Dhaka, March 3 -- The ongoing protest by primary job aspirants seeking appointment as assistant teachers in government primary schools has entered its 25th consecutive day, with demonstrators staging a sit-in at the National Museum in Shahbagh on Sunday.
The protest, which began on February 6, is demanding the immediate recruitment of 6,531 candidates who had been recommended for appointment under the interim government. However, their hiring was halted following a court order in response to a petition filed by 31 candidates who were not selected, citing alleged irregularities in the recruitment process during the previous Awami League government.
According to Mohib Ullah, one of the recommended candidates, the much-anticipated court hear...