Primary teacher transfers halted as 14,000 await posting: Bobby

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said on Monday that the transfer of teachers at government primary schools has been suspended indefinitely to facilitate the posting of more than 14,000 newly recruited teachers.
While addressing a press conference held at the ministry, the state minister added that they have begun talks with the Public Service Commission (PSC) following a court order clearing the recruitment of head teachers.
The country needs to recruit around 34,500 head teachers, he added.
Literacy rate target set at 86%-90% by 2031
The government is working to raise the country’s literacy rate to between 86% and 90% by 2031, Bobby Hajjaj said.
He said Bangladesh had made significant progress in expanding literacy over the past several decades.