The High Court (HC) on Monday stayed the recruitment process of 3, 534 job seekers as junior instructors and physical education instructors under the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) for three months.
The HC bench of Justice M Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja passed the order after hearing a petition in this regard.
The court also issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the recruitment process should not be declared illegal.
The BPSC issued a circular on October 26 in 2021 announcing vacant posts for the junior instructors and physical education instructors for polytechnic institutes and technical schools and colleges under the Technical and Madrasha Education Board.
The recruitment tests were held on March 18, 2023.
The BPS issued a circular appointing 3, 534 applicants on January 20 this year and ordered the successful candidates to join on January 29.
But challenging the legality of the appointment, 18 people filed a writ petition with the HC.
Barrister Kaisar Kamal accompanied by several lawyers stood for the petitioners at the court.