The High Court (HC) has cancelled the process of appointing 6, 531 candidates as assistant teachers of government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions.
An HC bench consisting of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Shikdar Mahmudur Raji passed the order after hearing a petition on Thursday.
The court also directed the authorities to start a fresh recruitment process based on merit.
On 14 June in 2023, the government issued a circular for recruiting assistant teacher for the primary schools in both divisions.
On 31 October last year, the government published the final results of the recruitment test declaring 6, 531 candidates as successful.
Later, 30 candidates submitted a petition with the HC challenging the legality of the recruitment following the abolition of job quota system.
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After the primary hearing on 19 November, the court stayed the recruitment process for six months.
Moreover, the court issued a rule asking as to why the recruitment process should not be declared illegal.
Challenging the order, the Directorate of Primary Education submitted a leave-to-appeal with the Appellate Division.
The court upheld the HC order and ordered to settle the petition within 25 January.
