State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossen today told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that the government was considering introduction of one-shift at primary schools across the country by increasing sufficient classrooms.

“Class is now being taken at the primary schools in two shifts due to shortage of class rooms in the schools. We are now trying to introduce one-shift system at primary schools by increasing sufficient classrooms at the schools,” he said.

Zakir was replying a supplementary question from treasury bench lawmaker Enamul Haque from Rajshahi-4 constituency at the parliament.

Responding to a starred question from another treasury bench lawmaker Gloria Jharna Sarker, the state minister said the qualified assistant teachers are being promoted to headmaster-in-charge at their respective schools across the country as per the teacher recruitment policy-2013.