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Bangladesh is working to create a unified national policy for all primary education institutions, including government schools and madrasas. Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon stated that the government aims to ensure the teaching of core subjects and enhance student skills across these diverse educational settings.

The country has a significant number of primary schools, kindergartens, and madrasas. Minister Milon reported approximately 65,569 government primary schools with nearly one crore students, and 32,663 kindergartens with over 60 lakh students. Additionally, there are affiliated and independent Ibtedayi madrasas, along with numerous Qawmi madrasas that operate outside government regulation.

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The government is formulating a comprehensive national policy covering all types of primary education institutions to ensure the teaching of basic subjects included in the mainstream primary curriculum and to develop students' skills.

While Qawmi madrasas, estimated at 25,000 with around 70 lakh students, currently lack a specific policy for skill development, the government is considering incorporating subjects like English, mathematics, science, and IT into their core curriculum. This initiative aims to bring these institutions closer to mainstream educational standards without altering their fundamental teachings. A 2015 report previously estimated 14 lakh students in 13,902 Qawmi madrasas, highlighting the scale of this sector.

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There is currently no separate or unified policy for developing skills in these institutions. However, the government is considering introducing English, mathematics, science and information technology while keeping the core curriculum of all such institutions intact.