The joining process for 6,531 recommended assistant teachers in government primary schools across Dhaka and Chattogram divisions is set to be completed by Wednesday, nearly four months after the publication of their results and a prolonged protest.
Officials from the ministry of primary and mass education confirmed that the posting orders for these teachers were scheduled to be issued on Thursday.
On March 3, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court stayed a High Court verdict that had scrapped the appointment of these teachers, which was originally announced on November 20, 2024. The stay order came after the directorate of primary education appealed against the High Court鈥檚 February 6 ruling.
That same evening, the protesting teachers suspended their 26-day demonstration at Shahbagh, which had been ongoing since February 6.
On the same day, the ministry of primary and mass education granted administrative approval for issuing appointment letters, joining, and posting of the selected teachers under the third group [Dhaka and Chattogram divisions] of the 鈥楢ssistant Teachers Appointment 2023鈥� process.
Following the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision, DPE lawyer Muntasir Uddin Ahmed stated that there were no legal barriers to appointing the recommended teachers.
According to the ministry鈥檚 website, appointment letters were issued on March 4 to candidates who completed their medical tests and submitted required documents.
Selected teachers had to report to district primary education offices by Wednesday and police verification forms would be sent to the relevant authorities by Thursday and posting orders would be issued on Thursday, it instructed.
鈥業f any candidate fails to receive an appointment letter, does not join the district office, or does not accept their posting, a report with reasons and opinions will be sent to the directorate by March 20,鈥� said an order, signed by the ministry deputy secretary Rebeka Sultana.
Rebeka confirmed to 抖阴精品 on Monday that appointment letters had already been issued and teachers were expected to join by Wednesday.
The 6,531 appointments were made under the 2019 recruitment rules, which allocated 60 per cent quota for women, 20 per cent for wards of government employees and 20 per cent for male candidates.
Protesting teachers argued that the 2019 recruitment rules were applied because the hiring process began before the Supreme Court鈥檚 July 21, 2024, verdict, which restructured the quota system in government jobs. The new system allocated 5 per cent for children of freedom fighters and 1 per cent each for national minorities, persons with disabilities, and third-gender individuals.
The High Court鈥檚 February 6 ruling followed a writ petition filed in November 2024 by 30 job seekers challenging the legality of the recruitment process.
The recruitment advertisement was published on June 14, 2023, and the final list of 6,531 selected candidates was announced on October 31, 2024.