Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain on Monday said that the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education is currently reviewing Hefazat-e-Islam's demand to appoint religious teachers in place of music teachers in primary schools.

"This generally falls outside the purview of my ministry. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. However, I have advised the education adviser to sit and discuss the matter, considering that Hefajat and other Islamic scholars have raised objections to including music as a subject," he said.

The adviser said this when asked about the demand of the Hefajat-e-Islam while speaking at a press briefing held at the Secretariat.

Earlier, Primary and Mass Edu...