Dhaka, March 3 -- The Supreme Court has suspended a High Court ruling that had cancelled the appointments of 6,531 candidates selected for assistant teaching positions in government primary schools across Dhaka and Chattogram.

On Monday, a three-member Appellate Division Bench led by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam issued the order, allowing the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education to appeal the High Court's verdict.

The High Court ruling has, therefore, been stayed until the appeal is resolved.

As a result of the order, the government is not legally barred from appointing the qualified candidates for now, according to Barrister Muntasir Uddin Ahmed, the lawyer for the Directorate of Primary Education.

The Appellate Division's ruling prov...