Technical and Madrasa Education Division
Profile
- Head
- Muhammad Rafiqul Islam
- Role
- Secretary
- Annual budget
- ৳126,780,000,000
- Staff
- n/a
- Established
- 2016
- Legal basis
- Government of Bangladesh split the Ministry of Education into two statutory divisions on 30 November 2016 under the Rules of Business 1996 (as amended); NSDA Act 2018 further anchors skills development coordination under TMED.
Provenance & notes
TMED was carved out of the Ministry of Education on 30 November 2016 as one of two statutory divisions (the other being SHED). It oversees five subordinate bodies: BTEB (technical board), DTE (directorate), BMEB (madrasa board), DME (madrasa directorate), and NSDA (skills authority). Secretary Muhammad Rafiqul Islam was transferred from the PPP Authority and appointed in August 2025, replacing KM Kabirul Islam. The FY2025-26 budget figure (Tk 12,678 crore = BDT 126,780,000,000) is sourced from the Finance Division budget documents and cross-confirmed by Dhaka Tribune and BSS. head_since date is approximate (August 2025); exact notification date not publicly available in indexed sources. ADP absorption at 24.59% through February 2026 is a verified figure from the March 2026 review meeting. TMED supervises approximately 113 public technical institutes, 4,727 private technical institutes, 3 public madrasas, and 7,620 private madrasas. Activity evidence hold: removed 3 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_and_Madrasah_Education_Division
- https://tmed.gov.bd
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/secretaries-appointed-science-and-technology-ministry-technical-and-madrasah-education
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/education/dr-milon-modernising-technical-education-1376961
- https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/365791
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/382926/allocation-of-12678c-proposed-for-technical-and
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-budget-2025-2026/279410
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-budget-2025-2026/279580
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/289475
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/372989
- https://businessinbangladesh.com.bd/technical-and-madrasa-education-department-adp-review-meeting-held/
- https://www.bssnews.net/js-session/380739
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/352558
- https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/268975/works-underway-to-build-technical-school-college-in-every-upazila-edu-adviser
- https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/industry-paid-attachment-programme-supports-job-ready-skills-diploma
- https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/other/3795798-bangladesh-pilot-shows-new-industry-tvet-model-can-close-skills-to-jobs-gap
- https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/qawmi-madrasa-regn-mandatory-62770
- https://www.daily-sun.com/5/798658
- https://mof.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/mof.portal.gov.bd/budget_mof/6724aafb_ecc7_4660_bccd_e2b2cd521456/160c%20(1).pdf