Over 5,000 candidates recommended for teaching positions fail to take up roles

Over 5,000 candidates, who were recommended for entry-level MPO-listed teaching and lecturer positions in private educational institutions, have failed to join their jobs. While 41,626 individuals were recommended for these positions through the sixth public notice, 36,343 candidates have joined the posts, as reported by Md Aminul Islam, chief of the Private Teacher Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA), responsible for the recruitment process. On Tuesday, he said: “Although 57,840 candidates applied for 108,822 teaching and lecturer positions in the sixth public notice, only 41,627 were recommended, and 5,284 have failed to join.” He noted that 300 candidates could not join due to incorrect information provided by institutions about vacancies. Many others have secured alternative jobs, while some candidates failed to...