Staff Correspondent: The government has decided to give promotion to all primary students. On Monday (November 23) The Department of Primary Education sent a letter to all Divisional Deputy Directors of Primary Education, District Primary Education Officers, Upazila / Thana Education Officers, Assistant Upazila / Thana Education Officers and Head Teachers.

Director General of the Department of Primary Education Alamgir Muhammad Mansurul Alam said that the role of students will remain the same even if the assessment is done. That is, they will go to the next class with the current class roll.

The directive, signed by the director general of the department, Alamgir Muhammad Mansurul Alam, said that normal teaching was going on in the school till March 16 on the eve of the outbreak of Covid-19. Later, in order to continue the learning activities of the students in the Covid-19 situation, the teaching activities were conducted digitally through Sangsad Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, Community Radio. Education officials were involved in the implementation of these activities.
In this context, the teachers were requested to take necessary steps to evaluate the students of their respective educational institutions.

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education. Zakir Hossain said that the primary school teachers have been asked to evaluate the students of their respective classes and take them to the next class. From first to 3rd class will be taken in the next class without assessment. Those who will be promoted in 4th and 5th class will be promoted to the next class through evaluation.

Zakir Hossain said regular classes of primary students are being broadcast on Sangsad Television and Radio. Many teachers go to their students' homes and do their homework. Many are communicating with the students through telephone and helping them to continue their studies. Based on these, it will be taken in 4th-5th class through evaluation.

Teachers have been trained on how to evaluate. According to him, the evaluation work will start in government primary schools from Tuesday. Teachers will provide advice and support on whether or not a student has the knowledge he or she needs to have for the next class. It has been asked to complete the work by January 1.

Asked how the students deprived of classes broadcast on TV and radio would be assessed, the state minister said, "We have decided to take all the students to the next class." Those who could not take lessons through radio, TV or any other medium or could not finish the syllabus will also be taken to the next class. However, in this case, the teachers have been asked to pay special attention to these students.