Ministry of Education Bangladesh

What Ministry of Education Bangladesh does

The Ministry of Education Bangladesh is the principal government body responsible for national education policy formulation, oversight, and administration in Bangladesh. Established in March 1972 as the Ministry of Education, Religion, Sports and Culture, it underwent several name changes and in November 2016 was reorganized into two divisions: the Secondary and Higher Education Division (SHED) and the Technical and Madrasa Education Division (TMED). The ministry is headquartered at Building No-06, Bangladesh Secretariat, Ramna, Dhaka, and operates as a state entity under the executive branch reporting to the Prime Minister's Office.

Its core products comprise a digital platform ecosystem anchored by the official government portal (moedu.gov.bd), with sub-products including a Scholarship Management System handling international scholarships from Japan (MEXT), Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, and other countries; the Bangladesh e-Directory for government service access; online forms and notifications; tender portals; press releases; and photo galleries. The technology stack is standard government digital infrastructure — web portal, e-directory services, online application systems — supported by a small in-house technical team (Joint Secretary, Senior Systems Analyst, and Assistant Programmers). The ministry administers the National Education Policy 2010 and ICT Policy 2015 frameworks, and oversees 23+ affiliated directorates, boards, and agencies including UGC, NCTB, BANBEIS, NAEM, NTRCA, and multiple education boards.

The ministry does not operate as a commercial entity; it is funded entirely through annual national budget allocations from the Government of Bangladesh rather than revenue-generating services or pricing models. It oversees an institutional network of roughly 56 public universities (including 5 medical), 115 private universities, 16,562 secondary schools, 3,341 colleges, 1,480 school-and-colleges, 7,620 private madrasas, 190 government and approximately 5,000 private technical institutions, and 2,406 junior schools. Its "customers" in functional terms are the citizens of Bangladesh — particularly students at every education level — and the regulated network of educational institutions, with pain points addressed including access to quality education, curriculum standardization, certification, regulatory compliance, and examination administration.

Name

Ministry of Education Bangladesh

Legal name

Ministry of Education Bangladesh

Website

https://moedu.gov.bd

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The Ministry of Education Bangladesh is a government ministry, headquartered in Dhaka, that formulates national education policy and oversees all levels of Bangladesh's education system. It administers two divisions (SHED and TMED), supervises 23+ affiliated agencies, and manages a digital portal serving students and educational institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Education Administration

NAICS

Administration of Education Programs (923110), Administration of Education Programs (92311), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Educational Services (8200)

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National/Federal Ministries & Departments of Education (EDADAAAA)

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National/State Curriculum & Standards Authorities (EDADAEAA), Curriculum, Standards & Assessment Policy Research (EDADADAH), Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping (State/National) (EDAJAFAD)

Keywords

• Public education administration
• Education policy governance
• National curriculum development
• Scholarship program management
• Education sector oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Dhaka

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Education Bangladesh formulates national education policy and oversees all levels of education from secondary through higher education across Bangladesh. It administers curriculum development through the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), conducts examinations through multiple education boards, manages quality assurance across educational institutions, coordinates international scholarship programs, and provides public digital services through its government portal. It operates through two main divisions (Secondary and Higher Education Division and Technical and Madrasa Education Division) and 23+ affiliated directorates and autonomous bodies.

Product overview

The Ministry of Education Bangladesh operates a comprehensive digital platform ecosystem consisting of its official government portal (moedu.gov.bd) supported by two main divisions: the Secondary and Higher Education Division (SHED) and the Technical and Madrasa Education Division (TMED). The platform provides essential government services including a Scholarship Management System for international educational opportunities, a Bangladesh e-Directory for service access, press releases and photo galleries documenting ministry activities, downloadable forms for administrative procedures, and tender notifications. The ministry oversees numerous subordinate bodies including BANBEIS for education statistics, NCTB for curriculum and textbooks, Bangladesh UNESCO National Commission, and various education boards for secondary, technical, and madrasa education. The system manages government and non-government educational institutions including approximately 16,562 secondary schools, 3,341 colleges, 115 private universities, and thousands of technical and madrasa institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Secondary and Higher Education Division (SHED): Handles secondary and higher education policy and administration
• Technical and Madrasa Education Division (TMED)

