Bangladesh SSC to Recruit 35,826 Teachers After Supreme Court Terminates 25,753 Jobs

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The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) has announced a recruitment process for 35,826 teachers, following a ruling by the Supreme Court that terminated the jobs of 25,753 employees due to a flawed recruitment process in 2016. The new recruitment process will begin on June 16, and the written tests are scheduled for the first week of September. The tests aim to fill 23,312 teaching posts at the secondary level and 12,514 at the higher secondary level. The recruitment process is set to be completed by December, with the results of the selection tests expected to be published in the fourth week of October.

Key Takeaways:

  • The SSC has announced the recruitment process for 35,826 teachers, including 23,312 at the secondary level and 12,514 at the higher secondary level.
  • The recruitment process is aimed at filling vacancies caused by the termination of 25,753 jobs due to a flawed recruitment process in 2016.
  • The new recruitment process will begin on June 16, and the written tests are scheduled for the first week of September.
  • The Supreme Court had terminated the jobs of 25,753 teachers on April 3, but modified its order on April 17, allowing teachers to continue working and drawing salaries until December 31.
  • Teachers who were terminated will have to appear for a fresh test to retain their jobs beyond December 31.
  • The recruitment notification uploaded by the SSC on May 30 stated that the results of the selection tests are likely to be published in the fourth week of October.
  • Interviews are tentatively scheduled between the first and third weeks of November, and the panel of selected candidates is expected to be published on November 24.
  • The recruitment process is set to be completed by December.
  • A group of sacked teachers have raised objections to the fresh tests and have filed a writ petition in the Calcutta High Court seeking a stay on the recruitment process.

Statistics:

  • 25,753 jobs were terminated by the Supreme Court on April 3 due to a flawed recruitment process in 2016.
  • 35,826 teachers are to be recruited through the new process, including 23,312 at the secondary level and 12,514 at the higher secondary level.
  • 10 sacked teachers are on an indefinite hunger strike opposite the education secretariat, with five admitted to hospitals on Sunday evening.
  • 3 petitions have been filed seeking a review of the Supreme Court's April 3 order on the termination of teachers' jobs.
  • 5 state government petitions have been filed seeking a review of the recruitment process based on the test conducted in 2016.

Sources:

  • ABP Private Limited
  • Contify.com