Eight distinguished teachers were honoured in four categories in Manikganj Sadar upazila on Monday to mark World Teachers’ Day.
The awards were presented at a programme held at the Manikganj Sadar Upazila Parishad auditorium, jointly organised by Campaign for Popular Education and local non-governmental organisation PASA.
Among the recipients, Ruhul Amin Mia, senior teacher at Surendra Kumar Government Girls’ High School, was honoured in the secondary category, while Md Jahangir Alam, lecturer at Khabashpur Adarsha College, received the award in the higher secondary category.
In the technical category, Abir Hasan Mukul, mathematics instructor at Manikganj Technical School and College, and Debashish Sarkar, electronics instructor at the same institution, were honoured.
Muhammad Atikur Rahman, principal of Manikganj Islamia Kamil Madrasa, received the award in the madrasa category.
In the primary category, Aleya Begum, headteacher of Chandi Golra Government Primary School, Kamrun Nahar, headteacher of Garpara Government Primary School, and SM Rabbi, assistant teacher at Joynagar Government Primary School, were honoured.
The programme was chaired by district education officer Amir Hossain, while Manikganj Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mousumi Nasrin attended as chief guest.
Among others, Manikganj Press Club president Jahangir Alam Biswas, upazila secondary education officer Nargis Sultana and upazila primary education officer Moazzem Hossain spoke at the discussion.
Speakers highlighted the crucial role of teachers in improving the quality of education, protecting the dignity of the profession and building a skilled and humane future generation.
They also stressed the need for proper recognition of teachers’ contributions and regular honours for outstanding educators.
