DHAKA: The National Primary Education week will begin from March 9, with the slogan of “Education is the origin of life, dropping out is the blunder.”

Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has chalked out various programs on this occasion of the Primary Education week.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the opening day of the week and distribute the Primary Education Medal at Osmani Memorial Auditorium of the capital, said ministry sources.

Some 250 persons including students, teachers will be awarded with the Primary Education Medal in the opening ceremony of the week.

The officials of the ministry said the premier will declare the upgradation of the headmaster posts to second class government officer and increase of pay scale of assistant teachers.

Primary and Mass Education Minister Advocate Mostafizur Rahman along with Director-General of Primary Education Department and other high officials of the ministry is likely to be present in the program.

The Public Relations Officer of the ministry Rabindranath Roy confirmed the matter to banglanews.

BDST: 1358 HRS, MAR 08, 2014