government primary schools
Fix the basics of primary schools first
Government must prioritise giving children a strong foundation
4 August 2026
Ensure schools are safe for all
How can we expect students to learn in an unsafe environment?
14 October 2024
A govt pry school that has no students
It is hard to believe that a government primary school, built in the middle of croplands, in Kurigram Sadar upazila is running without students.
2 May 2023
Dhaka’s uninspiring govt primary schools
The government aims to build a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041, but without fixing our faulty public education system, how far can it achieve this goal? The human resources for Bangladesh’s future are being short-changed at the primary education level, finds The Daily Star through visits to several schools right in the heart of the capital.
10 February 2023
Don’t let politics derail school system, too
State minister should answer for mass school closure to attend son’s wedding reception
11 January 2023
Govt to appoint 28,000 primary panel teachers
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education decides to appoint 28,000 teachers waiting on panel and pool lists who qualified as assistant teachers of the government primary schools in 2012.
18 May 2016
82 schools closed as teachers go on picnics
Keeping 82 government primary schools in Parbatipur upazila closed, at least 265 teachers along with their family members went on picnics on Saturday, angering parents.
7 February 2016
HC orders recruitment of 2,500 teachers who qualified in 2012 test
High Court directs government to recruit around 2,500 people who qualified as assistant teachers of government primary schools in 2012.
3 February 2016