5 primary teachers suspended

BARISAL: An assistant education officer and five primary school teachers of the district were suspended due to absence of their duties Thursday.

The suspended teachers are Taslima Begum, assistant education officer of Barisal sadar upazila, Mohammad Humayun Kabir, headmaster of Mokimabad Najibunnessa Government Primary School under Bakerganj upazila and Sifat Siddika, assistant senior teacher, Siria Khan, Shipra Rani Mojumder and Umme Salma of Tilak Koladama Government Primary school of Sadar upazila.

Secretary of the Primary and Mass Education Ministry SM Niaz Uddin suspended the teachers during a surprise visit of three government primary schools under Sadar and Bakerganj upazilas of the district.

The secretary of the ministry disclosed the names of the suspended teachers at a press conference held at Barisal circuit house.

SM Faruk, Deputy Director of Primary Education Department, told the journalists that a departmental case would be file against them.

BDST: 2055 HRS, JUL 06, 2012

Edited by: M. Mahbub Alam, Asst Output Editor