16603 posts of headmaster lie vacant

Parliament Correspondent: A total of 16603 posts of headmaster in government primary schools of the country have been lying vacant.

Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman Fizar told the Parliament on Monday morning in responding to the question of lawmaker AKM Jahangir Hossain.

Among them, 8,348 posts of headmaster in government primary schools and 8225 posts of the recently nationalized primary school have been lying vacant.

There are 60695 posts of headmaster in country. Of which 37677 in government primary schools and 23018 in recently nationalized schools.

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