Jatiya Sangsad Whip Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Apu has described teachers as the guardians of both the nation and individual families.
Apu made the remark while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion on the quality of primary education and teachers’ professional development organised by the Primary Teachers Association of Bangladesh (PTAB) at the Institution of Diploma Engineers in the capital on Saturday.
“The entire credit for my becoming an MP or whip goes to teachers. We are all children of teachers. Teachers are highly respected members of society,” Apu said.
Teachers hold a respected position in society, and there is no reason for them to consider themselves inferior, as they are the backbone of the nation.
“Teachers deserve a position of high respect,” lawmaker Anisur Rahman Talukder said while speaking as a special guest at the event.
The social and financial status of teachers must be ensured so that graduates from various universities become interested in taking up jobs as primary teachers, he said.
Determining a separate pay scale for teachers would further improve the quality of education, said Md Selim Bhuiyan, who was also present at the event.
The discussion was chaired by PTAB Convener Md Shahjahan. Other special guests included lawmaker Selimuzzaman Selim, Shikkhok Kormochari Oikko Jote Secretary General Md Zakir Hossain, and Md Ibn Saud Bin Momtaz, member secretary of the PTAB conference preparation committee.
Meanwhile, PTAB teacher leaders also addressed the event.
