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SANGSAD BHABAN, June 17, 2026 (BSS) – Primary and Mass Education and Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon today said in Jatiya Sangsad that the recruitment and promotion of thousands of teachers, as well as appointments to key administrative positions in educational institutions across the country, have remained stalled for a long time due to various legal complications.

Milon made the statement in Parliament under Rule 300 of the Rules of Procedure. 

Referring to an issue raised by ruling party lawmaker Zainul Abdin Farroque (Noakhali-2), the minister said that the recruitment process for 32,500 teachers, along with separate recruitment initiatives for 2,600 and 17,000 teachers, has remained suspended because of pending court cases.

The minister said that since assuming office, he has been working to resolve these legal complexities.

“From the very first week after taking charge, I personally visited the court premises and made efforts to resolve these legal issues. However, the cases are yet to be listed before the Appellate Division, making it impossible to move forward with the recruitment process despite an acute teacher shortage across the country,” he said.

Milon further said that appointments of heads of institutions through the Non-Government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA), as well as the recruitment of college principals and heads of educational institutions, have also been halted due to ongoing litigation.

He added that the recruitment process for office assistants-cum-night guards at primary schools has similarly been suspended for the same reason.

The education minister noted that thousands of cases related to education and primary education are currently pending in courts, seriously hampering administrative activities in the sector.

He informed Parliament that nearly 33,000 head teacher posts have already fallen vacant across the country. However, due to promotion-related complications and legal disputes, many qualified teachers are retiring before being promoted to the position of head teacher.

“There are many teachers across Bangladesh who have attained the qualifications required to become head teachers, yet they are not receiving promotions. The legal complexities are preventing these issues from being resolved,” he said.

Regarding administrative transfers in primary schools, the minister said that the authority has been decentralized to the upazila, district and divisional levels.

The minister reiterated that the government is making its highest efforts to address the situation. However, he said, achieving the desired progress in recruitment and promotion activities would remain difficult until the pending court cases are resolved.