Education Bill being finalised: Nahid

- Education bill draft at final stage

- 80% assistant teachers to be promoted as assistant headmasters

- 78,000 teachers already trained in creative affairs

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Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today told the parliament that the draft of the Education Bill is at the final stage and it will be sent to the cabinet division soon for approval.

"As part of implementing the National Education Policy 2010, the draft of the Education Bill is now at final stage," Nahid said while replying to lawmakers’ queries.

In a scripted answer, the education minister also said there is no scope for any discrimination to prevail in providing education in public and private educational institutions.

In reply to another query, Nahid informed the House that 80 percent assistant teachers would get an opportunity to be assistant headmasters.

“80 per cent instead of 50 per cent assistant teachers will get promotion as assistant headmasters as the government has revised the Bangladesh Civil Service Recruitment Rules-1981,” he said.

The minister said the government has taken training programme on creative affairs for bringing creativity among the teachers while they are engaging in teaching.

He also added that around 78,000 teachers have already received training on creative affairs.

The minister also informed the House that the post of assistant teachers of the government secondary schools already has upgraded to second class which would increase their social status and financial facilities.

Earlier the House sitting started around 11:10am with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

Participating in the discussion on the proposed national budget for 2017-18 fiscal, both treasury and opposition bench MPs demanded that the minister reduce the rate of excise duty against bank accounts.