Professor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar, Primary and Mass Education Adviser, stated that 32,000 schools currently have vacant head teacher positions, but promotions for an equal number of assistant teachers are stalled due to ongoing legal complications.
"We are unable to promote 32,000 assistant teachers due to a legal dispute. I'm doing my best to fix it. After visiting Koiyarbil Government Primary School in Kutubdia upazila on Monday, he told reporters that once the case is settled, many issues will be resolved.
He observed a teacher shortage during visits to several schools in Kutubdia. Recruitment of new teachers will help address shortages in remote areas across the country, including Kutubdia, which is still geographically isolated from the mainland, he said.
Earlier in the day, the adviser examined classrooms, infrastructure, and administrative facilities at Uttar Lemshikhali Government Primary School and Purba Dhurung Government Primary School. He also went to Kutubdia's historic lighthouse and beach.
The adviser's wife, Rama Saha, was present, as was Dhaka Divisional Primary Education Deputy Director Mohammad Ali Reza, Cox's Bazar District Primary Education Officer Mohammad Shahin Mia, Kutubdia Upazila Nirbahi Officer Kyathoipru Marma, Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Mohammad Shakib Ul Hasan, Acting Upazila Education Officer Muslim Uddin, Upazila Agriculture Officer Asim Kumar Das and Upazila Public Health Engineer Mohammad Farhad Mia.
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