Dhaka, June 23 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said he is "still struggling" to make sense of the condition of the education ministry nearly four months after taking office, describing the situation as deeply troubling.

On Tuesday, he said there are more than 30,000 cases against the ministry.

"Of 65,500 primary schools, 50,000 have no head teachers. Did these vacancies emerge in 2026? Or did so many teachers suddenly retire?"

Referring to a 2017 case over the promotion of primary school head teachers, he said: "The case was very simple. About 32,500 teachers were to be appointed as headmasters. Then 287 teachers from nationalised primary schools said, 'Include us under the same criteria'.

"You [administration then] ...