The British Council in collaboration with the Bangladesh Madrassah Teachers’ Training Institute and Technical and Madrassah Education Division has concluded a six-day residential training of trainers programme at the BMTTI in Gazipur recently.
Delivered over 28 sessions by nine English language teaching experts from Bangladesh, the programme equipped 73 teacher educators from the madrassah sector with skills to deliver a newly developed teacher training module, said a press release on Sunday.
This initiative has led to a remarkable expansion in trainer capacity, increasing the number from two to 73.
This training is a partnership between the British Council and the TMED, which began in February 2024 and is set to continue through December 2025.
The initiative aims to enhance the professional development of Madrasah educators.
Prior to the in-person training of trainers, the master trainers participated in a comprehensive 12-week online learning pathway to assured certificate in teacher education, a global certification assured by City and Guilds, United Kingdom.
Following this, they participated in a six-month community of practice forum, which began in July 2025, where they learned through reflection, assignments and the sharing of contextual knowledge.
The training focused on practical application and delivery of the new British Council-supported teacher training module.
During the inaugural ceremony, Maarya Rahman, deputy director Bangladesh, British Council, handed over copies of the new modules to BMTTI.
She stated, ‘The BMTTI has faced a significant challenge: how can a single institute with a limited number of faculties provide high-quality, ongoing training to over 1,00,000 teachers across the country? The answer is to build the capacity of the existing cadre and create a scalable system.’
Muhammad Rafiqul Islam, secretary of TMED, expressed his support for the collaboration. ‘I am happy to see this collaboration is taking place. It is a great opportunity for the BMTTI master trainers to learn from national and international ELT experts. We look forward to the future collaboration with the British Council.’
Professor Mahmudul Haque, principal of BMTTI, highlighted the programme’s impact, sharing, ‘This collaboration has significantly increased the capacity of our teachers.’
The training also included a session on safeguarding, conducted by Aklima Akter, country safeguarding manager for the British Council.
