Govt sincere of teachers' status
Says Nahid
The government is sincere about increasing the financial and social status of teachers and solving their professional problems, said Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday.
"Despite many limitations, we are trying to meet the logical demands of the teachers," he also said while addressing the annual general meeting of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) General Education Association at Dhaka College auditorium in the capital.
Around 4,224 college teachers were promoted to professors, around 9,500 teachers were awarded selection grade, and 3,433 teachers were regularised, said Nahid, adding that these tasks were stuck for years.
He urged the teachers to sincerely carry on their duties to help build a better nation.
"We need to develop an educated and efficient manpower immediately and teachers are the main actors behind this," Nahid said.
The association President Prof Fahima Khatun, Education Secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury and Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education Director General Prof Noman-ur-Rashid also addressed the meeting.
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