77 promoted to head teachers at secondary level

The government has promoted a total of 77 assistant headmasters and headmistresses to the post of head teacher at various secondary schools.

The education ministry issued a gazette to this end on Monday.

The gazette shows several teachers were posted as the district education officers with the rank of head teacher.

The newly-promoted headmasters and headmistresses will now receive a salary of Tk 35,550-67,010 a month and enjoy other facilities as per the sixth grade of the national pay scale.

Previously, these teachers received salary under the ninth grade.