Overview
- The secretaries’ committee said the appointments were unworkable because one teacher would have had to cover more than 20 schools under a cluster model.
- Students, teachers, and cultural activists at Dhaka, Jagannath, Chittagong, and Rajshahi universities held protests demanding the posts be restored.
- Islamist groups including Islami Andolon Bangladesh, Hefazat-e-Islam, and Jamaat-e-Islami had campaigned against the roles, calling music and PT un-Islamic, and critics say the rollback reflects capitulation.
- The committee indicated the positions could be created later if funding becomes available.
- The posts were introduced in August under new recruitment rules as part of education reforms, with reports noting an initial plan to hire 5,166 teachers and a longer-term target exceeding 131,000.