Govt sympathetic towards candidates with cancelled primary assistant teacher appointments: Adviser Bidhan
Since 6 February, affected candidates have been protesting the cancellation of the appointment process for 6,531 assistant teachers in government primary schools
The government is sympathetic toward the assistant teacher candidates in government primary schools whose appointments were cancelled, as the results of the exam were declared in accordance with all legal procedures, Primary and Mass Education Adviser Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar said today (18 February).
He made the remarks after the working session of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education at Osmani Memorial Hall during the third day of the Deputy Commissioners' (DC) Conference, in response to questions from the media.
On 6 February, the High Court cancelled the process of appointing 6,531 assistant teachers for government primary schools in the Dhaka and Chattogram divisions. Since then, the affected candidates have been staging demonstrations, demanding their appointments.
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Bidhan Ranjan Roy said a ruling has been made by the court, and an appeal has been filed by the ministry.
"Since the matter is now sub judice, there is no opportunity for administrative action to be taken separately."
He mentioned that the results of the appointment were declared after consulting the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Law.
"Therefore, we believe we have conducted our actions within the legal framework. As such, we sympathise with those (protesters) and their demands," he added.
The High Court's decision came after a petition was filed by 30 unsuccessful candidates who challenged the recruitment process on the grounds of quota system violations.
The petitioners argued that the quota system implemented in the recruitment process was contrary to the government's subsequent order to abolish all previous quotas.
The adviser further said District Education Committees, which include DCs, have been instructed to take various issues seriously including ensuring that construction work is carried out properly.
He also mentioned that while there are many kindergartens, according to the policy, they should be registered, but many of them are not.
"Therefore, we have emphasised the importance of registration."
The adviser also mentioned that 85% of primary textbooks have been delivered to schools, and all textbooks will be distributed to every school within this month.
