The Deputy  Commissioners have proposed to the Education Minister to draft a code of conduct for private educational institutions under the monthly pay order (MPO). Education Minister Dipu Moni revealed this at a press briefing for the Deputy Commissioners Conference 2023, organised by the Cabinet division at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Tuesday. Read more: 2 probe committees to be formed over errors in textbooks: Dipu Moni “We have educational institutions under MPO, for which a code of conduct has been proposed. We think this is a good proposal. We will work on it,” she said. The DCs also talked about separating secondary and higher education, she said. “We feel that if we separate it, the synergies will reduce. So we have to think more about this issue.” They (DCs) also recommended changing the vacation time in the educational institutions of Haor region through creating a flexible calendar, as different regions of the country get flooded at different times. “We are already working on creating a separate calendar with everything in mind,” said the education minister. Besides, the DCs suggested a full-time television channel on education, she added. Read more: New curriculum books may contain mistakes: Dipu Moni Another proposal made by the DCs is to change the designation of education officers after specifying as District Education Officer, Upazila Education Officer, District Primary Education Officer, Upazila Secondary Education Officer, District Secondary Education Officer, Upazila Secondary Education Officer. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened the three-day conference of deputy commissioners (DCs) at Shapla Hall of her office here in the city.