Why govt pry asst teachers’ recruitment test results not illegal: HC

The High Court today asked the authorities concerned to explain in 10 days as to why the results of government primary assistant teachers’ recruitment test will not be declared illegal and unlawful.

A HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman on Tuesday issued the rule following a writ petition collectively filed by the 16 candidates challenging the examination.

Primary and Mass Education Secretary and Director General of Primary Education Directorate and other authorities concerned were made respondent to the rule. 

Lawyer Md Kamal Hossen appeared for the writ petitioners while Deputy Attorney General Amit Talukder represented for the state.  

Kamal Hossen said the 2013 Primary Teacher Recruitment Regulation was not followed in the recruitment test.

On December 24 last year, a total of 18,147 candidates for the government primary assistant teacher post were selected after viva-voce.

The selected candidates were asked to join at respective district primary education office on February 16 this year.