The government announced that recommended assistant teachers for government primary schools will join and be posted on 4 October.
The teachers had been staging a sit-in since the morning in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh, demanding joining and posting within August.
After a few hours, they announced the withdrawal of the sit-in around 2 PM, following a new notice from the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education and discussions with officials.
The teachers thanked the government, cleaned the road, and left Shahbagh.
Police had barricaded the area in front of Shahbagh police station, and traffic on the right side from Shahbagh to TSC was temporarily suspended.
The final results of the assistant teacher recruitment were published on 8 February 2026, with 14,384 candidates selected, and health checks and certificate verification were completed between 22 February and 1 March.