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Police break up teachers’ protest rally near Shikkha Bhaban 

Published : Monday, 17 February, 2025 at 12:00 AM  Count : 316
Staff Correspondent
Police have fired tear gas shells and deployed water cannons to disperse a march of protesting assistant teachers whose appointments at government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram were cancelled by the High Court.

The demonstrators had gathered in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh on Sunday morning to stage a 'grand rally.'

Later, as they attempted to march towards the Secretariat, the protesting teachers encountered police barricades near the Shikkha Bhaban around 3:45pm.

"We tried to take a stand in front of the Secretariat," said Tabassum Maliha, one of the candidates affected by the ruling.

"At that time, police used water cannons on the female teachers. They tried to disperse us by chasing us several times."

Despite the crackdown, the protesters held their ground near the entrance road to the Secretariat. This prompted security forces to fire tear gas shells into the crowd.

For the past 11 days, the candidates selected for the assistant teaching positions have been protesting for the restoration of their appointments after the High Court cancelled them.

Talukdar Piyash, a candidate from Faridpur's Nagarkanda Upazila and one of the leaders of the movement, had said the rally was being held to protest the 'police assault on female candidates' and to press for the confirmation of their appointments.

"Our recruitment notice, written exams and interviews took place before the Supreme Court redefined the quota system. The government selected us based on recommendations from the law and public administration ministries. The High Court's ruling is discriminatory," said Mujibur Rahman, another protest leader.

Meanwhile, the government has appealed to the Appellate Division to suspend the High Court's decision, which annulled the recruitment of 6,500 teachers in government primary schools in the Dhaka and Chattogram divisions.

Deputy Attorney General Md Asad Uddin said that the Directorate of Primary Education submitted the appeal on Thursday, with a hearing expected in the Supreme Court's Chamber Court on Sunday.



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