376 Teachers and Staff Get New MPO, 1,594 Receive BEd Scale and 5,474 Higher Grades

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education’s MPO committee approved the benefits at a meeting on Thursday, with 3,481 pending applications nationwide.

A total of 376 teachers and employees of private schools and colleges have been brought under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme, including 272 at the school level and 104 at the college level.

The decision also grants the BEd scale to 1,594 teachers, all of whom work at schools. Meanwhile, 5,474 teachers and employees have received higher grades or time scales, including 5,169 at schools and 305 at colleges.

The decisions were taken at a meeting of the MPO committee of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) on Thursday (November 5).

According to information, 3,481 applications remain pending nationwide, including 2,893 from schools and 648 from colleges.

Region-wise statistics

Dhaka region: A total of 40 school-level and 29 college-level teachers received new MPO benefits. The BEd scale was granted to 255 teachers, while 443 school teachers and 20 college teachers received higher grades or time scales. The region has 377 pending school applications and 115 college applications. Total applications submitted stood at 1,296 for schools and 255 for colleges.

Rajshahi region: New MPO benefits went to 75 school-level and 34 college-level teachers. The BEd scale was granted to 300 school teachers, while 484 school teachers and 74 college teachers received higher grades or time scales. The region has 419 pending school applications and 137 college applications. Total applications received were 2,002 from schools and 435 from colleges.

Rangpur region: A total of 77 school teachers and 10 college teachers received new MPO benefits. The BEd scale was granted to 266 teachers, while 672 school teachers and 32 college teachers received higher grades or time scales. There are 355 pending school applications and 118 college applications. Total applications submitted stood at 1,708 for schools and 255 for colleges.

Khulna region: New MPO benefits were granted to 14 school teachers and 14 college teachers. The BEd scale was granted to 115 teachers, while 1,233 school teachers and 82 college teachers received higher grades or time scales. The region has 324 pending school applications and 82 college applications. Total applications received were 1,554 from schools and 212 from colleges.

Applications from teachers and employees in Barishal, Chattogram, Cumilla, Mymensingh and Sylhet regions were also processed across different categories.

The total number of applications processed in these regions stood at 1,165 for schools and 90 for colleges in Mymensingh; 922 for schools and 134 for colleges in Cumilla; 597 for schools and 107 for colleges in Chattogram; 1,206 for schools and 285 for colleges in Barishal; and 423 for schools and 76 for colleges in Sylhet.