Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°42′41″N 90°26′46″E / 23.7114°N 90.4462°E / 23.7114; 90.4462
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Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh
আল-হাইআতুল উলয়া লিল-জামিয়াতিল কওমিয়া বাংলাদেশ
Formation2017
PurposeEducational
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali, Arabic
Chairman
Mahmudul Hasan
Co-Chairman
Sajidur Rahman
Websitehems.alhaiatululya.org

Al-Hayʼat al-ʿUlyā lil-Jāmiʿāt al-Qawmiyyah Bangladesh (Arabic: الهيئة العليا للجامعات القومية ﺑﻨﻐﻼدﻳش, romanized: Supreme Authority to Qawmi Universities of Bangladesh) is the government-recognized combined Qawmi Madrasah Education Board of Bangladesh, having the authority to arrange central examinations and to issue certificates.[1][2] It consists of six Qawmi Madrasah Education Boards: Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, Befaqul Madarisil Qawmia Gauhordanga Bangladesh, Anjumane Ittehadul Madaris Bangladesh, Azad Deeni Edaraye Talim Bangladesh, Tanjeemul Madarisid Diniya Bangladesh, and Jatiya Deeni Madrasa Shikkha Board Bangladesh.

Background[edit]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on 11 April 2017 that, on the basis of the principles of the Darul Uloom Deoband, a Dawra-e-Hadith certificate issued by a Qawmi Madrasah would be treated as equivalent to a master's degree in Islamic studies and Arabic.[3] Two days later the Ministry of Education published a gazette elaborating on the decision. It gave a committee formed by the Qawmi Madrasah boards the authority to supervise the Dawrah-e-Hadith examinations.[4]

On 19 September 2018, parliament passed a bill putting the decision into law, retrospective to April 2017. It recognized Al-Haiatul Ulya Lil-Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh as a board that integrates the six existing Qawmi Madrasa education boards:[5] Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh, Befaqul Madarisil Qawmia Gauhordanga Bangladesh, Anjumane Ittehadul Madaris Bangladesh, Azad Deeni Edaraye Talim Bangladesh, Tanjeemul Madarisid Diniya Bangladesh and Jatiya Deeni Madrasa Shikkha Board Bangladesh.[6] The chairman of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh will be the ex officio chairman of the combined board.[5]

Objectives and functions[edit]

The Haiatul Ulya was founded to ensure a standardized curriculum and to provide centralized examinations for all of the institutions under six Qawmi Madrsa Education Board, and hence to be able to get government recognition.[7] The main functions of the federation are: creation of syllabus, checking standard of education, arrangement of examination and issuance of degrees.[1][2]

Notable institutions[edit]

The following are some of the notable Qawmi Madrasahs in Bangladesh:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Dawra-e-Hadith degree exams from May 15". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "First Dawra-e-Hadith exams May 15". The Independent. Dhaka. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Qawmi Madrasa Dawrae Hadith gets recognition". The Daily Star. BSS. 11 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Govt publishes gazette on highest Qawmi madrasa degree recognition". bdnews24.com. 13 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Dawrae Hadith gets master's degree status". The Daily Star. UNB. 20 September 2018.
  6. ^ Harun Ur Rashid (21 July 2018). "Law on cards to recognise Dawra-e-Hadith certificates". The Independent. Dhaka.
  7. ^ "Qawmi degree recognised". The Daily Star. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

Further reading[edit]

23°42′41″N 90°26′46″E / 23.7114°N 90.4462°E / 23.7114; 90.4462

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