Legal status Board Region served Bangladesh | Purpose Educational | |
Formation April 1978; 38 years ago (1978-04) Type Nongovernmental Education Board, [Islamic Seminaries] Location Kajla, Jatrabari, Dhaka-1236 | ||
Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh (Bengali: বেফাকুল মাদারিসিল আরাবিয়া বাংলাদেশ) is the largest qawmi madrasa education board in Bangladesh. it was founded in April,1978 after a seminar of Islamic scholars. This organization of Qawmi Madrasahs of Bangladesh is also known as the "Befaqul Madaris" (also transliterated as Wafaq ul Madaris). It is an extension of the process that formed the Wafaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, Pakistan in 1957. "Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board" is the largest federation of Islamic seminaries in Bangladesh. Qawmi educational system practices originate from the traditional Muslim educational system of Bangladesh. At present, there are more than 65,000 Qawmi Madrasahs in Bangladesh. As of 2013, more than 20,000 Seminaries across the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh are affiliated with "Befaqul Madaris". It controls all the seminaries which are run by Deobandi School of thought. Deobandi School of thought is supposed to be the most powerful and dominated school of thought in Bangladesh.
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Sheikh ul-Islam Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi, one of the decieples of Husain Ahmed Madani and the present rector of Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh; is the chairman of "Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board".
Objectives and functions
The board was founded to assure a standardized curriculum and to provide centralized examination. Membership with the board is voluntary, though required for degree accreditation by the Befaqul Madaris.
The main functions of the federation are: registration of Madrasahs, creation of syllabus, checking standard of education, arrangement of examination and issuance of degrees.
Notable institutions
The following are some of the notable Qawmi Madrasahs in Bangladesh: