Pry teacher recruitment protest withdrawn

Jahid Hasan, one of the affected candidates, confirmed the development on Wednesday, saying they had suspended the indefinite hunger strike following assurances from DPE Additional Director General Abdur Rahim and Director (Administration) Kamrul Islam.

“Following the assurances of the additional director general and the director (administration), we have suspended our hunger strike. As instructed by the additional director general, all affected candidates will submit individual applications today,” he said.

The candidates warned that they would resume an indefinite protest next month if the issue remained unresolved and appointment letters were not issued by the end of October.

Earlier on Tuesday evening, five candidates met Abdur Rahim at around 8pm for discussions lasting approximately 20 minutes. They were asked to submit separate applications outlining their cases.

Officials told them that the applications would be reviewed and forwarded to the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, which would then decide on the appointments.

Meanwhile, 26 affected candidates met officials from the DPE's administration wing and submitted copies of their admission cards and a memorandum. All the candidates are also expected to file individual applications.


After nearly 62 hours of continuous hunger strike, several participants fell ill, prompting the candidates to suspend the protest and pursue the application process following assurances from the authorities.