Govt moves to end corruption in teacher transfers

Staff Reporter
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj on Sunday said the government has introduced a decentralised teacher transfer system aimed at making the process transparent, accountable and free from corruption.

He made the remarks while addressing the Validation Workshop on the Bangladesh Education Sector Analysis (ESA) 2026, organised by the Global Partnership for Education and UNICEF at a hotel in the capital.

Bobby Hajjaj said the teacher transfer process had long been regarded as an area vulnerable to syndicate control and corruption, posing a major challenge to improving the quality of education.

Under the directive of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and the initiative of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, the transfer process has now been decentralised and brought under local administration, he said.

According to the state minister, separate committees are being established at the upazila, district, divisional and city corporation levels to review transfer applications at regular intervals.

At the upazila level, a four-member committee headed by the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) will examine transfer applications, while the Upazila Primary Education Officer will issue transfer orders based on the committee’s recommendations.

Similar five- or six-member committees will operate at the district, divisional and city corporation levels to scrutinise applications and oversee the issuance of transfer orders, he added.

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon attended the programme as the chief guest.

Officials from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, relevant departments and UNICEF were also present at the event.