M M Jasim :
Country’s noted educationists on Monday termed the Education Ministry’s initiative to award cadre status to teachers of the newly nationalised colleges illogical.
The ministry’s decision will create a problematic situation in future in the education sector. So, it should think further before drafting the final policy about the newly nationalised institutions, they opined.
The educationists also suggested the government to resolve the conflict between Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) education cadres and teachers of the natinalised institutions through appropriate discussion.
They came up with the remarks while talking to The New Nation on Monday.
Professor Serajul Islam Chowdhury told this correspondent that BCS education cadres were selected from thousands of graduates who sat for BCS examinations in different phases. But the decision to award cadre status to the nationalised institutions’ teachers is not supportable.
“It will not be wise for the Education Ministry to treat the BCS education cadres and teachers of nationalised institutions equally. The government must take a decision to draft separate status for the nationalised teachers,” he said.
Professor Syed Anwar Hossain told The New Nation that the equal status for both BCS education cadres and others was illogical.
“The BCS education cadres succeeded in BCS examination and fulfilled all the conditions of the government before their examinations. On the other side, the teachers of nationalised institutions got appointment without facing any examination. The qualification of the both groups is not the same,” he said.
“The Education Ministry can take an examination for the nationalised teachers. It will be logical if the ministry awards cadre status to the nationalised institutions’ teachers after passing of the examination,” Syed Anwar suggested.
He also doubted that the conflict between the two sides would be longer and bring bad impact for the country’s education sector.
He also asked the BCS education cadres to go to their rooms for taking classes. “Place your demand to the government properly. Don’t deprive the students from your service. It is better to open the colleges in the interest of the education sector,” he said.
Former Chairman of Public Service Commission (PSC) Dr. Saadat Hussain said, “Government has the right to make the non-government educational institutions as nationalised. I congratulate the government as well as the Education Ministry for taking the step of bringing the non-government colleges as nationalized. But it was good to discuss with the academicians before taking the decision.”
“It would not be logical to grant the nationalised college teachers as cadre status because their entry in the teacher profession was not on the basis of merit,” he said.
Meanwhile, academic activities at government colleges across the country were hampered as teachers belonging to the BCS general education cadre observed their work abstention for the second consecutive day on Monday.
BCS General Education Association began a two-day strike protesting the government move to provide teachers of the newly nationalised non-government colleges the same status and benefits as theirs.
Examinations at seven colleges under Dhaka University and 300 colleges under National University were postponed on Sunday and Monday due to the teachers’ work abstention.
Meanwhile, teachers at different government colleges have gone to their workplaces but not taken part in any academic and administrative activities.
Many students went to the colleges to attend their classes as they were not informed about the protest.
The officials of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board, the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, different education boards and Government Alia Madrasa, belonging to the BCS general education cadre, also observed the work abstention.
Country’s noted educationists on Monday termed the Education Ministry’s initiative to award cadre status to teachers of the newly nationalised colleges illogical.
The ministry’s decision will create a problematic situation in future in the education sector. So, it should think further before drafting the final policy about the newly nationalised institutions, they opined.
The educationists also suggested the government to resolve the conflict between Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) education cadres and teachers of the natinalised institutions through appropriate discussion.
They came up with the remarks while talking to The New Nation on Monday.
Professor Serajul Islam Chowdhury told this correspondent that BCS education cadres were selected from thousands of graduates who sat for BCS examinations in different phases. But the decision to award cadre status to the nationalised institutions’ teachers is not supportable.
“It will not be wise for the Education Ministry to treat the BCS education cadres and teachers of nationalised institutions equally. The government must take a decision to draft separate status for the nationalised teachers,” he said.
Professor Syed Anwar Hossain told The New Nation that the equal status for both BCS education cadres and others was illogical.
“The BCS education cadres succeeded in BCS examination and fulfilled all the conditions of the government before their examinations. On the other side, the teachers of nationalised institutions got appointment without facing any examination. The qualification of the both groups is not the same,” he said.
“The Education Ministry can take an examination for the nationalised teachers. It will be logical if the ministry awards cadre status to the nationalised institutions’ teachers after passing of the examination,” Syed Anwar suggested.
He also doubted that the conflict between the two sides would be longer and bring bad impact for the country’s education sector.
He also asked the BCS education cadres to go to their rooms for taking classes. “Place your demand to the government properly. Don’t deprive the students from your service. It is better to open the colleges in the interest of the education sector,” he said.
Former Chairman of Public Service Commission (PSC) Dr. Saadat Hussain said, “Government has the right to make the non-government educational institutions as nationalised. I congratulate the government as well as the Education Ministry for taking the step of bringing the non-government colleges as nationalized. But it was good to discuss with the academicians before taking the decision.”
“It would not be logical to grant the nationalised college teachers as cadre status because their entry in the teacher profession was not on the basis of merit,” he said.
Meanwhile, academic activities at government colleges across the country were hampered as teachers belonging to the BCS general education cadre observed their work abstention for the second consecutive day on Monday.
BCS General Education Association began a two-day strike protesting the government move to provide teachers of the newly nationalised non-government colleges the same status and benefits as theirs.
Examinations at seven colleges under Dhaka University and 300 colleges under National University were postponed on Sunday and Monday due to the teachers’ work abstention.
Meanwhile, teachers at different government colleges have gone to their workplaces but not taken part in any academic and administrative activities.
Many students went to the colleges to attend their classes as they were not informed about the protest.
The officials of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board, the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, different education boards and Government Alia Madrasa, belonging to the BCS general education cadre, also observed the work abstention.
