Extra fees in non-govt schools in capital

6 teams to monitor admission process

Six monitoring teams of the education ministry would oversee the non-government educational institutions in the Dhaka Metropolitan area and check whether such schools are charging additional fees during the process of admissions and filling up of forms of the public examinations.
The ministry asked the teams to submit their recommendations within February after completing the monitoring of these educational institutions to find out whether they are overcharging the students in violation of the fees fixed by the education boards.
Each team comprises three members, including officials of the education ministry and the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (DSHE).
The first team, headed by Dr Aruna Biswas, additional secretary of the education ministry, would monitor Motijheel, Sabujbag, Paltan and Shahbag areas. Team Two, led by Chowdhury Mufat Ahmed, additional secretary, would monitor Sutrapur, Kotwali, Lalbag, Kamrangirchar, New Market and Ramna areas.
Team Three—headed by Salma Jahan, joint secretary—would oversee Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Adabar, Tejgaon, Cantonment and Gulshan areas and Team Four under Abdullah Al Hasan Chowdhury, additional secretary, would oversee Uttarkhan, Dakshinkhan, Uttara, Bimanbandar, Turag and Shah Ali areas.
The fifth team under Ruhi Rahman, additional secretary, would oversee Mirpur, Pallabi, Shah Ali and Darussalam areas and Team Six, led by Aminul Islam Khan, would monitor Jatrabari, Demra, Kadamtali, Badda and Khilgaon areas.
Guardian Unity Forum president Ziaul Kabir alleged that Milestone School in Uttara was charging Tk. 12,000 while Matijheel Ideal is taking Tk. 10,500. Parents have dared not protest such fees, he said.
There are even allegations that Paradise International School in Mirpur has taken recourse to fraudulent means to admit students. They are spreading wrong information about school results to attract guardians to admit their wards.

Though 60 students participated in the primary education completion examinations, the school authorities claimed 55 students took part in the exams and 50 obtained GPA-5. In reality, 42 students got GPA-5. The school allegedly made similar claims last year.
Sources in the education ministry and the DSHE said the monitoring team has been formed as every year they receive allegations that the non-government educational institutions are charging admission and other fees indiscriminately at the beginning of the year.  
They said the teams would closely monitor the educational institutions and submit their recommendations. The ministry would later take stern action against the authorities of the educational institutions, the sources added.
On August 9 last year, the education ministry issued a circular fixing the ceiling for increasing school fees in the non-government educational institutions by not more than 30 per cent under any circumstances.
It also said no extra establishment cost, mentioned in the admissions policy, could be realised as session charges and development fees from students.
The government fixed the ceiling of tuition fees to curb the unnecessary hike of fees by 50 to 100 per cent by some unscrupulous educational institutions under the pretext of the hike in the salaries of public servants in 2015.
The circular also said the educational authorities would talk to the guardians while increasing the fees after considering their capacity, but the increase in fees could not be more than 30 per cent.
If the authorities of a school find they have a deficit of funds to run their institution and want to realise the money from students, they would have to send their recommendations to the district education officer in this respect.
The recommendations for increasing fees would be scrutinised. These would be finalised after the approval of the additional deputy commissioner (education).
The government fielded the monitoring teams to oversee the non-government educational institutions that charge excessive fees from students and their guardians.
“We still have not received any allegation against any educational institutions for charging additional fees from the students,” AKM Mostafa Kamal, deputy secretary (secondary) of the DSHE, told The Independent yesterday.
“No educational institution can charge additional fees indiscriminately as the government issued a circular in this respect in August 2015. If we receive any allegations, action would be taken against the institution concerned,” he added.

Extra fees in non-govt schools in capital

6 teams to monitor admission process

Six monitoring teams of the education ministry would oversee the non-government educational institutions in the Dhaka Metropolitan area and check whether such schools are charging additional fees during the process of admissions and filling up of forms of the public examinations. The ministry asked the teams to submit their recommendations within February after completing the monitoring of these educational institutions to find out whether they are overcharging the students in violation of the fees fixed by the education boards. Each team comprises three members, including officials of the education ministry and the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (DSHE). The first team, headed by Dr Aruna Biswas, additional secretary of the education ministry, would monitor Motijheel, Sabujbag, Paltan and Shahbag areas. Team Two, led by Chowdhury Mufat Ahmed, additional secretary, would monitor Sutrapur, Kotwali, Lalbag, Kamrangirchar, New Market and Ramna areas. Team Threeheaded by Salma Jahan, joint secretarywould oversee Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Adabar, Tejgaon, Cantonment and Gulshan areas and Team Four under Abdullah Al Hasan Chowdhury, additional secretary, would oversee Uttarkhan, Dakshinkhan, Uttara, Bimanbandar, Turag and Shah Ali areas. The fifth team under Ruhi Rahman, additional secretary, would oversee Mirpur, Pallabi, Shah Ali and Darussalam areas and Team Six, led by Aminul Islam Khan, would monitor Jatrabari, Demra, Kadamtali, Badda and Khilgaon areas. Guardian Unity Forum president Ziaul Kabir alleged that Milestone School in Uttara was charging Tk. 12,000 while Matijheel Ideal is taking Tk. 10,500. Parents have dared not protest such fees, he said. There are even allegations that Paradise International School in Mirpur has taken recourse to fraudulent means to admit students. They are spreading wrong information about school resultsto attract guardians to admit their wards. Though 60 students participated in the primary education completion examinations, the school authorities claimed 55 students took part in the exams and 50 obtained GPA-5. In reality, 42 students got GPA-5. The school allegedly made similar claims last year. Sources in the education ministry and the DSHE said the monitoring team has been formed as every year they receive allegations that the non-government educational institutions are charging admission and other fees indiscriminately at the beginning of the year. They said the teams would closely monitor the educational institutions and submit their recommendations. The ministry would later take stern action against the authorities of the educational institutions, the sources added. On August 9 last year, the education ministry issued a circular fixing the ceiling for increasing school fees in the non-government educational institutions by not more than 30 per cent under any circumstances. It also said no extra establishment cost, mentioned in the admissions policy, could be realised as session charges and development fees from students. The government fixed the ceiling of tuition fees to curb the unnecessary hike of fees by 50 to 100 per cent by some unscrupulous educational institutions under the pretext of the hike in the salaries of public servants in 2015. The circular also said the educational authorities would talk to the guardians while increasing the fees after considering their capacity, but the increase in fees could not be more than 30 per cent. If the authorities of a school find they have a deficit of funds to run their institution and want to realise the money from students, they would have to send their recommendations to the district education officer in this respect. The recommendations for increasing fees would be scrutinised. These would be finalised after the approval of the additional deputy commissioner (education). The government fielded the monitoring teams to oversee the non-government educational institutions that charge excessive fees from students and their guardians. We still have not received any allegation against any educational institutions for charging additional fees from the students, AKM Mostafa Kamal, deputy secretary (secondary) of the DSHE, told The Independent yesterday. No educational institution can charge additional fees indiscriminately as the government issued a circular in this respect in August 2015. If we receive any allegations, action would be taken against the institution concerned, he added.