Students agitate for want of teachers in Lalmonirhat
Students of Lalmonirhat Government Training School and College yesterday formed a human and blocked Lalmonirhat-Fulbari road demanding recruitment of teachers to the vacant posts of the institution.
Over 300 students joined a human chain at mission crossing in the district town for an hour from 10:00am. Later, they blocked the road in front of the institution at around 11:30am to press home their demand.
The agitating students withdrew the road blockade at noon after the principal of the training school and college assured them of putting his utmost efforts on recruitment of teachers, especially a Bangla teacher.
The students gave a seven-day ultimatum to meet the demand. Otherwise, they threatened to launch a tougher agitation programme.
Addressing a rally in front of the institution at around 8:30am, the students said they had earlier given an ultimatum to the principal to recruit teachers to the vacant posts, but to no effect.
They said posts of 15 teachers out of 30 have been lying vacant since July this year. “We urged the principal several times to ensure better education for us, but he did not take any initiative to fill up the vacant posts of teachers,” they alleged.
Contacted, Principal Nazrul Islam said the post of Bangla teacher has remained vacant since March this year. “I informed the authorities concerned of the matter in writing on March 8, but they did not respond, he said.
The principal further said he repeatedly requested the authorities concerned over cellphone to recruit teachers to the vacant posts, but no steps have yet been taken.
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