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Primary teacher shortage in Kishoreganj, students suffer


Published : 24 Oct 2022 08:06 PM

Although the government has taken various measures to increase the rate of education, due to the indifference of concerned parties, various irregularities, mismanagement, disobedience of government laws and reluctance of teachers, primary level education in rural areas has turned into a poor condition. It can be understood just by looking at the primary schools in the 13 Upazilas of Kishoreganj.

Although there are enough teachers in the towns, there is an acute crisis in rural institutions. As a result, the children of low and low middle income families in rural areas are deprived of quality education. Parents are depressed about the future of their children.

According to the district primary office, there are a total of 479 vacant posts of head teachers and assistant teachers in Kishoreganj district, most of which are in rural areas. Government primary schools in 8 municipalities of the district have additional teachers against students. Among the assistant teachers in the district, 313 are performing the duties of head teachers.

As per government norms, every school is supposed to have one teacher for every 40 students. Among them, one government primary school in the municipality has unlimited teachers against a certain number of students, a government primary school adjacent to the higher secondary has an additional teacher against a certain number of students, and another government primary school has additional teachers against a certain number of students.

Locals alleged that the influential people of the district education committee have appointed teachers of their choice by creating additional posts in these schools.

It is known that the number of students in most of the schools is also satisfactory due to the good transport system in the government primary schools in different Upazilas of the district. But due to the influencers there is a disparity between primary school teachers in district and Upazila and rural areas. Even in the primary teacher recruitment examination, very low quality students have been recruited in Haor region.

It has been seen on the ground that due to the shortage of teachers in rural schools, where it is not possible to teach the students properly, teachers are being recruited by cutting the quota of teachers in rural schools and creating additional quotas in the city. It is said that the quota is being created by politically influential people through the District Primary Education Office.

On the other hand, some of the schools in the rural areas have only two or three teachers engaged in part-time teaching. Lack of adequate teachers, disparity between urban and rural areas is hampering teaching in schools in these areas.

A headmaster of a government primary school in a village of Sadar Upazila, who did not want to be named, said, "Our school is supposed to have four teachers against about 200 students, but we are teaching three teachers."

Kishoreganj District Primary Education Officer Subrata Kumar Banik said that there will be no shortage of teachers in rural areas under the new rules of transfer. There will be teachers coordinated in cities and villages. The shortage of teachers will be solved if new recruitment is made. Every primary school will do what is necessary to run as per government rules.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) Farzana Khanam said that the shortage of teachers in rural areas is true. To solve this crisis, I will talk to the Deputy Commissioner and send a resolution to the Divisional Commissioner.