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May
31, 2000
Kishoreganj,
May 30 UNB) – Despite government efforts to eliminate illiteracy,
primary education is being hampered in the district for various
reasons, including shortage of teachers.
Sources
at local Primary Education office said 60 posts of headmaster and 223
of assistant teacher have long been lying vacant in 530 primary
schools of the district.
Of
the schools, 405 are registered and 125 unregistered. Over 1 lakh
students are now studying in various classes of the schools.
They
said most of the schools have no adequate benches, chairs, black
boards and other necessary educational materials.
Besides,
irregular payment of salaries has made the schoolteachers reluctant to
their duties.
According
to them, one post of headmaster remain vacant in Austagram, two in
Sadar, three each in Bajitpur, Tarail and Nikli, four in Hossainpur,
five each in Pakundia, Karimganj and Katiadi, six each in Kuliarchar
and Mitamain, seven in Itna and 10 in Bhairab.
Thana-wise
breakup of the vacant posts of assistant teacher: Sadar-5,
Pakundia-26, Karimganj-24, Bajitpur-27, Katiadi-16, Bhairab-10,
Kuliarchar-19, Hossainpur-17, Tarail-21, Austagram-11, Itna-18,
Nikli-15 and Mitamain-14.
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