Dhaka, July 28 -- In a significant policy decision aimed at strengthening the foundation of the country's education system, the government has approved the elevation of the pay scale for head teachers of government primary schools to the 10th grade.

The move comes in compliance with a Supreme Court directive issued in Civil Review Petition No. 124/2022, which granted 45 head teachers an upgrade from the existing 11th grade to the 10th grade. Following this legal precedent, the government has extended the benefit to all head teachers nationwide.

Under the decision, a total of 65,502 head teachers across the country will be brought under the 10th grade pay scale, replacing the current structure where trained head teachers received the 11t...