Beauty Rani named best teacher in Sylhet

Beauty Rani Pal, head teacher of Pithaitikar Government Primary School in Fenchuganj upazila, whose social media video sparked widespread discussion, has been named Sylhet’s best primary school head teacher.
Beauty Rani Pal, head teacher of Pithaitikar Government Primary School in Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet, has been selected as the district’s best teacher despite facing criticism on social media over a video featuring her with the song ‘Shraboner Meghgulo’.
Sylhet District Primary Education Officer Sakhawat Ershad on Monday (September 22) formally sent the list of selected teachers to the divisional primary education office. According to the district primary education office, four teachers selected from different upazilas were named the best teachers at the district level this year.
The other three are Md Jamal Uddin Laskar, head teacher of Jahiria Government Primary School in Sylhet Sadar; Nurjahan Begum, head teacher of Adampur Government Primary School in Osmaninagar; and Adori Rani Das, assistant teacher of No. 1 Chowdhurybazar Government Primary School in Golapganj.
Beauty Rani came into the spotlight after posting a short video on her Facebook account on 23 July. The video featured the song ‘Shraboner Meghgulo’, drawing considerable discussion and criticism on social media. Later, teachers from different parts of the country staged a symbolic protest on social media by using the same song in their videos.