The High Court today directed the Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to recommend to the authorities concerned -- in four weeks -- to recruit around 2,500 contempt of court petitioners, who qualified relevant exams as teachers of private educational institutions.

The court also withdrew its May 6 order that stayed the process for appointing around 54,000 teachers to private schools, colleges and madrasas across the country.

The bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman came up with the order while hearing on 20 contempt of court petitions filed by around 2,500 qualified candidates in 2019.

The bench also fixed June 30 for holding further hearing and passing order on the petitions.

The HC recalled the stay order after Attorney General AM Amin Uddin told the court that the NTRCA has agreed to recommend for the appointment of the contempt of court petitioners who qualified the exams under the NTRCA.

Lawyers Khurshid Alam Khan, Mohammad Siddique Ullah Miah, and Mohiuddin Md Hanif appeared for the petitioners, while lawyer Md Kamruzzaman also represented the NTRCA during virtual hearing on the contempt of court petitions.

On May 6, the HC stayed the process for appointing around 54,000 teachers to private schools, colleges and madrasas across the country and also ordered NTRCA to recommend in seven days to the authorities concerned of the private educational institutions to appoint the qualified candidates, who filed contempt of court petitions against the NTRCA.