The High court on Monday  revoked its stay order on the recruitment process of 54,000 teachers to private schools, colleges and madrasas across the country.

Besides, the HC ordered the Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to direct the  authorities  concerned to recruit within four weeks around 2,500 candidates who filed contempt of court petitions  against NTRCA .

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The bench of  Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman passed the order after hearing on 20 contempt of court petitions filed in 2019  by  2,500 qualified candidates.

Attorney General AM Amin Uddin represented the education ministry, lawyers Khurshid Alam Khan, Mohammad Siddique Ullah Miah, and Mohiuddin Md Hanif appeared for the petitioners, while lawyer Md Kamruzzaman represented the NTRCA during virtual hearing on contempt of court petitions.

On May 6, the HC stayed the process for recruiting  54,000 teachers to private schools, colleges and madrasas across the country for violating its earlier directives.

The court also ordered NTRCA to recommend in seven days to the authorities concerned of the government to appoint 2,500 qualified candidates, who filed contempt of court petitions against the NTRCA.