Govt move to recruit music teachers in pry schools angers Azhari

Islamic orator Mizanur Rahman Azhari has sharply criticised the government’s decision to recruit music and fine arts teachers in primary schools, saying the move ignores long-standing demands for Islamic education instructors. The government on August 28 issued a gazette on the Government Primary School Teacher Recruitment Rules 2025, creating two new posts – Assistant Teacher (Music) and Assistant Teacher (Fine Arts). However, the demand for the post of Assistant Teacher (Islamic Education), raised for years by madrasa graduates and sections of the public, was left out. Reacting to the decision, Azhari wrote in a Facebook post at 2:49pm on Thursday (September 4) that the policy was “indiscriminate” and “against the public’s wishes.” “We are observing with deep concern the government...