November 5, 2025
DHAKA – The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing today gave a clarification for the government’s cancellation of a proposal to appoint physical education and music teachers in government primary schools.
An earlier decision had approved the recruitment of an equal number of teachers for each subject across 2,500 school clusters. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education moved away from the plan following recommendations from the secretary committee.
According to the statement, the committee came to a conclusion that the project design was flawed, as such a limited number of teachers would not bring effective benefits for the primary education system and could create inequality.
With 65,569 primary schools across the country, most institutions would remain outside the scheme. Under the cluster-based arrangement, one teacher would have to serve more than 20 schools simultaneously, which the committee deemed unmanageable, added the statement.
Citing the committee, the statement further said, subject to the availability of funds, posts for physical education and music teachers could be created in all schools in the future, with recruitment carried out accordingly.