The government has withdrawn its earlier decision to introduce two new assistant teacher positions — one for music and another for physical education — in government primary schools. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education issued a revised gazette on Sunday, November 2, canceling the inclusion of these posts in the Government Primary School Teacher Recruitment Rules 2025, which had been announced in August. According to Masud Akhtar Khan, Additional Secretary of the ministry’s School Wing, the new gazette retains only two categories of teachers instead of four. The move follows objections raised by several organizations, which questioned the necessity and practicality of adding specialized teaching roles at the primary level. The cancellation marks a significant policy reversal aimed at maintaining consistency in the existing teacher structure.