Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education

The DSHE is currently focused on maintaining administrative accountability and digital compliance across its decentralized network of field offices and educational institutions.

DSHE is the operational arm of SHED: SHED sets policy, DSHE implements it through a field network spanning 9 zonal offices, 64 district education offices, and upazila-level offices (total approximately 3,290 field officers and staff per official figures from dshe.gov.bd). The DG appointment sequence: additional charge on April 16, then current charge formalised April 23, 2026; BSS confirmed both dates from official SHED notifications. Staff count of 3,290 = 234 (zonal) + 684 (district) + 2,372 (upazila) per DSHE official website; head-office staff not separately disaggregated in published sources. The annual_budget_bdt field is null because DSHE's own operating budget is a sub-component of SHED's Grant No. 22 / 125 (Tk 47,563 crore) and is not published as a standalone line item. Established year 1981 is the year DPI was upgraded to DSHE; the predecessor DPI traces to 1823 but the current directorate form dates from 1981. MPO-EFT shift: decision taken November 2025 under interim government, implementation began January 2026; DSHE issued the compliance notification to all institutions requiring NID + bank account submission. The 8th NTRCA recruitment (9,708 of 12,951 posts under DSHE) is the formal pipeline for filling institution-head vacancies in non-government secondary schools and colleges registered with DSHE; separate from the 19th NTRCA registration cycle for assistant teachers.