Students to be warned about religious militancy

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Staff Correspondent

The education ministry will ask educational institutions to warn students about the dangers of religious militancy.

"We have already talked to the director generals of directorate of secondary, higher and technical education and chairman of madrasa education board," said SA Mahmud, joint secretary (secondary) of the ministry.

“They will ask schools, colleges and madrasas to talk about the issue during assembly,” he said.

The directive came at an inter-ministerial meeting on curbing militancy, chaired by State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque, two weeks back, said the ministry officials.

Mahmud said his ministry had initiated a campaign to raise students' awareness about eve teasing, militancy and social values few years back.

Director General Prof Noman-ur-Rashid of Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education said, "We will inform the schools once we get a formal letter from the ministry."