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Shilpi Begum, a guardian, said, “My son Omar Faruq is studying in the third grade. His education took a huge toll during the pandemic. Now there is a teacher crisis in his school, We don’t even have any other place to send our kids to study.”

Indrajeet said he joined this school from North Bara Char Kajal Government Primary School of the same union on March 15. He will retire on April 30, 2023.

“Before I joined, another teacher named Md Sohel got transferred after teaching in this school for almost a year alone. Also, the school is supposed to have four posts for teachers, including the headteacher, but these posts are yet to be filled,” he said.

Sabbir Ahmed, president of the school management committee, said, “Teachers don’t want to teach here because it’s a remote area. We have written to the authorities several times about the teacher crisis, but it has not been resolved.”

Galachipa upazila primary education officer Rezaul Islam said the school was established in 2013. There has been a teacher crisis ever since. “We are trying to recruit more teachers as soon as possible,” he added.