Dhaka: The government has reconstituted the 13-member Board of Governors of the Islamic Foundation, with the Minister for Religious Affairs appointed as its chairman.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a notification today, stating that the new board was formed under Section 6(1) of the Islamic Foundation Act, 1974. The board is tasked with overseeing the overall management of the foundation's activities.
The restructured board includes six ex-officio members. Besides the Religious Affairs Minister serving as chairman, the board members comprise the Chairman of the University Grants Commission, the Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the Vice-Chancellor of Islamic University, and the Chairman of the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board. Additionally, the Director General of the Islamic Foundation will function as the member-secretary of the board.
Two government-nominated members of parliament have also been incorporated into the board. They are State Minister Mohammad Shamim Kaysar, MP from Gaibandha-4 constituency, and Shahjahan Chowdhury, MP from Cox's Bazar-4 constituency.
The board will also benefit from the expertise of five distinguished Islamic scholars and Muslim intellectuals. The appointed members are Mufti Monir Hossain Kasemi, Principal of Jamia Madania Baridhara, Dhaka; Maulana Syed Md. Mosaddeq Billah Al-Madani, Principal of Charmonai Ahsanabad Rashidia Kamil Madrasah, Barishal; Maulana Mahfuzul Haq, Secretary General of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh; Mufti Azharul Islam, Director General of Markazud Da'wah Al-Islamia, Jatrabari; and Mufti Sharif Ullah, Vice Principal of Noor-e-Madina Al-Arabia Madrasa.