Barrister Kaiser Kamal, member of parliament for Netrokona-1 and deputy speaker of the National Parliament, has expressed his commitment to making educational institutions completely free of political influence. He said no leader of any political party should be allowed to sit on a school’s managing committee. Instead, he said, retired teachers should be brought onto these committees so their experience can be put to use. In this context, he said, 96 percent of the country’s people agree with him — opposing the inclusion of political party leaders on school managing committees.
The finding comes from a survey by Dainik Shiksha, an education-news website. However, 3 percent of survey respondents favored having political party leaders on school managing committees, while the remaining 1 percent expressed no opinion either way.
The survey ran on Dainik Shiksha’s website from Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning. A total of 6,462 internet users took part. Of them, 6,192 voted “yes” and 222 voted “no,” while 48 offered no comment either way.
The survey asked: “Do you agree with the deputy speaker’s comment that no political party leader should be allowed to sit on a school’s managing committee?” Alongside “yes” and “no,” the survey included a “no comment” option.
Kaiser Kamal made the remarks as chief guest at a “Farewell Reception 2026” event for retired secondary-level teachers, held August 24 at the Netrokona District Council auditorium in Durgapur, Netrokona. Sharply criticizing what he called the culture of politicization in past years, the deputy speaker said school managing committees hold certain powers that are often politically misused. Those who wish to engage in politics, he said, have union or ward committees for that purpose. A teacher, he said, remains a teacher for life — until the day before their death, they remain a figure of the utmost respect in society, addressed as “sir” or “madam.”
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