, recognizing the school’s struggle to sustain education in a remote hill region.