Over 5,400 school, college teachers granted higher grades

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has approved the inclusion of 376 non-government school and college teachers and staff under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme, while granting higher grade or time scale benefits to 5,474 educators.

The decisions were finalized on Thursday (November 5) during a meeting of the MPO committee at DSHE headquarters. Additionally, 1,594 schoolteachers were awarded the BEd scale.

According to DSHE data, out of the 376 newly MPO-listed employees, 272 are from secondary schools and 104 are from colleges. All 1,594 recipients of the BEd scale belong to the school level.

Among the 5,474 educators awarded higher grades or time scales, 5,169 are schoolteachers and 305 are college teachers.

Regionally, the Rajshahi zone recorded the highest number of new MPO inclusions, totaling 109 individuals (75 school level and 34 college level). Rajshahi also saw 333 teachers receive the BEd scale, while 848 schoolteachers and 74 college teachers received higher grades.

In the Rangpur region, 77 schoolteachers and 10 college teachers gained MPO status, 266 received the BEd scale, and 672 school and 32 college teachers were awarded higher grades.

In the Dhaka region, 40 school and 29 college staff obtained MPO coverage, 255 received the BEd scale, and 443 school alongside 20 college educators were granted higher grades.

The Khulna division recorded 28 new MPO inclusions split equally between schools and colleges, with 195 BEd scale approvals and 1,275 higher grade allocations (1,233 school and 42 college).

The Barishal division saw 22 new MPO listings (17 school and 5 college), 84 BEd scale approvals, and 645 higher grade awards (590 school and 55 college).

The remaining MPO inclusions were distributed across Mymensingh (33 school, 2 college), Comilla (8 school, 2 college), Chattogram (5 school, 3 college), and Sylhet (3 school, 2 college).

DSHE officials further reported that 3,187 applications regarding MPO benefits remain pending resolution across various regions, comprising 2,493 school-level and 694 college-level petitions.

Regional pending applications include 556 in Rajshahi (419 school, 137 college), 492 in Dhaka (377 school, 115 college), 469 in Rangpur (355 school, 114 college), and 406 in Khulna (324 school, 82 college).

Barishal has 474 pending files (381 school, 93 college), Chattogram 199 (159 school, 40 college), Comilla 217 (170 school, 47 college), Mymensingh 223 (189 school, 34 college), and Sylhet 134 (112 school, 22 college).

In total, DSHE received 13,250 applications nationwide across all categories during this cycle, including 11,343 from secondary schools and 1,907 from higher secondary colleges.

-SA