Dhaka – Principals of different colleges across the country yesterday expressed their concern over the shortage of teachers in their educational institutions which they think would affect the quality of education.
They also said that there is acute shortage of class rooms, laboratory and library facilities and hostels for students, which have become the main obstacles to ensure quality education.They drew the attention of the government to recruit more teachers immediately because the shortage of teachers are badly affecting the education. The smaller colleges are facing acute crisis of teachers and students while the existing teachers don’t have regular training.
The observation came at the ‘principals’ conference and workshop of government colleges’ held at the Azimpur Government Girls’ School and College in the capital, where 318 principals out of 927 participated.
However, the conference was in the schools’ auditorium where the students of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations were attending the ‘Bangladesh O Biswa Porichoy’ examination in the same venue starting at 10am.
Generally the government issues section 144 around the exam centres for providing the examinees with peaceful environment. But it was seen that the cars and other vehicles for the principals’ conference entered the compound violating the rules and started the day-long workshop from 9:30am. Concerned persons said they arranged it due to space constraint.
Later in the afternoon, Education ministry Nurul Islam Nahid was present on the occasion as the chief guest. Among others, secretary of technical and Madrasa division of education ministry Alamgir Hossain, additional secretary of secondary and higher education division of education ministry Dr Molla Jalal Uddin, additional secretary of technical and Madrasa division Ashok Kumar Biswas, director general (DG) of directorate of secondary and higher secondary education (DSHE) Prof Dr SM Wahiduzzaman, were present on the occasion.
He admitted the crisis of teachers and other infrastructural facilities but he also said 80 per cent teachers apply to them for transfer to Dhaka, which is hampering the education badly. – Staff Reporter
