Meeting fair of old and new boys and girls students, Kurigram Girls High School,125 year anniversary festive city.

Saifur Rahman Shamim, Kurigram: 11.02.2023

 It is natural that girl children will study in girl’s school.  An exception is the ancient and traditional educational institution of Kurigram, Kurigram Girls’ High School.  Here boys and girls study together till class 5.  Only girls from class 6 onwards.  There is no end to the curiosity about this exceptional school.  The 125th anniversary of this school was celebrated in a colorful event on Friday and Saturday.  Saturday was the main ceremony.  Around the two-day anniversary event, old and new students, teachers, school management committee and people of different professions of the district showed great enthusiasm and enthusiasm.  The whole city was festive.  Street tea shops, shopping malls were everywhere.  Samiul Haque Nantu, a senior citizen of Kurigram and president of the district anti-corruption committee, said, “This is the beauty of this school.”  A younger brother came along with the construction of a girls’ school.  It’s a different bond.  Perceived cannot be understood.

 On the 2nd day of the 125th anniversary of Kurigram Balika Uch Vidyalaya, a traditional educational institution of Kurigram, on Saturday morning, a colorful rally of former and present students in various colors took place from the school premises and circled the main main road of the city.  At the end of the rally, District Awami League President and Zilla Parishad Chairman Md. Zafar Ali (former MP) inaugurated the event by formally hoisting the national flag.  Later, local MP Md. Panir Uddin Ahmed and District Awami League President and Zilla Parishad Chairperson Md. Zafar Ali cut the cake appropriately after flying the dove symbol of peace.  In the afternoon, the invited guests spoke under the chairmanship of Pratima Chowdhury, convener of the anniversary celebration committee.  Later, Smriti Raman, distribution of food and cultural programs were held from afternoon till night.

 It is known that the 125th anniversary celebration committee of Kurigram Girls High School was formed on the initiative of current and living former students studying in the school established in 1896.  Organized by this committee, the two-day anniversary event will be held in the city on February 10 and 11.  Most of them brought their families to the event.  As a result, the city became bustling due to the pressure of additional people.

 Ex-student and prominent businessman and member of school management committee.  Rajab Ali said, “The school is a traditional institution of Kurigram district.  Although the name is Girls’ School, both boys and girls can study primary level here.  We read too.  A student of 1947 has also registered among the living here.  Many people from their age to the next generation participated in the anniversary celebrations of their school.

Head teacher shortage in government primary schools in Kurigram, Education system is bad.

 Saifur Rahman Shamim, Kurigram –

 366 posts of head teachers of government primary schools are vacant for a long time in Kurigram.  As a result, the educational program is being disrupted in all those schools.  Due to the shortage of teachers, there has been a standstill in administrative activities including teaching of young students.

 There are a total of 1,240 government primary schools in 9 upazilas of Kurigram district.  Among these schools, 366 schools have vacancies for head teachers.  Among them, from 2017, 1 assistant teacher in 234 schools was given the current responsibility as head teacher.  But still there are 132 schools without head teachers.  As a result, these schools have become guardianless.  On the other hand, the assistant teachers who are currently in charge of the head teacher are not getting any facilities and status even though they are performing two duties at the same time.  There is no government directive in this regard.  They are performing duties through frustration.  In this situation, supervision of assistant teachers, monitoring of class activities, regular teaching and administrative activities are also being disrupted.

 Nurjahan Begum, the current head teacher of Karimer Khamar Government Primary School in Kurigram Sadar said, We have been running the school with frustration.  Let us protect our honor by publishing the official gazette soon.

 On the other hand, the headmaster of Muktaram Government Primary School of Kurigram Sadar Upazila passed away two years ago, but the post of headmaster is vacant in that school.  No one has been given current responsibility in this school.  The managing committee of that school is running the program with the responsibility of a senior teacher.  Besides, due to the shortage of teachers, instead of 9 teachers, 5 teachers are now working in that school.  The assistant teacher of the school, Nazneen Rebecca Sultana, said that due to the shortage of assistant teachers, the teaching program of the school has been disrupted.

 Acting Headmaster Manwara Khatun demanded to solve the post of Headmaster along with the appointment of teachers to ensure the education of young children.

 , Muktaram Government Primary School Managing Committee President Anwarul Islam expressed anger

 Despite repeated applications for filling the posts of head teachers and assistant teachers in the concerned department, nothing has been done.

 Principal Salauddin Rubel, General Secretary of District Independence Teachers Parishad, said that the education system is under threat due to various crises in primary schools.  He complained that the schools in remote areas including Char area are in a more fragile situation than the district headquarters.

 District Primary Education Officer Md. Shahidul Islam acknowledged the issue of head teacher crisis and said that the issue of crisis will be resolved quickly.  Communication continues at higher levels.

 In order to ensure the teaching of students in the primary schools of the district, the concerned department will take measures to fill the vacant posts of head teachers and assistant teachers.