, June 12 -- Over half of the government primary schools in Narail district are currently operating without permanent head teachers, forcing assistant teachers to shoulder additional administrative responsibilities and affecting classroom teaching.

According to the District Primary Education Office, 280 of the district's 495 government primary schools - nearly 57 percent - are being run by acting headmasters.

DSB Government Primary School in Sheikhhati union of Sadar upazila is such a school. Established in 1954 and nationalised in 1974, the school currently has 132 students but has remained without a permanent head teacher for the past two years.

Assistant teacher Mahmuda Parvin, who is serving as the acting head teacher, said the dua...