Tuesday, 14 October, 2025
Candidates who passed the teacher registration examination for private educational institutions but have yet to be appointed are staging an overnight protest in Dhaka’s Shahbagh following a candlelight procession, demanding the issuance of a special public notification.
Announcing a long march to the Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) office on Monday morning, the protesters warned that the agency’s office would be shut down if their demands are not met.
These candidates, selected in the 18th Teacher Registration Exam but excluded from the sixth public notification, had also held a day-long rally and demonstration in Shahbagh on Sunday.
At 8:30 pm, the candidates held a candlelit procession, moving from the front of the National Museum to the TSC intersection and back, where they continued their overnight sit-in.
Khorshed Alam, a leader of the recruitment candidates, told bdnews24.com at 10 pm, “We will remain outside the National Museum all night.” He warned that if a special notification is not issued, they would carry out a “NTRCA Shutdown” programme.
Khorshed said that of 1,865,000 applicants for teacher and lecturer positions in private secondary schools and colleges, 60,521 candidates successfully passed the preliminary, written, and oral stages of the 18th Teacher Registration Exam.
“When the sixth public notification was issued in June, we applied as well. However, only 41,627 candidates received appointment recommendations against over 100,000 vacancies. As a result, 16,213 successful candidates from the 18th exams remain without recommendations,” he said.
The protesters are demanding a special public notification by October to appoint them to the remaining vacant posts from the last notice, along with any positions that become vacant by December.
Khorshed added, “If the NTRCA issues a special notification, successful candidates will finally get the opportunity to teach.”
The sixth public notification, issued on June 16, invited applications for 100,822 teaching posts vacant in MPO-listed private educational institutions, with the application window running from June 22 to July 10. Results were published on August 19, recommending 41,627 candidates for appointment, who could join their institutions by September 18.
At a workshop on September 30, NTRCA Chairman Md Aminul Islam explained the complexity of the appointments: “While many posts appear vacant and candidates seem unappointed, the issue is not that simple. Candidates pass tests for specific posts in particular subjects. In some subjects, there are more candidates than posts, leaving some without recommendations. In others, posts remain unfilled due to a shortage of candidates.”
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Candidates who passed the teacher registration examination for private educational institutions but have yet to be appointed are staging an overnight protest in Dhaka’s Shahbagh following a candlelight procession, demanding the issuance of a special public notification.
Announcing a long march to the Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) office on Monday morning, the protesters warned that the agency’s office would be shut down if their demands are not met.
These candidates, selected in the 18th Teacher Registration Exam but excluded from the sixth public notification, had also held a day-long rally and demonstration in Shahbagh on Sunday.
At 8:30 pm, the candidates held a candlelit procession, moving from the front of the National Museum to the TSC intersection and back, where they continued their overnight sit-in.
Khorshed Alam, a leader of the recruitment candidates, told bdnews24.com at 10 pm, “We will remain outside the National Museum all night.” He warned that if a special notification is not issued, they would carry out a “NTRCA Shutdown” programme.
Khorshed said that of 1,865,000 applicants for teacher and lecturer positions in private secondary schools and colleges, 60,521 candidates successfully passed the preliminary, written, and oral stages of the 18th Teacher Registration Exam.
“When the sixth public notification was issued in June, we applied as well. However, only 41,627 candidates received appointment recommendations against over 100,000 vacancies. As a result, 16,213 successful candidates from the 18th exams remain without recommendations,” he said.
The protesters are demanding a special public notification by October to appoint them to the remaining vacant posts from the last notice, along with any positions that become vacant by December.
Khorshed added, “If the NTRCA issues a special notification, successful candidates will finally get the opportunity to teach.”
The sixth public notification, issued on June 16, invited applications for 100,822 teaching posts vacant in MPO-listed private educational institutions, with the application window running from June 22 to July 10. Results were published on August 19, recommending 41,627 candidates for appointment, who could join their institutions by September 18.
At a workshop on September 30, NTRCA Chairman Md Aminul Islam explained the complexity of the appointments: “While many posts appear vacant and candidates seem unappointed, the issue is not that simple. Candidates pass tests for specific posts in particular subjects. In some subjects, there are more candidates than posts, leaving some without recommendations. In others, posts remain unfilled due to a shortage of candidates.”
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