NTRCA registration holders give 7-day ultimatum

Job seekers holding the first to 12th Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) certificates have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the government, demanding the swift implementation of a parliamentary committee's recommendation for their appointment through an executive order.

They announced the ultimatum at a press conference in front of the National Press Club on Sunday (November 15), warning of large-scale protests if their demands are not met.

The job seekers said they wanted to discuss their demands with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and urged the government to honour his commitment made on January 15.

They also demanded the implementation of the recommendation made at the November 8 meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Education regarding the appointment of first to 12th NTRCA registration holders through an executive order.

Warning of further action, the protesters said they would organise mass rallies in every division if the committee's recommendation was not implemented within seven days.

They said they would instead hold victory processions if the government issued the required notification within the deadline. Otherwise, they would stage the divisional rallies the following week.

The protesters also said Sunday's programme was held in protest against what they described as false, fabricated, offensive and misleading remarks made by the editor of an online news outlet about teachers holding first to 12th NTRCA registration certificates during a Facebook Live session on November 9.

Earlier, on November 8, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Education, at its second meeting, recommended completing the appointment process of first to 12th NTRCA registration holders through a government executive order.

The meeting was held at the committee room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, chaired by committee chairman Md Selim Bhuiyan.

According to a notice signed by Assistant Director of the Parliament Secretariat Md Rashed Mizan, the committee was briefed on the latest Education Ministry notification concerning the manpower structure of educational institutions and the NTRCA's latest decisions regarding the registration holders.

Following the briefing, the committee recommended completing their appointment process through an executive order.

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