Products and services

• Official Government Education Portal (moedu.gov.bd) The official government portal of the Ministry of Education, providing information about education policies, ministries, commissions, scholarships, laws, forms, press releases, and department linkages for Bangladesh's education sector. It serves as the central digital touchpoint for citizens, students, and educational institutions accessing ministry information and services.
• Scholarship Management System An online portal for managing and applying for various scholarships including international opportunities from Japan (MEXT), Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, and other countries. Designed for students seeking educational financial support to pursue studies domestically and internationally.
• Bangladesh e-Directory A government service directory portal providing access to various government services and information for citizens seeking government resources and administrative support.
• Secondary and Higher Education Division (SHED) Government division responsible for secondary and higher secondary education policy, administration, and management covering junior schools, secondary schools, colleges, and public/private universities. Formed in November 2016 when the Ministry of Education was split into two divisions.
• Technical and Madrasa Education Division (TMED) Government division overseeing technical education and madrasa education institutions including government and non-government technical institutes and madrasas. Formed in November 2016 when the Ministry of Education was restructured into two divisions.
• National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) Board responsible for developing national curriculum and textbooks for Bangladesh's education system, operating as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education's jurisdiction.
• Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS) Government bureau collecting and managing education statistics and information for Bangladesh, supporting data-driven policy decisions and education sector analysis.
• Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO Government body coordinating UNESCO activities and international education cooperation in Bangladesh, operating under the Ministry of Education's oversight.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• UNESCO: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is the international body with which the Ministry coordinates via the Bangladesh National UNESCO Commission, and is a key policy and funding counterpart in curriculum, literacy, and education-statistics work.
• World Bank Education Global Practice: A major multilateral financing and technical-assistance partner for Bangladesh's education sector, providing project funding, policy advisory, and benchmarking that shape the Ministry's reform agenda and capital projects.
• UNICEF Education Programme: UNICEF's education programming partners with national education ministries on foundational learning, equity, and emergency-education response, and is a recurring collaborator on Bangladesh's basic and primary education-adjacent initiatives.

Direct peers

• Department for Education, United Kingdom: The UK DfE is a national education ministry responsible for policy, school standards, and higher-education oversight, providing a comparable governance and citizen-service model for Bangladesh's Ministry to benchmark against.
• Ministry of Education, Pakistan: Pakistan's Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training shares the same South Asian geographic, linguistic, and developmental context, with overlapping oversight of federal curriculum, examination, scholarship, and higher-education institutions.
• Department of Education, Australia: Australia's Department of Education oversees national education policy, international education partnerships, and student scholarship programs, with a comparable international scholarship coordination role.
• U.S. Department of Education: The U.S. federal Department of Education performs an analogous role as the national authority on education policy, federal student aid administration, and standards guidance, and is a reference benchmark for institutional structure and citizen-facing digital services.
• Ministry of Education, India: India's federal Department of School Education & Literacy and Department of Higher Education together perform an analogous national-level regulatory and policy-setting role over one of the world's largest education systems, making it the closest structural peer to Bangladesh's Ministry of Education.
• Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China: China's Ministry of Education is the national-level regulator of K–12 and higher education policy for a similarly populous country, providing a comparable reference point for centralized curriculum authority, examination administration, and university oversight at massive scale.
• Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Bangladesh: Bangladesh's sister ministry handling primary and mass education. Together with the Ministry of Education it covers the full K–12 pipeline, making it the most directly comparable peer in terms of jurisdiction, governance model, and citizen-facing digital service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xpms.portal.gov.bd/office/outauth_new_office
• Facebookfacebook.com/moebdgovbd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministry-of-education-bangladesh

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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