Candidates finally recommended for assistant teacher posts at government primary schools withdrew their sit-in at Shahbagh in Dhaka on 2 August after the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education issued a new notice and gave assurances.
The protesters, who had come from various districts, had demanded joining and posting within August, and said 14,384 candidates had not been able to join 175 days after the final result was published.
The sit-in, held in front of the National Museum and near Shahbagh police station, began with Quran recitation, readings from other religious texts, the national anthem, and a minute of silence for deceased colleagues.
Police deployed barricades and a water cannon near Shahbagh police station, and traffic on the road from Shahbagh towards TSC was halted.
The ministry's notice, signed by Deputy Secretary Rajib Kumar Sarkar, set the joining date for the 14,384 selected teachers to 1 October at district primary education offices, with posting on 2 October, and said appointment letters would be sent promptly and professional training arranged later.
After the notice, the protesters said they were responding positively to the government's decision and announced the withdrawal of the movement after the notification was published on the website.
The previous day, Secretary Md. Sakhawat Hossain had said the delay was due to investigation and procedural delays and had fixed 29 October for joining, but the date was advanced by more than a month the next day.
The written exam was held on 9 January in 61 districts, and the final result on 8 February selected 14,384 candidates, who had not yet joined.