Directorate of Primary Education

Established year 1981: Wikipedia and Grokipedia both cite 1981 as the year DPE was created to manage schools following the Primary Education (Taking Over) Act 1974 nationalization of 36,165 primary schools. Some sources cite 1980; Wikipedia is taken as authoritative. current_head Shahina Ferdousi confirmed by three independent sources (BSS gazette, Daily Star, Financial Express); she is the first woman DG in DPE's history, appointed on deputation from Executive Director of Bangladesh Dairy Development Board. staff_count omitted: DPE's own sanctioned post count is not publicly reported separately from the MoPME-wide teacher workforce; Wikipedia references ~540K teachers across all primary schools (including non-government). annual_budget_bdt omitted: DPE does not publish a standalone operating budget separate from the MoPME Tk 35,403 crore FY 2025-26 allocation; no independently verifiable DPE-only figure available. PEDP5 cost: The Finance Today reports Tk 45,000 crore per DPP (Tk 30,000 crore GoB + Tk 15,000 crore external); the parent ministry-of-primary-and-mass-education.json records Tk 51,000 crore citing TBS News and DPE notice -- a discrepancy between the DPP figure and a subsequent revised estimate. This record uses the Tk 45,000 crore DPP figure with sources cited; the Tk 51,000 crore figure should be re-verified against the final approved DPP when available. Dropout rate 16.25% (2024) is sourced directly from DPE APSS 2024 official report (primary source). 14,385 teacher exam date January 9, 2026 confirmed by Prothom Alo, Results BD, and multiple recruitment portals cross-referencing the official DPE circular. Activity evidence hold: removed 3 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.