and integrated into secondary and higher secondary education; (c) there will be provision of skills development in any technical subject at junior secondary and secondary levels.” In regard to madrasa education, the ‘Interim Education Policy’ stipulated that it should be reorganized to ensure its equivalency to general education in such a way that the ‘dakhil’ level would correspond to secondary and ‘alim’ to higher secondary education.46 2.5.3 The Madrasa Education Ordinance Ordinance was also issued in 197847 This Act established the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board for the organisation, regulation, supervision, control, development and improvement of Madrasah education in Bangladesh in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.48 2.5.4 Financial Management Reform Program (FMRP) To ensure appropriate financial controls, MoE is implementing a Financial Management Reform Program (FMRP). This is intended to increase accountability and transparency in the use of resources.49 2.5.5 Moniruzzaman Mia Commission 2003: The commission submitted its report in 2004 and advocated a single-track secondary education system, wider access to education in rural areas, narrowing down teacher-student ratio, upgrading teacher qualifications, reforming the curriculum and teaching methods, and improving the assessment and examination systems at secondary level.50 However, attempts at Unitrack education were subsequently stopped by wide movement by the civil society. 46 M. Mustafizur Rahman M. Izham M. Hamzah ,T. Subahan M. Meerah and Mizan Rahman, ‘Secondary Education in Bangladesh: History and Contextual Perspectives’ (2002) 7 <http://www.bdiusa.org/Journal%20of%20Bangladesh%20Studies/Volume%2011.2%20(2009)/Secondary%20Educatio n%20in%20Bangladesh%20-%20History%20and%20Contextual%20Perspectives.pdf. > accessed 7 June 2014 Act No. IX of 1978 sec.3(1) GOB, ‘Policies and Guidelines of Ministry of Education’ <www.moedu.gov.bd/old/edu_system__edu_policy.htm> accessed 4 June 2014 M. Mustafizur (n 46) 8 47 48 49 50 Page | 22